Woodlawn Beach State Park

A Lake Erie shoreline park near Buffalo with a long natural sand beach, sand dunes, wetland boardwalk and picnic areas.

3580 Lakeshore Rd, Blasdell, NY 14219 · Blasdell, NY

About Woodlawn Beach State Park

Woodlawn Beach State Park sits at the eastern end of Lake Erie within the Buffalo metropolitan area. Its roughly one-mile natural sand beach offers wide lake views and sunsets. The park protects wildlife habitat, including one of the finest remaining freshwater sand dune areas on Lake Erie. Visitors can picnic, walk nature trails, and follow an interpretive boardwalk through wooded wetlands to reach the shore. The park is a 107-acre property that opened as a state park in 1996.

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What's around here?

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Shopping
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