Rock City State Forest is a New York State Forest in Cattaraugus County, New York. It cover 2,905 acres.[1] It is named for its Little Rock City rock formations. It borders McCarty Hill State Forest.[2] Various trails are in the preserves[2] including Little Rock City Nature Trail.[3]
Access to the park includes Little Rock City Road near Little Valley, New York.[4]
Little Rock City is in Salamanca, New York and has large rock formations. There are also rock carvings dated to the 1800s.[1] In 1995 the preserves were noted as reforestation areas.[5]
The North Country Trail passes through Rock City State Forest.[6]
See also
- Rock City Park in Olean, New York
References
- ^ a b Kershner, Bruce; McKeever, William; Hillman, Jennifer (April 1, 2022). Secret Places of Western New York: 25 Scenic Hikes. Reedy Press LLC. ISBN 9781681063683 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Rock City and McCarty Hill State Forests - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation". www.dec.ny.gov.
- ^ "Rock City State Forest". cnyhiking.com.
- ^ Bower, Debi (March 22, 2023). Day Trips Around Rochester, New York: Your guide to exploring within two hours of Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. Gevany Publishing. ISBN 9798987462034 – via Google Books.
- ^ "US 219 Between Springville to Salamanca, Improvements from NY 39 to NY 17: Environmental Impact Statement". April 18, 2003 – via Google Books.
- ^ Inc, Active Interest Media (June 18, 2008). "Backpacker". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
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