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Como Lake Park is a park in Erie County, in the
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of
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. The park is located along the banks of Cayuga Creek in both the
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and town of Lancaster, approximately east of the city of Buffalo. It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Access is free and it is open to the public year-round.


History

Como Lake Park, named after the
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tourist resort in
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, was originally established by the village of Lancaster in 1923 and acquired by Erie County in 1926 as the result of a special village election. The park at that time was in size, and grew to its current extent through land acquisitions in the years that followed. Many of the park's facilities and stone structures were built or improved by the
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in the 1930s. The park originally featured a small zoo and a
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run. Both of these attractions have since been removed.


Attractions and facilities

* Como Lake Park features a man-made lake with a small lighthouse. * The park includes nature trails, 62 picnic shelters, a disc golf course, a soccer field, four tennis courts and two basketball courts. * During the winter, the park features of trails and unplowed roads suitable for cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, two free ice-skating rinks, and a sledding hill.


References


External links


Map of Como Lake Park
Parks in Erie County, New York {{ErieCountyNY-geo-stub