|
Serenity
Falls
TRAIL
MAP
Location: Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County
Waterway:
Scajaquada Creek
Directions: Forest
Lawn Cemetery is located in Buffalo near Route 5
(Main St.) and Route 198.Use the main gate entrance off
Main St., near the corner of Delavan Avenue.
Best Viewing Locations: From creekside
Waterfall Height: A series of step cascades, the largest
about 5-feet high
Best Season to Visit: Year-round
Access:
Short walk
Hiking Time: 2 minutes round
trip
Length: <0.1
mile round trip
Difficulty: 1
boot
Trail Surface: Grass graveyard
Trail Markings: Wooden signs along road marking Section 20
& Serenity Falls
Uses:
Hike, Snowshoe
Dogs:
OK on leash
Admission:
Free, cemetery closes at 5 PM
Contact:
Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1411 Delaware Avenue,
Buffalo, NY 14209 (716) 885-1600 www.forest-lawn.com
Buffalo's first postmaster Judge
Erastus Granger owned this land in the early 1800s. After his death,
his family sold 80 acres for use as a cemetery. The first interment
occurred on July 12, 1850. Forest Lawn was incorporated as the
official cemetery of the city of Buffalo. Today it covers 267 acres
and is home to Buffalo's only natural waterfall. Serenity Falls can
be found where Scajaquada Creek crosses the Onondaga Escarpment. As
waterfalls go, it's a small cascade, but perfect for serene
contemplation.
Trail Directions:
• Drive into Forest Lawn Cemetery at the Main Street/Delavan Avenue
entrance.
• After driving through the arch, turn left.
• Bear right at the next junction and cross the bridge over Scajaquada
Creek.
• Park along the road immediately after the bridge. (This area is
marked by wooden signs for "Section 20" and "Serenity
Falls."
• Walk upstream along the south bank of Scajaquada Creek through the
grassy graveyard.
• In a few hundred feet you'll see a dirt area on the right that leads
to a cement abutment with a good view of the waterfall.
Date visited:
Notes:
Trail
Map
ORDER
this book 
Please use Back Button to return
|