| Como Lake Park | |
| Map: | New York |
| Coords: | 42.8892°N -78.6583°W |
| Type: | Regional park |
| Location: | 2220 Como Park Blvd Lancaster, New York[1] |
| Nearest City: | Buffalo, New York |
| Area: | 534acres[2] |
| Operator: | Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry |
| Open: | All year |
| Website: | Como Lake Park |
Como Lake Park is a 534acres park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York.[2] The park is located along the banks of Cayuga Creek in both the village and town of Lancaster, approximately east of the city of Buffalo.[2] It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Access is free and it is open to the public year-round.[1]
Como Lake Park, named after the Lake Como tourist resort in Italy, was originally established by the village of Lancaster in 1923 and acquired by Erie County in 1926 as the result of a special village election.[1] [2] The park at that time was 120acres in size, and grew to its current 534acres extent through land acquisitions in the years that followed. Many of the park's facilities and stone structures were built or improved by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.[2]
The park originally featured a small zoo and a 220yard toboggan run. Both of these attractions have since been removed.[1]