Ellicott Creek Park — Attraction in Town of Tonawanda

One of my favorite places in this world. Grew up in parkview so many great memories in this park. When young it was this wonderful huge open green space where we could run around. There were this odd playground structures that were so much fun. In the late 70's rumours of bad people hanging in those scary bathrooms were told that added more adventure to us. The bowl area is gone- I finally got back to 716 last yr. My brothers and I had to visit our park. Drank my first beer there,had work picnics there,cheerleader for the parkview cadets there,one night we thought it would be fun to see if we could stay in park after it closee. So much fun not getting caught by security. Back then we weren't worried about stranger attackers we felt perfectly safe. So much to do at this park if you enjoy just being outside on green grass enjoying the day. There are no vendors in the park so pack for lunch etc..we were always afraid of falling into the creek-still trying to remember why we thought you die if you went in the creek. Now it looks like people canoe and kayak on the creek...that's great oh I know I babbled on- sorry. It's a huge park so make memories of your own it's...

April 5, 2024 spotted great egret first time of season. After heavy rains, had quite the feast of fish. The friendliness of people at this park never ceases to amaze me. It is sportsmanship and kindness. Today sportsmanship and kindness were on display at the tennis courts. I thought I witnessed something like this last week, but thought, no, that couldn't be possible. It is. People share, so they can ALL play and enjoy the sport of tennis. Today, it was total strangers. Now a team of two is learning the sport. I hear joyful sounds. I hear questions. I hear support and education. THIS is kindness. Goosebumps. There are many groups of friends and family utilizing the walking and bicycle path. Wonderful. Edit: As time passed by, equipment was returned to sharer on more than one occasion. Way to make a difference in your part of the world, and in these...

A nice spacious park with plenty shade and open spaces. lots of pavilions for rent (around $70) if you want to have an event but depending on the time and day you can usually find an unoccupied one for free. Plenty of paved pathways for biking/running/walking etc and some unpaved ones for those looking for something a little different. They have a cricket pitch, a large playground and several smaller ones, a kayak launch, an outdoor exercise space, and a disc golf course (and I'm sure I'm forgetting something). They always seem to be adding something new or updating buildings so the park is still improving. This park hasn't always had a stellar reputation but they've put in a lot of work to make it much nicer place giving it the up and up feeling that places in Buffalo seem to have these...