Why Doesn’t Anyone Go To This Beautiful Park In Western New York? I currently live in South Buffalo, so the nearest park to me at the moment is Cazenovia, but I grew up in North Amherst, and there were many different (nearby) options for parks. The two big parks everyone seems to talk about in Amherst/North Tonawanda is Ellicott Creek Park and Ellicott Island Bark Park, which is that small island park off Niagara Falls Boulevard. It's where dogs run freely! Get our free mobile app However, there's another park that is beautiful, always has plenty of space, and is always empty.