Medina / Wildwood Lake KOALocal Area AttractionsNiagara Wine Trail (access 2 miles from our KOA)The Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario have created a unique microclimate suitable for the production of World Class Wines. Experience the beautiful countryside of this area as you spend the day traveling from one winery to another. Amish Shops (3 miles from our KOA)Amish shops are available in our area including bulk foods, furniture, woodworking, fencing and more! Farmers Markets (starting 3 miles from our KOA)Orleans County is plentiful with farmers markets and stands. Get any kind of summer fruits and veggies straight off the farm! Erie Canal Bike Path (access 5 miles from our KOA)Erie Canal Heritage Trail is approximately 70 miles long between Lockport and Palmyra, the trail passes villages whose development centered around the canal. There are numerous access points where roads intersect the trail. Scenic Seaway Trail (access 5 miles from our KOA)To experience the Great Lakes - in your time, at your pace, in your style - drive the Great Lakes Seaway Trail. This America's Byway is a well-marked leisure driving alternative to interstate highways. The route parallels 518 miles of shoreline along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania, and is also a National Recreation Trail! Come experience the journey! Medina Railroad Museum, Medina, NY (10 miles from our KOA)Located in the old New York Central freight depot in Medina, NY, the Medina Railroad Museum is the largest freight depot museum in the country. The building itself was built in 1905, and is one of the largest (301ft. by 34ft.), last surviving wooden freight depots in the United States. Featuring the largest collection of artifacts and memorabilia known to exist under one roof. Enjoy a train ride along the Erie Canal. Lockport Locks, Lockport, NY (17 miles from our KOA)Experience a 2-hour cruise which includes "locking through" and being raised the 49 ft. elevation of the Niagara Escarpment (the same one that creates Niagara Falls) in the only double set of locks on the Erie Canal. You will pass under bridges that raise straight up, see water cascade over Lockport's famous "Flight of Five" 1840's locks, and travel through the solid walls of the "rock cut" as your Coast Guard licensed captain describes the architecture, sights, and folklore along the way. Lockport Caves, Lockport, NY (17 miles from our KOA)The Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride in Lockport, NY, on the Erie Canal, offers the public an exciting 70-minute guided tour through America's past. You will explore the historic Erie Canal Locks 67-71, constructed in 1838. You will also view ruins from an earlier industrial age, walk safely through a water tunnel that was blasted out of solid rock in the 1850s, viewing stalactites, flow stone, various geological formations and artifacts left behind by the men who built the tunnel in the early days of the Erie Canal. If you are lucky you may even find a fossil or two. |
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