South Park
Walden Park
This is the southern terminus of the Frederick Law Olmsted system of parks in Buffalo, and the perfect place for a quiet lunch or walk when business or pleasure takes you to South Buffalo or the nearby suburbs. The year-round ice rink and swimming pool are complemented by one of Buffalo's three public golf courses, featuring the nine-hole Cazenovia Golf Course and pro shop. Hours for the ice rink and pool will vary, so call ahead before putting your skates or bathing suit on.
Spread over 22 acres (8.9 hectares), Riverside Park is a historic park that makes for an excellent recreational spot. Riverside Park includes tennis and basketball courts, playgrounds, swimming and wading pools, an ice rink and more. The park, which also features a lighthouse, is the site of the annual Friendship Festival that celebrates the bond between the United States and Canada.
One of the last green spaces that remains from the days when the Lovejoy Neighborhood was known as Churchyard Farm and owned by soon-to-be-President Millard Fillmore, this small park has become a sort of environmental shrine for the residents. It was named after Father Louis Hennepin, the first European to see Niagara Falls, and dedicated to the people of Lovejoy in 1913. In the past, the park, which juts onto Bailey Street, was used for a number of recreational purposes, including jogging, sledding and ice skating. Today, most of those activities are gone, however it still remains a somewhat tranquil oasis from yesteryear in the middle of the Lovejoy.
