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ASP Route 1: Allegany State Park, Allegany State Park, New York
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ASP Route 1: Allegany State Park

ASP Route 1, Scenic Drive · Salamanca → Quaker Run

Sweeping15.2 mi35 min1,700 ft climbHigh point ≈ 2,300 ftOne way
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The drive

ASP Route 1 is the main road through Allegany State Park, a 64,800-acre forest park in the hills of western New York. This drive follows it south from the park's Salamanca entrance, off Exit 21 of I-86, up through the summit area by the Art Roscoe ski area and down to Red House Lake.

Red House is the park's busy heart: a lake with a sandy beach, boat and bike rentals, cabins, and the Depression-era, Tudor-style Administration Building, which holds a natural history museum and looks out over the water. From there the road climbs into the forest again and rolls over the hills of the park's interior, where the speed limit is 35 mph, before dropping toward the Quaker Run area and ending just short of ASP Route 3.

It's a slow, sweeping road with a few twisty stretches, more about the forest than the speed. The Quaker side has its own attractions, including Quaker Lake, Thunder Rocks and the Bear Caves.

Along the way

  1. Salamanca
  2. Red House Lake
  3. Quaker Run (ASP Route 3)
Elevation
1,700 ft of climbing · high point ≈ 2,300 ft
SalamancaQuaker Run
Curves
Mostly gentle, with three twisty stretches
SalamancaQuaker Run
GentleHairpins

Good to know

  • There's a vehicle use fee, collected 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays in late spring and fall and daily in summer.
  • Speed limits are 25 mph in the Red House and Quaker areas and 35 mph in the forest.
  • ASP Route 1 closes to cars in winter, when the stretch through the forest becomes a snowmobile trail.
  • Black bears live in the park; feeding or harassing them can bring fines or eviction.

South of Red House it is not plowed after November 30 and is closed to cars from December 20 until spring, when it serves as a snowmobile trail. Roads close for snow, fire, storms and repairs: before you set off, check NY State Parks: Allegany State Park, Red House Area.

Questions about this drive

How long is the drive on ASP Route 1 through Allegany State Park?

ASP Route 1 from the Salamanca entrance past Red House Lake to the Quaker Run area is 15.2 miles and takes about 35 minutes at the park's 25 to 35 mph limits.

Is there a fee to drive into Allegany State Park?

Allegany State Park charges a vehicle use fee, collected from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on summer days and on weekends and holidays in late spring and early fall. Outside those times there's no collection.

Is ASP Route 1 open in winter?

No. ASP Route 1 closes to cars in winter, when it serves as a snowmobile trail; the park itself stays open year-round.

Is ASP Route 1 a twisty road?

ASP Route 1 is mostly gentle with three twisty stretches, and it climbs about 1,700 feet as it crosses the park's forested hills.

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Map of ASP Route 1: Allegany State Park, from Salamanca to Quaker Run