---
type: Place
title: Thomas Creek Wetland Walk
place_category: park
subcategory: nature area
website: 'https://fairportoced.org/fairport-oced-thomas-creek-wetlands-entrance-project/'
amenities_stated:
  - butterfly garden
  - sundial
  - parking area
  - link to Erie Canalway Trail
  - webcam
jurisdiction_basis: >-
  NYS Canal Corporation release places the wetland walk in the village; the
  Fairport IDA (village economic development agency) runs the entrance project.
  No official street address to map-check.
checked_on: '2026-10-03'
description: >-
  13-acre wetland walk near the village center, linked to the Erie Canalway
  Trail.
tags:
  - nature
  - canal
  - village
  - walk
sources:
  - resource: >-
      https://www.canals.ny.gov/News/2018/Public-Art-Installation-With-Sundial-Made-From-Old-Erie-Canal-Stones-Opens-In-Fairport
    title: >-
      New York State Canal Corporation: Public Art Installation With Sundial
      Made From Old Erie Canal Stones Opens In Fairport
  - resource: >-
      https://fairportoced.org/fairport-oced-thomas-creek-wetlands-entrance-project/
    title: >-
      Fairport Office of Community and Economic Development: Thomas Creek
      Wetlands Entrance Project
generated:
  by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
  at: '2026-10-04T18:49:45.626Z'
superbee_updated_by: 'process:hm-schema-v2-p3'
setting: outdoor
place_type: nature-preserve
features:
  - parking
---
# Thomas Creek Wetland Walk

13.2-acre urban wetland walk less than half a mile from the village center, linked to the Erie Canalway Trail. It has a butterfly garden and a sundial made from old canal lock stones; a new entrance opened in November 2024.

# Related

- [in area](../areas/village-of-fairport.md)