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Directions and Parking

Only 10 minutes from downtown Buffalo.

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Directions and Parking

Please note that Hopkins St. and Ring Road. are permanently closed to vehicle traffic in South Park.

  • Take Exit 55 (Rt 219 and Ridge Road)
  • Exit at Ridge Road West “Lackawanna”
  • After 2 miles, turn right on South Park Ave
  • Turn Left at first traffic light into South Park
  • Park along the South Park Ring Road or in our parking lot

  • Take Route 5-(Skyway) South
  • Take the Tifft Street Exit
  • Turn left on Tifft Street
  • Turn right on South Park Avenue
  • Turn right into South Park
  • Park along the South Park Ring Road or in our parking lot

 

Check the bus schedule for information

NFTA Schedule

Parking is free! Park in our parking lot located next to the Botanical Gardens or on the South Park Ring Road. Accessible parking is available in our parking lot and directly behind the conservatory near our accessible rear entrance.

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