Little Rock City Forest (FLT), Little Valley, NY

Visited July 26, 2021

Website lists address as: Little Valley, NY 14779

Google Address was listed as 29 Pine St., Salamanca, NY 14779 but stay on Little Rock City Road until you reach "Rock City State Forest Parking Area".  (Maybe type that name into Google instead.)  Be sure you are not choosing Rock City Park in Olean which is a different place (and it charges admission).

The road is unpaved, dirt and gravel for the last 1+ miles.   

68-82 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny 

No cost for parking.

Parking in an unpaved lot.  Will host 8+ vehicles. On this Monday morning, there were two vehicles at 9:30 AM and five vehicles at 11:45 AM.

Leashed dogs are welcome at this site.

There is an accessible porta potty in good condition.

I would allow two hours or more to hike the trail and explore the rock city.  I logged 4 miles total.  Wesley is done hiking when it gets hot even in the shady woods and near the rock formations where cooler temperatures were noticeable. The trails are unpaved as expected for the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT). The trails were dry today but there were stinky, black muddy sections near the rocks.  

The trails were single file.   I prefer long pants for wooded trails.  

I passed only two ladies as I neared the parking area on my return.

I wore long pants and bug spray; the mosquitos were hungry today with the warm temperatures and the recent weeks of rain.

In addition to the amazing rock formations, Wesley and I saw trees and plants at this beautiful, peaceful place. I saw moths, mosses, ferns, and grapevine. There were birch, beech, oak, maple, cherry, and hemlock trees. Many mushrooms and fungi were flourishing due to the past two weeks of rain and the warm weather. 

For more information:

https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/77184.html