Tonawanda, New York Travel Information

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Riverwalk: Tonawanda Parks (Distance: 0.8 mi) This world-class fitness pathway follows the course of the Niagara River from the city of Buffalo to Niagara Falls. This Tonawanda section provides leisurely walking through two developed parks.

Tonawanda, NY - Hiking - length:5.2 mi

Walton Woods (Distance: 3.9 mi) The easy trails are adjacent to the Audubon housing development. They wind through woods and around Audubon Lake and Walton Pond. Terrain: Flat.

Amherst, NY - Snowshoeing - length:2.3 mi

Walton Woods (Distance: 3.9 mi) The easy trails are adjacent to the Audubon housing development. They wind through woods and around Audubon Lake and Walton Pond. Terrain: Flat.

Amherst, NY - Cross-Country Skiing - length:2.3 mi

Walton Woods (Distance: 4.9 mi) Tucked into this fifty-two-acre parkland are such treasures as a six-acre old-growth forest with beech and tulip trees nearly two centuries old; a tranquil lake that provides sustenance to geese, duck...

Getzville, NY - Hiking - length:1.8 mi

Buckhorn Island State Park — Long Trail (Distance: 5.7 mi) Buckhorn Island is an 895-acre parcel of meadow, woods and marsh separated from Grand Island by Burnt Ship Creek and Woods Creek. The Long Trail that leads along the Niagara River provides good views ...

Grand Island, NY - Birding - length:5 mi

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River Oaks River Oaks Golf Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 7389 yards, par 72 1.3 miles from center of Tonawanda, New York

Brighton Park Brighton Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6535 yards, par 72 1.7 miles from center of Tonawanda, New York

Sheridan Park Sheridan Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6534 yards, par 71 2.0 miles from center of Tonawanda, New York

Deerwood 1 Deerwood Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6948 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Tonawanda, New York

Deerwood 2 Deerwood Golf Course Municipal, 9 holes 6948 yards, par 72 3.1 miles from center of Tonawanda, New York

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