Warren Municipal Pool

The Warren Municipal Pool is located on Pool St. in Warren, PA. This is a convenient day trip from the Jamestown area, and offers a spectacular children's pool, water slide, and swimming pool for a low cost.

In 2011, the fees for non-residents are:

Children under age 6: $1.75
Youth under age 18: $2.50
Adults: $4.00

Directions

To get to the Warren Pool from Jamestown, take NY-60 (south)/Foote Ave. Turn right onto US-62 South. This route will take the driver through downtown Warren: US-62 will turn into Market St.

Turn left onto US-6 BUS (Pennsylvania Ave). The street is signed as "Penna Ave." Take the third right onto Oak St. Follow Oak St. until the street ends (Oak St. turns into Pool St.).

There is plenty of free parking, and a playground outside of the pool area.

Amenities:

• Zero-depth entry for children and those requiring wheelchair access

• Geysers, sprinkler, and shallow children's pool

• Large water slide

• Restrooms

• Snack Bar

• Large lawn for resting

• Lifeguards

Lucille Ball Memorial Park

Lucille Ball Memorial Park is located in the village of Celeron, on the shore of Lake Chautauqua. Lucille Ball spent summers here as a teenager, selling hot dogs. The park contains a dock, boat launch, playground, and a small lighthouse. This is also the location where the Summer Wind sight-seeing cruise departs. Children love feeding the local ducks, and many kids play in the water near the boat launch and pier. Many people fish off the dock, so swimmers should beware of fishing lines and fishing hooks. This park does not feature a beach or lifeguards.

Location:

21 Boulevard Ave Celoron , NY 14720

Amenities:

• Boat launch

• Playground

• Dock

• Picnic tables

• Ball field

• Walking paths along the lake

• Picnic shelters

• Restrooms

The playground offers slides, a bridge, and monkey bars. The surface is bark mulch, and the playground is not universally accessible. Children love running along the walking paths by the sea wall along the lake. A statue of Lucille Ball is located in this park, immortalizing a scene from the Lucille Ball show (the statue is selling "vitameatavegamin" syrup from an episode of the show).

Chautauqua Gorge

The Chautauqua Gorge is part of the NY State Forest system and has several trails for hiking, day-use picnic areas, and fire rings. Fossils can be found in the shale lining the river. The shale becomes very slippery in wet areas, so watch small children when hiking in wet areas.




Location:

Hannum Road, Chautauqua, NY. From Mayville, take Rte. 430 west to Hannum Road. Hannum road continues for some distance and becomes a dirt road. To reach the swimming holes, drive to the end of the road and park. The trail is at the end of the road and goes downhill to the river and swimming holes.

Amenities:

Picnic shelters
Fire rings
Swimming holes
Hiking trails
Fossils

College Park: The 100 Acre Lot

College Park (often referred to as the "100 Acre Lot") does not have any playground equipment, but it does have a fabulous creek (Moon Brook, a tributary of the Chadakoin River) for wading when the temperatures begin to climb! The area is also an ecological study area for Jamestown Community College students, and is near the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.

Location:

311 Curtis Street, Jamestown, NY

Amenities:

Picnic shelter
Creek
Hiking trails