Highland Park, Rochester

One of the best parks in New York State. You can find great events here throughout the year. I’m the spring and summer there are so many beautiful gardens! The lilacs in May are absolutely stunning. The county does a fantastic job maintaining this public space and seems to continually make improvements to the park. Overall a remarkable out door space for all to enjoy.

Visiting for the Lilac Festival in May was one of the highlights of 2022 for me. It is a beautiful park and the festival was so much fun. There were a lot of things to do but the flowers were the best part. I would recommend bringing lots of water if its a hot day since it can be humid. I was honestly overwhelmed with the number of beautiful lilac bushes so it made leaving the park hard. We did a walking path that allowed us to see the flowers and the festival had signs saying where to go and where to park. The park is beautiful too. There are lots of large trees, several types of tree species, different flowering plants, and walking paths. The walking paths had benches so you can sit and enjoy the park. I would recommend coming to this park to anyone and wish we lived closer so I could come to this park more often!