Recreation & Entertainment Sparta’s attractions are of the “natural” variety – wide-open spaces for camping and other outdoor activities. There are plenty of other attractions nearby. Stony Brook State Park in Dansville has picnic areas and shelters, a “natural” swimming area, and hiking trails in a gorge that leads to a series of waterfalls. The Star Theatre, a movie-theater complex, is in Dansville. The popular New York State Festival of Balloons is held at the Dansville Municipal Airport, typically over Labor Day. Conesus Lake, popular with boaters and fishermen and –women, is about 10 miles north. Hemlock Lake, which is undeveloped and regulated, is great for peaceful nature hikes and only about 10 miles northeast. Geneseo is home to the State University College at Geneseo and has all the attractions and entertainment that you would expect to find in a college town, including concerts, theater, lectures and special events. Geneseo also has a movie theater and a bowling alley. |