Isaac Gordon Nature Park (Monroe)- Maps:
- New York State Atlas & Gazetteer (Delorme Mapping Company) page(s):
- Other Maps:
- How to get there:
- From Monroe Avenue (Route 31) and Clover Street (Route 65)
drive south on Clover for 4.7 miles. Park is on the left with a small
parking lot for about 12 cars.
- Description:
- A small preserve which offers a pleasant walk very suitable
for young children. The path begins on wood chips and leads immediately
to a trail sign and a commemorative plaque for Mr. Gordon. Continuing
on, you enter a beautifully canopied country lane with open fields on
either side of the hedgerows. The path then enters a more wooded area
and winds up a small hill on a gravel road. At the top of the hill, the
road narrows to a trail, down to a marshy area and up over a ridge to
the observation platform, which includes a sitting bench overlooking the
pond. Continuing on, the trail continues the return to the parking lot
through a stand of pine trees and then comes to a large open filed. The
remainder of the country lane offers the option of eliminating the hill
portion of the walk completely. Many local birds such as chickadees,
catbirds, towhees, bluejays, Canadian geese, cardinals, flickers,
blackbirds and the like may be seen here. Tracks of animals such as
deer, opossum, red and gray squirrels and rabbits are easily seen in
winter. Perhaps due to its modest size and lack of picnic shelters,
Isaac Gordon is lightly used and often offers a walker complete
solitude. On the negative side, it must be noted that the nearby NY
State Thruway generates intrusive road noise. Overall, the park offers a
lightly used area for walks and nature study.
- Area Literature:
- Available from the Pittsford Parks & Recreation
- Nature Center at Site:
- No
- Area Administrator Information:
- Pittsford Parks & Recreation, 35 Lincoln Ave., Pittsford, NY 14534
- Limits to Access:
- Gated parking open daylight hours only
- Type of Path:
- Dirt and gravel
- Types of Nature Study Activity:
- Birding, animal observation, wildflower and plant study
- Natural Features:
- Forest, pond, fields and marsh
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