Pal-Mac Aqueduct County Park — Attraction in Town of Macedon

This is a great park for a stroll. It's a historic site on the Canalway. It's also particularly interesting because this is not only an operating lock but is one of the spillway stations that is used to drain or fill the canal seasonally and to control the level throughout the usage season. You can cross the canal on a footbridge and there are East & West properties on the North and South sides of the canal so that you can tour all four corners of the park. It's not large but it does connect to the Erie Canal bike /walk path via a nearby but separate bridge over a...

The park and the lock operator are great. There are bathrooms which are typical of a park. The only concern I had was suspicious activity. A guy watched me and was about to follow me when he saw my husband. Then he waited in his car until we finished walking around and got in our car and he left. During this time (of him waiting) 2 other cars pulled into the parking lot stopped by his car and left. In my opinion it looked like a possible drug exchange. Or maybe he thought we were suspicious being people checking out a...

A small park for recreation primarily fishing. There is a small children's playground. It has the restrooms, two or three pavilions for groups with BBQ grills situated on the Erie canal near one of the Erie canal boat locks. If you want to you can look at boats going through while your fishing. There is a bridge of historical interest in the park. The Bridge really doesn't go anywhere but it does have architectural and historical value. It's a nice place to have an event, cookouts and some...