Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and includes a gorge along the creek. A small parking lot on South Creek Road provides access to of hiking trails, as well as access for fishing along the creek. In November 2015, the Erie County Parks Department announced that a forested parcel at the headwaters of Eighteen Mile Creek had been purchased by the county in order to prevent commercial development. The acquisition took place in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, who together with the county aimed to raise $320,000 for the purchase. The newly purchased forest in the town of Concord joins other county lands protecting the creek's headwaters, helping to provide habitat for fish and wildlife in addition to improving drinking water quality within the region. Over of land near the creek's headwaters are protected by the county, and are accessible to the public for passive recreation such as hiking. See also List of rivers in New York References Rivers of New York (state) Rivers of Erie County, New York Tributaries of Lake Erie