Allegheny River Valley Trail
Walk, run, or bike the trail connecting Olean, Allegany, and St. Bonaventure, with beautiful stretches along the Allegheny River.
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Olean, New York
Explore Olean
There’s a lot to be proud of right here in Olean.
Whether you’re raising a family, starting a business, grabbing a cup of coffee downtown, enjoying one of our parks, or spending a Saturday supporting local farmers and makers, Olean has a lot to offer.
Get outside
Trails, parks, and natural spaces.
From riverside trails to dramatic rock formations, the Olean area is full of reasons to get outdoors.
Rock City Park
Just minutes from downtown Olean, Rock City Park is one of our area’s most unique natural attractions, with massive rock formations, trails, and scenic overlooks.
Gargoyle Park
Enjoy open green space, trails, recreation, disc golf, and another great place to spend time outdoors close to home.
Pfeiffer Nature Center
A short drive into Portville brings you to miles of hiking trails, forests, scenic overlooks, and opportunities to experience the natural beauty surrounding Olean.
Explore our parks
Community spaces for every age.
Marcus Park
One of Olean’s newest community investments, Marcus Park has been completely revitalized with an all-inclusive playground, modernized recreational facilities, green space, and a dog park. The $2.1 million redevelopment officially opened in May 2026.
Franchot Park
Franchot Park offers more than ten acres of recreation, including a children’s wading pool, playground, basketball, baseball and softball areas, walking and fitness trails, pavilions, a gazebo, and a nine-hole disc golf course.
Forness Park
One of Olean’s largest recreation areas, Forness Park offers sports fields, playgrounds, picnic areas, and plenty of room for families to spend the day outside.
War Veterans Park & Olean Recreation Center
From playgrounds and outdoor recreation to ice skating and community programming, War Veterans Park and the Recreation Center remain important gathering places for Olean families.
Shop, sip, and support local
Local businesses worth knowing.
Supporting locally owned businesses strengthens our neighborhoods and keeps Olean’s unique identity alive.
RocketCup Coffee
Stop into RocketCup’s Olean café at 116 West State Street for locally roasted specialty coffee and a place to meet, work, or simply spend some time downtown.
Beef ‘N’ Barrel
This family-owned Olean institution has served the Greater Olean area for more than 50 years from its North Union Street location and remains one of the places residents regularly recommend when someone asks where to eat in Olean.
Olean Area Farmers Market
Spend your Saturday morning at Lincoln Park supporting local farmers, growers, bakers, makers, and small businesses. The 2026 season runs Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, May 16 through October 24.
Olean Business Development Corporation & The Hub
The Olean Business Development Corporation works with entrepreneurs and small-business owners throughout the Greater Olean area, providing programming, connections, mentorship, and resources designed to help businesses start, grow, and remain in our community.
Arts, recreation & community
Something for every season.
Visit the Tri-County Arts Council, catch a local production at Olean Community Theatre, spend a summer night at Bradner Stadium, take the kids to the Olean Public Library, or enjoy bowling, mini golf, and family activities at Good Times of Olean.
Tri-County Arts Council
Olean Community Theatre
Bradner Stadium summer nights
Olean Public Library
Good Times of Olean
Discover Olean
Olean has incredible natural resources, strong neighborhoods, locally owned businesses, entrepreneurs willing to invest here, and residents who care deeply about their community.
We should celebrate what we already have while continuing to make Olean an even better place to live, work, raise a family, start a business, and visit.
Explore local. Shop local. Eat local. Support Olean.