One of the best parks in Rochester by far! I've been visiting this place since I was a kid, from…read moreseeing all the wildlife ( so many deer!) to sledding the big hill every winder! Definitely a hometown favorite place to go! The park has over 2500 acres of amazing trees, trails, ponds, wetlands and so much wildlife. There are shelters and lodges available to rent. With so many great trails to hike, song trail is a popular one. Great spot to view the sunset and get some great photos. lol if you haven't been here before make sure you take the time to visit.

What a magical place to visit. All ages can enjoy the many trails seeing wildlife. Fairy land is a…read moretreat for the kids I love it too! Feed chickadees and titmouse from your hand it's amazing. Fun outdoor area kids can climb through the logs and check out Wild Wings and the many birds they have rescued. Highly recommend!

Well maintained park. The fish hatchery was great to take the kids to and they enjoyed the…read moreplayground. Bring quarters to feed the fish!

Freddy Sue (my pup!) and I had the best time hiking to red trail at Powder Mills Park. I had yet…read moreagain not done any research prior to arriving, so just started driving around the park, looking for a good spot to start our exploring. I parked where it said "daffodil meadow" since that sounded pretty sweet, and we ventured on into the woods. I had no idea it would be such a lovely hike alongside the Irondequoit Creek. We headed the wrong way on the red trail (I think?) and ended up intersecting with a few different trails along the way. The mud was minimal and there were very few other people on the trail the Friday I was there. With a few folks fishing along our hike, Freddy got some great people watching and chipmunk chasing in. I know now that there's a very popular fish hatchery. I didn't know what the situation would be with that during all things COVID, so we kept it simple and made a swift exit right after our sweaty hike. THis park is lush and gorgeous and provides a TON of magnificent views. Happy hiking!

I was made aware of this nice hike from the Outside chronicles biking challenge of 2024. This is…read moreone of the bonus heights. About an hour and a half drive from Buffalo, part of it on the Thruway part of it on back roads. The drive was certainly easy. There's a large wild parking lot here, and the trail is well marked and also groomed. I happen to be here on a chillier day in May 2024, and it had recently rained, so the trail was a little slick and parts. There is a fair amount of mud here. Easy parking, this is a lovely trail for a stroll in the woods.

All 5 stars are for the amazing views afforded by "The Jump-off"…read more This is a great place to stop to take in some views if you're driving through the area!

My daughter's high school graduation party was ruined because of the staff at the Ontario County…read morePark at Gannett Hill! I rented an enclosed pavilion for her graduation party in October of last year. The party was planned for Sunday, June 28th. We called Ontario County Park the week before the party several times and left several messages to see if we could decorate Saturday night and then her party was Sunday. No one returned our calls. My 17 year old daughter started decorating Sunday morning at 8:30 am. At 10 am a group of woman from Buffalo showed up at our pavilion and said they also rented the pavilion for Sunday. Our only communication with this establishment was their scheduling calendar. My daughter checked this calendar daily worried that her perfect day may be ruined. Up until Friday morning before the party, the calendar said we were renting the correct pavilion on Sunday. After the woman told my daughter that we were double booked, my daughter checked the calendar and it now said we were renting the pavilion Saturday and these woman were renting it Sunday. Someone messed up and moved us on the calendar at some point Friday or Saturday. The grounds guy and his "boss" told us that we needed to leave or they were going to call the police and have us arrested for trespassing. They told my 17 year old her mom was going to be arrested. My daughter asked the staff why no one had returned our calls all week and the "boss" told my 17 year old daughter " she should have walked her happy little a$$ around the park to find him". This is unacceptable! The police showed up and we were packed up and leaving. Now we then had 2 hours to rent tables and chairs and contact people that the party was moved. We were only able to reach about 50 people out of 100 who were invited. I am a Naples tax payer and I think if they messed up and double booked us I should have had dibs over the park in Naples instead of a group of woman from Buffalo! I spoke to a gentleman who overseas the staff and he apologized and was going to call me back. He has not called me back in almost 2 weeks. My daughter and I have not been refunded our $175 we spent on the pavilion and cabin for the weekend. Do not plan your special events at this park. It is heartbreaking to see your child's day ruined when there were plenty of things they could have done differently!

Very cute little park with lots of history. Worth a twenty minute stop. Beautiful views.read more

We were looking for a somewhat short, easy hike on a chilly, windy day, and found Indian Fort…read moreNature Preserve online. It's part of the Genesee Valley Conservancy and they're working on some native plant restoration here which is always great to see. This is a small, no-frills park with room for a few cars to park in a gravel lot near the trailhead. The trails are nicely marked with colored blazes on the trees; pairing that with the PDF map downloaded to a phone made navigation easy. We walked the red trail to the river; it was an easy hike with no major areas of rocks or tree roots, making this a good choice for less sure-footed walkers/hkers. The red trail is an out and back ending at the river. There is river access at that endpoint and it is very worthwhile to go down to spend some time on the shore. The views were beautiful. We came back on the yellow trail which included views of two gorges; one on each side of a wide ridge. We also saw the giant oak marked on the map which was truly impressive and saw the falls which were just a trickle in late September. We cut back over to the red trail on a side trail rather than connect via the blue trail as there was a short section on blue that was too tricky for one person in our group. Yellow was very easy and the connection back to red was as well. Wildflowers were still beautiful in early fall. Heads up that there are no facilities here, so plan ahead!

We were looking for a place to walk a bit on a chilly, windy day, and found Island Preserve online…read more It is a small area, primarily made up of mowed paths through the grass behind a subdivision, so no exciting scenery here, but it was a nice easy sunny walk. It does look like some trails go through a small wooded area which I'm assuming is the "Island" in the name. They are working hard to restore native trees here, and pull out invasives so I truly give them credit for that. I wouldn't suggest this as a destination if you're far away, but a nice walk if you're close by. Heads up that the address for the preserve is IN the adjacent subdivision and the brochure for the park says it's OK to park on the street there, but we found a gravel lot with 2 spots near the sign for the preserve just off 39.

Lovely local park to enjoy a walk or sit. Relatively soggy overall, especially in low points. Quiet…read moreand relatively removed enough from nearby homes.

This is a peaceful little park nestled between two neighborhoods. I stumbled upon it while on a…read morewalk and have come back a few times just to sit. There's a little stream that runs through and certain areas are very soggy but if you stay further back it's ok. Great for picnics, tossing around a ball, or just relaxing.