Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park, commonly known as Hunters Creek Park, is a 760-acre (3.1 km2) park located in the Town of Wales in the U.S. state of New York. The park is operated by Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry,[1] and is a popular destination for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
| Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park | |
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  Location of Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park within New York State | |
| Type | Regional park |
| Location | Town of Wales Erie County, New York |
| Nearest city | Lackawanna, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°44′55″N 78°31′54″W / 42.74861°N 78.53167°W |
| Area | 760 acres (3.1 km2)[1] |
| Operated by | Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry |
| Open | All year |
According to the 2003 Erie County Parks System Master Plan, Hunters Creek Park is classified as a conservation park. These parks are managed primarily for conservation of the natural environment and passive nature-based outdoor recreation activities, and are intended to generally remain in a natural state.[2]
The largely-undeveloped park sits upon land purchased by Erie County in the 1970s. The park was renamed "Sgt. Mark A. Rademacher Memorial Park" in 1983 in honor of a 20-year-old US Army Ranger from the Town of Wales who died in the Invasion of Grenada.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Erie County (N.Y.) Department of Parks, Recreation, & Forestry; Erie County (N.Y.) Department of Environment & Planning; Parsons; Envision: The Hough Group; Paradigm Consulting; Wendel-Duchscherer Architects & Engineers (2003). Erie County Parks System Master Plan, Volume 2, Section 5, Subsection 5.1 - Hunters Creek Park (PDF). Erie County. pp. 19–25. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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External links
edit- Hunters Creek Park topographic map from the Western New York Mountain Bike Association
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