THE PARK IS ONE OF HILLS, FORESTS AND STREAMS 



A Scenic Region Serving as New York's Gateway to a Large 



National Forest 



Tlie character of the area set aside for acquisition for the 

 future park is wonderfully well suited to the purposes of pub' 

 lie use. It is about 65,000 acres in extent. It is made up of, 

 ridges and vallej's. The slopes and tops of these ridges are 

 covered with a luxuriant forest, the valleys contain fast-flowing 

 streams where trout are in abundance. The land is Avell drained. 

 There are countless springs of pure, cold water through the 

 region. The climate is very mild and attractive, both in sum- 

 mer and winter. The region is one of great scenic beauty. The 

 highest points overlook the surrounding region for nearly 100 

 miles. Excellent highway's lead to the area from all directions. 

 The present roads in the park, however, are narrow and of 

 small extent, having been old logging roads. One of the most 

 valuable attributes of the park area is its fortunate location 

 with reference to the new Allegheny National Forest. This 

 Federal forest preserve is in the section of Pennsylvania just 

 south of the park. It will be the largest government preserve 

 in the East. The Allegheny National Forest Purchase tract has 

 an area of 1,000,000 acres authorized by Federal agencies. The 

 Allegany State Park will be New York State's gateway to this 

 magnificent national forest. Already arrangements have been 

 made to have the road and trail system of the park tie into the 

 road and trail system of the national forest. 



The value to the people of the entire State of New York in 



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