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| '''Washington Grove''' is a 100-acre ["parks" park] of large oaks and wildlife in the heart of the city. Park at the dead end of Nunda Boulevard, and within minutes you will find yourself in a quiet wooded haven. Dogs are welcome on a leash, but bikes are prohibited. |
''Washington Grove is a 27-acre park that contains a rare example of an ancient oak-hickory forest. In 1932, the City of Rochester and School District dedicated the Grove as a unique setting where children could learn about nature and civic responsibility. In addition to the old oaks, some of which are about 200 years old, the Grove also contains rare examples of kame and kettle glacial topography that were once predominant in the Pinnacle Range. The Grove is popular destination for many who desire to walk or ski among the giant trees. At the same time, it is an environmentally-sensitive area that is faced with a range of issues like invasive species, erosion, oak regeneration, as well as problems from improper uses, such as dogs off-leash, vandalism and litter. Park at the dead end of Nunda Blvd. and within minutes you will find yourself in a quiet wooded haven. Dogs are welcome on a leash, but bikes are prohibited. |
| Washington Grove |
| Main entrance at the end of Nunda Boulevard, 14610, just east of the Cobb's Hill Reservoir |
Washington Grove is a 27-acre park that contains a rare example of an ancient oak-hickory forest. In 1932, the City of Rochester and School District dedicated the Grove as a unique setting where children could learn about nature and civic responsibility.
In addition to the old oaks, some of which are about 200 years old, the Grove also contains rare examples of kame and kettle glacial topography that were once predominant in the Pinnacle Range.
The Grove is popular destination for many who desire to walk or ski among the giant trees. At the same time, it is an environmentally-sensitive area that is faced with a range of issues like invasive species, erosion, oak regeneration, as well as problems from improper uses, such as dogs off-leash, vandalism and litter.
Park at the dead end of Nunda Blvd. and within minutes you will find yourself in a quiet wooded haven. Dogs are welcome on a leash, but bikes are prohibited.
The Water Towers can be reached via this park, and a wonderful ridge overlooks School Number 1 on Hillside Avenue and the Tay House Lodge. Trails pass behind the large houses on the north side of Highland Avenue, giving a glimpse of some amazing properties in Rochester.
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2009-08-25 23:55:16 I recently went to the park after not having been there in about 4 months. I was shocked and incredibly dismayed to see that the trails were completely torn apart and blocked off with piles of deadwood... it looked horrible. It looked like vandalism. My wife and I had brought our Labrador there on a leash, and we were verbally accosted at the Nunda entrance by an overzealous member of the Sierra Club who, amidst numerous threats to call the police if he saw our dog off his leash, told us that the entire park was to be revamped by the Club- with the consent of the City of Rochester.
Many of the main trails have been blocked off completely by stacked tree trunks in an effort to "curb erosion." The man claimed that the majority of the erosion and widened trails has been caused by dogs. I find that statement to be dangerously narrow-minded and single-sided. It is obvious that the Sierra Club is trying to close off the park to bikes by blocking the trails, and trying to strongarm local dog owners by sending their eco-creeps into the park to bother us. The Sierra Club member followed my wife and I (he stalked us from afar), and she has been confronted and followed similarly while on her own with the dog... something that has prompted her to abandon going to the park unless I'm there too.
I think the City agreed to let a questionable bunch of people (the Sierra Club) overtake our TAXPAYER FUNDED PARK. I've been a lifetime resident of Rochester and have been going to Washington Grove Park since I was a kid, and it's sad to see that the park is being ruined for the people who enjoy it with their dogs (and in general)- under the guise of "environmental concern."
