Como Lake Park is a park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of

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. The park is located along the banks of

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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

Lake Como Lake Como ( it, Lago di Como , ; lmo, label=Western Lombard, Lagh de Còmm , ''Cómm'' or ''Cùmm'' ), also known as Lario (; after the la, Larius Lacus), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of , making it the thir ...

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

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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

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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