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Government of Erie County, New York

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Park Data

Location:
9674 Foote Rd | Glenwood, NY 14069

Reservations:
Camp sites: January 2, 2009, reservations in person only. After January 2, call 592-2804

Picnic site reservations call (716) 858-8355
For enclosed building reservations call 858-8355 from 8:00 to 3:30 weekdays
click here to fill out an electronic request

Facilities:
Baseball, Bicycling, Camping, Fishing Handicap Facilities, Hiking Trails, Ponds, Picnic Facilities Skiing - X-Country, Sledding, Snowmobiling, Softball, Tennis
Click here for detailed information on shelters

  

"No more enchanting location then this to fish, hike, camp, picnic or explore"

History

Sprague Brook Park was acquired by using state and federal aid programs to assume title to more than 2,200 acres of parkland (including Eighteen Mile, Beeman's Creek, Larkin Woods) in May 1963. In Feb 1964, Erie County bought 86 acres of land for expansion in the Town of Sardinia and Concord for $1,500.

Park Features

Sprague is a park of hidden treasures. An outstanding place to see wildflowers, migratory birds, and deer. This park offers the outdoor enthusiast a multitude of diverse and exciting adventures. There are fine hiking trails to catch a glimpse of:

• Plant Life
  American Beech, Hawthorn, Butternut Hickory, Eastern Cottonwood, Sycamore, Black Walnut, Virginia Bluebells, Ostrich Ferns, Goutweed, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, European Pine, Norway Spruce, Staghorn Sumac.
• Mammals
  Porcupine, fox, white tail deer, snowshoe hare, and raccoons.
• Birds
  Birders can find pileated woodpeckers, songbirds, robins, waterfowl, Herons, geese and ducks
• Water Life
  Plenty of frogs and salamanders, bass, sunfish, and bluegills.

Park Facilities

Activities:

With over 27 campsites, Sprague Brook has a lot to offer the recreational camper amidst its towering trees and freshwater lake. The Boy Scout and Girl scouts make their summer came here.

• Summer
  Family Camping (fires only in designated areas) fishing, hiking trails and summer family picnics. Plenty of new children's areas, 3 tennis courts and 2 baseball diamonds.
• Winter:
  First there was cross-country skiing, now there is a new winter sports activity that is gaining increasing popularity in Buffalo WNY: snow-shoe trekking. There are also snowmobile trails, tobogganing & sledding.

Reservations/Rentals:

Camping - Call 592-2804

Click here for detailed information on shelters

click here to fill out an electronic request

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