Between 1895 and 1947, the property was used by the United States Armed Forces as a training grounds, and was known as the Stony Point Rifle Range.

The property was purchased in 1947 by Rochester car dealer Thomas Nagle and Genesee Brewing Company owner Louis A. Wehle for use as a Hereford cattle ranch. Louis Wehle's son, Robert G. Wehle, acquired the property in 1968. Robert G. Wehle was an avid conservationist, sculptor and breeder of English pointers, and founder of Elhew Kennels. Wehle used the property as a summer home and kennel. Several of Wehle's pointer sculptures can be found in the park, as well as dog kennels, and a dog cemetery. Prior to his death in 2002, he arranged for the property to be sold to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, who purchased the parkland for $2.8 million. The park was opened to the public in 2004.

Approximately 17,000 feet of Lake Ontario shoreline, some of which is fronted by limestone cliffs up to 80 feet high, is accessible within the park.

There are a total of thirteen trails in the park and all are named after Wehle's Elhew Kennels pointers. The longest trail, Snakefoot Trail is 4.9 miles.

Snakefoot Trail

Easy

Route type: Loop

Length: 4.9 miles