Wonders of Western
New York from Jamestown

Chautauqua-Allegheny Region Approximately 400 miles

Delight in the serenity of Western New York, with its Victorian charm and natural beauty. Take Route 394 from Jamestown, which skirts Chautauqua Lake, where you can board the Chautauqua Belle in Mayville or Bemus Point-Stow ferry in Bemus Point.

Route 394 west ends at Lake Erie, where you join the Seaway Trail, Route 5, just past Westfield at Barcelona. You can visit any of six area wineries located along or just off Route 20, then take Route 5 east to Irving. Drive through the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation on Route 438 east to Gowanda. Continuing on Route 39 east brings you to Arcade, its railroad museum and delightful train excursions. To drive the 30 miles, take Route 98 north and continue on to Batavia.

Head southeast on Route 63 to Greigsville and Route 36S for Mount Morris to reach the Grand Canyon of the East, the 17-mile-long Genesee Gorge in Letchworth State Park -- with cliffs 600 feet high and three major waterfalls.

Exit the park at Portageville and head south via Routes 19A and 19 for Caneadea then Route 243 west to Rushford. Take Routes 98, 16 and 242 for Franklinville, Ashford and Ellicottville. Here you join Route 219 south toward Salamanca, the only city in the country located on a Native American reservation, and New York's great Allegany State Park, at 65,000 acres the largest in the state system. Cross the Allegheny Reservoir via Route 17 west to Steamburg and continue back to Jamestown.