Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Hours of Operation

• Red House Natural History Museum: Open daily
• 2024 Camping Season: 
  
  Campsites: 5/17-10/26
  Cabins: Anderson, Beehunter, Congdon, McIntosh: Available 5/17 - 11/30. Ryan: Available 5/19 - 10/28. Sugarbush & Summit: Available year-round
  Cottages: (Bova) Available year-round, Pitt Cottage: 5/17 - 10/26
  Group Camps: 5/17 - 10/13 (Group Camp 12)
  
  
  Please note: You must have a reservation to camp. No Walk-up camping stays will be accepted.
  Check-in time is 3:00pm and check-out time is 11:00am
  
  
  Cabin Rental Office:
  Peak Season (6/24/2024 thru 8/26/2024)
  9:00am-8:00pm Mon-Thurs
  9:00am-10:00pm Fri-Sun
  
  Off-Season
  Sunday-Thursday: 9:00am-6:00pm
  Friday:  9:00am-10:00pm
  Saturday:  9:00am-8:00pm
  

  **Check-in at the Allegany State Park Night Desk located in the Red House Administration Building lobby, if arriving after business hours.

  
  
  

• Allegany State Park is open year round.
• 2024 Swimming Season: 
  
  6/23 - 9/2
  Daily, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
  
  
  
  

Fees & Rates

Most New York State Parks charge a vehicle use fee to enter the facility. Fees vary by location and season. A list of entry fees and other park use fees is available below. For fees not listed or to verify information, please contact the park directly.

The easy-to-use Empire Pass card is $80- and your key to all-season enjoyment with unlimited day-use entry at most facilities operated by State Parks and the State Dept. of Environmental Conservation including forests, beaches, trails and more. Purchase online or contact your favorite park for more information. Learn more about our Admission Programs including the Empire Pass.

• Vehicle Entrance Fee
• Vehicle Use Fee: $7
  Non-profit Bus Fee: $35
  Commercial Bus Fee: $75
  
  Collected from 9 AM - 4:30 PM
  5/27 - 6/18: Weekends & holidays only
  6/24 - 9/4: Daily
  9/9 - 10/9: Weekends & holidays only
• Camping
• Campsites:
  $19-$31/night
  
  *$5 nightly fee for non-NYS residents
  
  Cabins:
  Daily rate is 1/4 the weekly charge
  $294 - $484, weekly.
  
  *$7 nightly fee or $28 weekly fee for non-NYS residents
  
  Cottages:
  Nightly - $143.75
  Weekly - $575 Pitt Cottage only
  Nightly - $228.75
  Weekly - $915.00 Bova Cottages
  
  Group Camping:
  (Group Camp 12)
  Nightly: $375
  Weekly: $1500
  *$5 fee for non-NYS residents
  
  Summit Warming Hut (available 4/1 to 12/19): $250
  
  Picnicking & shelters
  Red House $82.25 per day
  Beehunter $107.25 per day

Maps

New! Download this park's digital map to your iOS Apple and Android device.

• Allegany State Park Trail Map
• Allegany Equestrian Trail Map

Firewood source maps show a 50-mile radius from which untreated firewood may be moved to this campground. For more information see firewood restrictions.

• Firewood Source Map (pdf)

• Equestrian Trail Map (pdf)
• Snowmobile Trail Map (pdf)
• Cross-Country Ski Trails (png)
• Trail Map (pdf)

Allegany State Park is Western New York's natural playground. 65,000 acres of mature forest, open fields, three lakes plus access to the Kinzua Reservoir and abundant wildlife make this one of the most beautiful areas to spend time outdoors. Hiking, fishing, camping, boating/kayaking, snowmobiling, X-country skiing and wildlife viewing makes this the premier, year-round place to experience nature up close.

The park is divided into two sections: Red House Area, the Regional Headquarters, can be accessed off I-86, exits 19 and 21 and Quaker Run accessed off I-86 at exit 18. Also an entrance in the south from Bradford, PA, can be accessed off Interstate Parkway.

Highlights of Allegany State Park:

• Thunder Rocks - a cluster of huge conglomerate boulders at the top of the ridge offers a lesson in geology for the curious minded. There are several things to look for among these impressive rocks. The weather has sculptured several rocks into fascinating shapes where children have found gorillas, a whale, a frog and a turtle. The area also contains many Appalachian species of plants not usually found in Western New York.

