Get Outdoors & Get Together Day!

When

Jun 14, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

About this Event

Save the Date! The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Friends of Reinstein Woods invite you to explore outdoor recreation and even learn a new outdoor skill!  Part of New York State’s Outdoor Day celebration, activities will include:

  • guided walks
  • hoverball archery
  • birding opportunities, including learning to use binoculars
  • face painting
  • geocaching
  • camping demonstration
  • information about kayaking and canoeing
  • food trucks
  • and more!

Watch this space for more information.

Partner organizations include:

  • Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper
  • Cheektowaga Youth Engaged in Service
  • Cradle Beach
  • Daemen University – Nancy Haberman Gacioch Veterans Center
  • Feminist Bird Club of Buffalo
  • NYS DEC Forest Rangers
  • NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
  • NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Team Red, White & Blue

No registration required for this FREE event. For more information call 683-5959.

The NFTA Parks Adventure Bus will also be offering free transportation from the main terminal in Buffalo. Riders can visit both Reinstein Woods and Como Lake in the same day. The bus will stop at Reinstein, then head to Como Lake. When the bus departs Como Lake, it will make another stop at Reinstein before heading back downtown. Paratransit clients: Service to each park will also be provided on PAL for eligible riders. You can reserve trips arriving at the park at 1:00PM. Vehicles will leave the park at 4PM.

From MTC to Parks
From MTC Arrival at Reinstein Arrival at Como Lake
8:30 AM 8:50 AM 9:05 AM
10:15 AM 10:35 AM 10:50 AM
11:30 AM 11:50 AM 12:05 PM
1:15 PM 1:35 PM 1:50 PM
3:15 PM 3:30 PM 3:50 PM
From Parks to MTC
From Como Lake Arrival at Reinstein Arrival at MTC
11:10 AM 11:25 AM 11:45 AM
12:05 PM 12:35 PM 12:55 PM
2:10 PM 2:25 PM 2:45 PM
4:05 PM 4:20 PM 4:40 PM
6:00 PM 6:15 PM 6:35 PM

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