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Snapshot details
- Name
- Bushnell's Basin
- URL slug
- bushnells-basin
- Category
- park
- Description
- Historic Bushnell's Basin is set on the boundaries of the towns of Pittsford and Fairport on the Erie Canal; overlapping each town. An up-and-coming location for the past decade, Bushnell's Basin has hosted several new projects enhancing its location and aesthetic appeal. It is the home of the volunteer Bushnell's Basin Fire Department (BBFD), which is situated in the center of the Basin and is currently constructing a new state-of-the-art facility. There are several neighborhoods surrounding the Basin, which are almost evenly split between Fairport and Pittsford mailing addresses. The surrounding residents marvel at the close proximity of a drug store (Eckerd's), a wide array of eateries (Pontillo's, Bruegger's bagels, Tom Wahl's, Abbott's Frozen Custard, Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters, Cascade Cafe, Dunkin Donuts), gas stations (Mobil and the newly-constructed Hess), a playground/park with lit up tennis courts (Kreag Road Park), and mostly everything you need in a green-grassed, picket-fenced, surburban life. Many residents enjoy a walk on the canal with an Abbott's in tow, or a trip to the Tennis Club of Rochester to watch the anticipated District Tournaments each summer. The quaint basin is not far from the Perinton Wegmans, Powder Mills Park, Eastview Mall, or Highway 490; perhaps these are all factors in the nearly unbearable rush hour traffic de facto forbidding all left-hand turns.
- Status
- Active listing
- As of snapshot
- 4/9/2026, 6:16:05 AM