Spicer Falls (# 91)
No trespassing - Landowner cited problems with loose dogs and hikers wandering off the trail.
Arkwright Falls (# 43)
Private property - no trespassing
Audrey J. Buck 9/05
Stockbridge Falls (# 102)
Private property - no trespassing
You may still view this waterfall from the road.
Van Buskirk Gulf (# 73)
Van Buskirk Gulf was loaded with freshly fallen trees (they had green
leaves on them) in summer 2003.
The area is now posted - no trespassing
Mark Johnson, Hollis, NH 8/26/03
Cascades of Attica (# 16)
Private property - no trespassing
Christopher J. Hough, 7/8/04
South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek
Zoar Valley (# 44)
Past Deer Lick Falls the creek flows through private property. Plumb Brook
Falls and The Falls are on private property, no trespassing please.
Steve McCabe, 11/19/05
South Branch of Cattaraugus Creek
Zoar Valley (# 44)
No Trespassing at Big Falls
(The Falls) & Deer Lick Falls
5/17/07
The Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc. recently purchased a tract of land that includes Big Falls on South Branch Cattaraugus Creek in the Town of Persia, Cattaraugus County, NY. According to Richard Rosche, president of the Nature Sanctuary Society, this piece of land has for many years been over-used and abused beyond its limits, as the site of wild parties, pot smoking, drug use, swimming and all sorts of other illegal activity. Therefore, visitation to the newly acquired Nature Sanctuary Society property which includes Big Falls is now limited to those carrying current membership cards indicating that they are members of the Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc. Group visitation will be limited to those groups who have made prior arrangements with the Preserve Custodian or a Society Officer to be there and their goals and activities MUST be compatible with those of the Society. At least one member of the group must possess a current membership card. Local law enforcement will charge anyone found on the property, without the membership cards, with criminal trespass charges and they will have to appear in the Persia Town Court and pay a fine.
Membership in the Society is open to all those who are sympathetic to the goals and aims of the organization. Membership dues are $10.00 per year per family/address. Contact Richard C. Rosche, President, Nature Sanctuary Society of Western New York, Inc., 110 Maple Rd., East Aurora, NY 14052, (716) 652-8409,
drosche2@verizon.net.
Likewise, Patrick McGlew, Niagara Frontier Project Director for The Nature Conservancy, states that Deer Lick Falls is also on private property. The Nature Conservancy does not want people trespassing to visit Deer Lick Falls.
Big Falls and Deer Lick Falls are described as a creekwalk in "200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York - A Finders' Guide" on pages 175-180 (depending on the edition you reference). You can still creekwalk up the South Branch Cattaraugus Creek, Simply view Deer Lick Falls (a portion of it) from the creek, then turn around, to stay on DEC property and avoid arrest.
New Hope Mill
New Hope Mill no longer uses the 26-foot water wheel, but they still grind
their own flour on site.
Mark Johnson, Hollis, NH 8/26/03
Rattlesnake Gulf
Locals call it "the Blue Hole." Two kids drowned there in
2003.
Revised directions: Take Route 11A to Otisco Road rather than Tully Farms
Road to Otisco Road. The best landmark for the creek is the
guardrails on either side of the road
Mark Johnson, Hollis, NH 8/26/03
In spring of 2005 a massive landslide changed the topography of this creek forever. It is no longer a good creekwalking stream.
6/05
Chippewa Falls
Permission to cross private land via the Finger Lakes Trail has been
rescinded from County Road 12 (Lincklaen Road). You can still reach
Chippewa Falls by following the Finger Lakes Trail from Stoney Brook
Road. 10/2/03
Change is an ever-quickening force in our lives. Trails have no
exemption from the forces of change. Below you'll find updated versions of maps or
descriptions where the trails have changed since our guidebooks were published. We're
committed to making sure you have accurate information when you head out
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