| Just off the main road,
nestled in the beautiful valley below the village of
Varysburg, awaits an adventure like none other in Western
New York.
The vision of creating an animal park where adults
and children alike can have direct contact with rare
animals is almost complete.
While the pictures below only contain a glimpse of
the project in progress, much work has been done to
bring it thus far.
This fall we will begin construction of a timber frame
lodge for our visitor center. As guests arrive they
can visit our unique gift shop, or enjoy comfortable
dining in our large, rustic restaurant which overlooks
a beautiful four-acre pond. The lodge will also house
a spacious conference room for hosting meetings and
other private events.
A petting zoo behind the lodge will offer a unique
opportunity to interact with a variety of special animals.
After purchasing a ticket, guests will be treated to
a personally guided tour of the park. Imagine feeding
buffalo and other wild animals right out of your hand.
Plans include having the lodge open year round to welcome
park visitors from spring to fall, and snowmobilers
in the winter as well.
Our current plans are to start running trial tours this fall and be open to the public in the spring of 2007 (opening
date to be announced). Stay tuned for more detailed information this fall.
Invite your friends, school class or church group to
come and experience this great adventure with us!
Hidden Valley Animal Adventure is currently undergoing
construction.
Below are some pictures of the park as it is now.
From the North:
Off I90 in Batavia (exit 48) take Rt. 98 South to Varysburg
(about 25 miles). Turn left on Rt. 20A & 98 one
mile. Turn right on Rt. 98 South. Continue for 2 miles to
Johnsonburg. Turn left on Centerline Road, cross the
bridge and turn left on Royce Road. Park is 1 mile on
the left.
From the South:
Take Rt. 16 out of Olean to Rt. 20A in East Auora. Turn
right on Rt. 20A and take to Varysburg. Just outside of town, turn right
on Route 98 South. Continue for 2 miles to Johnsonburg. Turn
left on Centerline Road, cross the bridge and turn left
on Royce Road. Park is 1 mile on the left.
From the East:
From NE: Off I90 in Rochester (exit 46) take
I390 South to Geneseo. Turn right on Rt. 20A and follow
West past Warsaw for 6 miles to Rt. 98 just before Varysburg.
From SE: Off I86 take I390 North to
Geneseo. Turn left on Rt. 20A and follow West past Warsaw
for 6 miles to Rt. 98 just before Varysburg. Turn left of Rt. 98 South. Continue for 2 miles to Johnsonburg.
Turn left on Centerline Road, cross the bridge and turn
left on Royce Road. Park is 1 mile on the left.
From the West & South West:
Off I90 (exit 54) take Rt. 400 South/East to East Aurora
(about 20 miles – Exit ??)
Turn left on Rt. 20A and take to Varysburg.. Turn right
on Route 98 South. Continue for 2 miles to Johnsonburg. Turn
left on Centerline Road, cross the bridge and turn left
on Royce Road. Park is 1 mile on the left.
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