• Bear Caves - 165 million years ago great geological activity caused block-faulting and uplifting to occur throughout the region. This resulted in openings in the bedrock along collapsed faults creating cave-like openings.

• Fire Tower - a restored 1926 fire tower sits on one of the highest peaks in the Red House Area. There are weekend tours during the summer where you can climb to the top for a spectacular view.

• Old Growth Forest - over 3,000 acres of mature forest with some of the largest trees in the state.

• Old Quaker Store Museum - the history of the Park from ancient bedrock formation to the park's development is displayed and interpreted for the park visitor.

• Red House Administration Building and Natural History Museum - 3 story rustic tudor style building houses the administrative offices for the Allegany Region as well as a gift shop, restaurant, rental office and museum displaying the wildlife native to the park.

• North Country/Finger Lakes Trail - the national trail from the Adirondacks in the east to North Dakota in the west. 18 miles of the trail traverse the park passing through some of the most impressive mature forest in NYS and connecting in the south to the Allegheny National Forest and beyond.

What will you see? Plan your visit today!

Look and listen for these birds at our Park:

• Bald Eagle
• Barred Owl
• Eastern Bluebird
• Great Horned Owl
• Merlin
• Northern Saw-whet Owl
• Osprey
• Raven

Everyone is a Steward: Be an Allegany State Park Hero!

Know the rules and concerns for the area you'll be visiting.

Use a map and compass instead of flagging, rock cairns, or marking paint.

Hike and camp on established, durable trails and campsites.

Leave all natural objects as you find them.

Be careful with your fire.

Respect wildlife and observe from a distance.

For more information, please read our Trail Tips!

Ask a Naturalist!

Q: Do bears live in the Bear Caves?

A: No, the caves are too cold and damp; bears prefer to den under downed trees or logs and beneath roots where it is dry and warm.

Q: Did the glaciers put the big rocks up at Thunder Rocks?

A: No, the rocks are a result of erosion exposing the bedrock and then weathering them down to what you see today. This area was not glaciated in the last ice age.

Q: Can I feed the bears and raccoons?

A: No, these are wild animals and they bite! If you encounter a bear, make a lot of noise and stay in a group if possible. Do not approach the animal but back away slowly. If the bear stands there and watches you, you are too close. If it huffs or paws the ground, you are way too close. It's best to attend one of the bear programs while at the park to learn how to safely coexist with bears. Remember to store all food and anything with a fragrance in secure containers. Bears can recognize coolers and shopping bags as a food source, so these need to be out of sight.

Did You Know?

- DID YOU KNOW? Synchronous fire flies were discovered in 2011 by Adele Wellman, the lead naturalist in the park. Prior to their 2010 discovery in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania, synchronous fire flies were only known to exist in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina.

- DID YOU KNOW? Allegany State Park is home to 14 different species of salamanders.

- DID YOU KNOW? Allegany State Park is 100 square miles, so it never seems crowded.

- DID YOU KNOW? Allegany State Park has an extensive Environmental Education Program.

Key BCA Criteria:

-Migratory concentration site

-Diverse species concentration site

-Individual species concentration site

-Species at risk site

-Bird research site

The Allegany BCA is located within Allegany State Park, the largest park in the New York State Park system. Allegany BCA contains one of the largest tracts of interior forest within New York, and the entire BCA is over 95% forested. This extensive forest provides breeding and migratory stopover habitat for forest-interior species such as Swainson's Thrush, Blackburnian Warbler, and Scarlet Tanager. Of 75 Neotropical migratory songbird species that breed in New York, 64 have been observed within the park. The park supports a large breeding population of Osprey and one of the largest breeding concentrations of Cerulean Warblers found in New York, both of which are state species of special concern. The BCA also provides habitat for other state-listed species, including Bald Eagle (threatened), Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Sharp-shinned Hawk (all species of special concern). Finally, the park has supported many previous long-term research projects, and continues to support long-term bird banding projects.

Download a copy of the BCA map.

• Allegany State Park Hunting Regulations
• Allegany State Park Hunting Permit Application
• Allegany State Park Game Report