Knox Farm State Park

Knox Farm State Park
Many of Knox Farm State Park's farm buildings are still in use.
Knox Farm State Park is located in New York
Knox Farm State Park
Location of Knox Farm State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location437 Buffalo Road
East Aurora, New York[1]
Nearest cityEast Aurora, New York
Coordinates42°46′30″N 78°38′35″W / 42.77500°N 78.64306°W / 42.77500; -78.64306
Area633 acres (256.2 ha)[2]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors123,908 (in 2010)[3]
OpenAll year
WebsiteKnox Farm State Park

Knox Farm State Park is a 633-acre (256.2 ha) state park located in Erie County, New York,[2] adjacent to the village of East Aurora. It is the former country estate of the Knox Family of Buffalo.[4]

  1. ^ "Knox Farm State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  4. ^ LaChiusa, Chuck. "Seymour H. Knox Family of Buffalo, NY". Buffalo Architecture and History. Retrieved October 17, 2014.