Visited July 1, 2022

Parking: I used Google Maps: Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY 14701

82 degrees when I arrived at 11:04 AM - 82 degrees Fahrenheit at 11:30 AM with a gentle breeze

Bathrooms available inside the building

There is no admission fee for the trails but donations are accepted gratefully.

According to the website, admissions are:

Members: Free

Adults: $12

Seniors, Military and Students: $10

Children under 10 years of age: $6

Sundays Only: Pay what you will

According to their website: The nature trails are open every day, Sunrise to Sunset

Pets are welcome on the trails, but must be leashed (This information on the website surprised me. I did not think dogs were allowed.)

Bicycles are permitted on the trails, but riders must be courteous to pedestrians

JCC is a smoke-free campus — smoking or use of other tobacco products is not permitted anywhere inside the museum or outside in the preserve

The trail is well marked despite a few tricky intersections. I included photos below.

I totaled .9 miles walking each of the side trails. The trail loop is .64 miles. The trails are wide enough to walk side by side with a friend. I adore nature center trails. This was beautiful and peaceful. It is appropriate for a wide age range. The recent installations of wooden sculptures were beautiful. I first visited with my husband and daughter when we were geocaching in 2006 and 2007. I have visited the building and trails a few more times in past years with my family, with my friend, and for trainings.

The trail has a natural surface and wooden bridges. It was mowed in some of the grassy sections but I always recommend long pants. There is poison ivy at the trail edge.

I believe this trail would be stroller friendly.

I did not see any people on the trail. There were more than four cars in the parking lot.

I did not see any trash.

The mosquitos were not too bad here. They respected the bug spray, long pants, and hat.

Parking: Paved lot with room for 40+ vehicles.

I saw a bluebird, dragonflies, and big frogs. I saw a chipmunk, a gray squirrel, and a red squirrel. There were mosses, ferns, daisies, mayapple, buttercups, pink clover, white clover, milkweed, multiflora rose, cat tails, and a variety of tree species including shagbark hickory, hemlocks, and maples.

Website: https://rtpi.org/