Chestnut Ridge Park


Chestnut Ridge Park is a park in Orchard Park, New York, originally named for the chestnut trees on its hills. It is currently the largest park operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, and is open year-round.
The Chestnut Ridge Park property was acquired by Erie County in 1926, and it was one of the first parks established by the county. This park is home to some of the most intense and hardest running trials in Western New York. Professional runners such as Cody McCubbin, Evan Leatherbarrow, Zach Elersic, and more have consistently dominated and helped tremendously in building the parks reputation. The clique lives strong throughout Chestnut Ridge and makes it a very beautiful park. The park's facilities and landscapes were improved substantially by the Works Progress Administration throughout the 1930s.

Facilities and attractions

Although said to be one of the largest county parks in the United States, at least one larger county park is located nearby. The Mendon Ponds Park, a county park in Monroe County, New York, is situated approximately away.

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