Recreation
Welcome to the Olean Area!! Olean is rich in recreational opportunities for everyone. The area offers sailing and softball, to fishing, hunting and more. The following is just a small list the area has to offer. Enjoy...
Allegany Rec Center, Route 417/Allegany, 372-1132 -- The Center offers approximately 100 programs each year on a quarterly seasonal schedule The Center also, manages and operates a Recreation/Youth Center, Senior Center, Community Parks, and the Allegany High School Gymnasium. The center schedules all pavilions, sports leagues, games, reunions, organizations, and group events/functions.
Allegheny River Valley Trail -- A 5.6 mile recreational trail through Olean, Allegany and St. Bonaventure University campus is used for fitness activities such as hiking, running, biking, and in-line skating! For more information on the trail or how to purchase a brick, please contact Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce at 716/372-4433. Trail Map Trail Rules
Eade Fitness 24/7, Delaware Park Center/Olean, 372-9444
Holiday Valley's Sky High - Welcome to Holiday Valley's newest outdoor adventure, Sky High! Located near the Tannenbaum Lodge at the western end of Holiday Valley, Sky High offers an Aerial Park and a Mountain Coaster. Sky High is open daily through Labor Day, then weekends through Fall Festival. The Aerial Park is a series of platforms and “bridges” built in a 4 acre section of the woods. The platforms are built in the trees and the bridges connect the platforms. There are 8 courses with different levels of difficulty and the more difficult the course, the higher up it is in the trees. Everyone wears a harness with a special locking lanyard that safeguards you from falling if you slip or let go. Children must be at least 7 years old, and all guests must be able to perform certain physical tasks to participate. There is a weight limit of 250 pounds. Reservations are required for the Aerial Park, call 716-699-HIGH.. From Olean, drive on the Southern Tier Expressway Interstate 86 (Route 17) west, take exit #21 - Salamanca area, and follow signs for Route 219 North. Estimated drive time from Olean - 35 minutes.
Olean Soccer Club -- Check out when to sign up for Summer and Winter Leagues, game schedules, team captains and more! Please contact the soccer club on their site Olean Soccer Club.
Olean Family YMCA, 1101 Wayne Street/Olean, 373-2400 -- The Olean Family YMCA has two indoor swimming pools, a full-sized gymnasium, two handball/racquetball courts, men's and women's steam rooms, dry sauna (on back pool deck), wellness center-nautilus and free weight equipment, aerobic studio, kindergym, kids club room.
Olean Sport & Wellness Center, 705 North Union Street/Olean, 373-1050.
Pfeiffer Nature Center - Pfeiffer Nature Center is home to more than 648 acres of nature’s bounty. Located in rural, southwestern New York State, you’ll find miles of open-access hiking trails, an historic American Chestnut log cabin, great birding areas, a picturesque pavilion available for rent, and so much more!
The Nature Center has two beautiful properties to explore. The Lillibridge Property consists of 188 acres of forest and has a rustic American Chestnut log cabin listed in the National & State Registers of Historic Places. The front of the cabin offers a spectacular panoramic view of both nearby farms and distant mountaintops. A timber frame pavilionoffers a covered shelter for picnics and other events in the meadow. Perhaps the most notable and majestic feature of this property is the 20 acres of rare, old-growth forest. It includes large specimens of Eastern Hemlock, White Pine, Red and White Oak, American Beech, and more. Hikes on our six miles of marked foot-trails pass through a variety of forest ecotypes, such as coniferous and mixed deciduous forests. Our terraces and slopes that rise 700 feet above the valley hint at 350 million years of geologic history.
The Nature Center also owns 460 acres on Yubadam Road, the Eshelman Property, which has an active sugar bush, on-going scientific research projects, and a small farm. There are three miles of trails through forests, meadows, transitional zones, and near ponds and wetlands. More trails are being developed. For those who want to learn more about the natural world, the Nature Center offers interpretive opportunities in science, nature, and art through programs, workshops and other events throughout the year, including our greatWoods Walk & Trail Run every June. CONTACT INFO -- Administrative Office: 14 South Main Street, Portville, NY 14770, Phone: 716-933-0187
State Developed Pond Area - A handicapped-accessible fishing dock is opened off Lower Birch Run Road to provide access to mitigation ponds. The 100-foot-long fishing dock, constructed of maintenance-free composite decking, is adjacent to a handicapped parking area. Fish found include carp, panfish, some northern pike and some bass. A black top walking path back between the other ponds will provide individuals to view wildlife and birds and fish.
William O. Smith Olean Rec Center, East State and Front Streets/Olean, 373-RINK -- The center has a municipal swimming pool, indoor ice skating rink, outdoor roller blading rink and ramps and a pavilion.
January 20, 2012
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