A slew of outdoor activities challenge the adventurous at heart. Whitewater raft down the swift, salmon-filled waters of Cattaraugus Creek or angle for trout in well-stocked creeks, streams and lakes beginning April 1.

Explore nature’s playground at Allegany State Park, filled with miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails. Or mount your motorbike and take a relaxing cruise along miles of scenic, pastoral roads.

For a special thrill, stop at Holiday Valley for a family Mountain Coaster ride. Then spend the afternoon traversing bridges and platforms at the Sky High Aerial Adventure Park before rambling around the charming Village of Ellicottville.

Reserve a day on the Amish Trail for a trip into another place in time where you’ll discover an Old Order Amish community steeped in a rich cultural history and living without modern conveniences like electricity, phones and cars. Look for signs on farmsteads indicating open shops selling quality handmade quilts, baked goods, furniture, toys and more. You’ll be glad you did!

A leisurely stroll or full-on cardio run? Take your pick at Portville’s Pfeiffer Nature Center, offering miles of open-access trails on 648 plus acres of fields and forests. Wander around Griffis Sculpture Park’s mowed trails in East Otto and discover over 250 enormous, multi-dimensional figures like a gigantic metal spider, oversized mushrooms and a “living wall.”

A geological adventure billions of years in the making, Rock City Park boasts the world’s largest quartz conglomerate formation and features a 1,000-acre, million-dollar view. Spelunkers will love Little Rock City’s unusual, prehistoric rock formations with its mysterious passageways and caves.

Pick up your FREE visitors’ guide or download it at www.EnchantedMountains.com and plan your next Enchanted Mountain vacation now! For more details, call the Cattaraugus County Tourism Department at 1-800-331-0543 or e-mail us at info@EnchantedMountains.com.