State park · Lake Erie · New York
Buckhorn Island State Park
A state park on the Niagara River in Erie County, New York, established 1935, 895 acres. It counted 41,006 visitors in 2020.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Niagara River (Lake Erie system)
- Location
- Erie County, New York
- Nearest town
- Niagara Falls
- Established
- 1935
- Area
- 895 acres (1.4 sq mi)
- Visitors
- 41,006 in 2020
- Run by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Coordinates
- 43.0561° N, 78.9833° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
Along the shore
Nearest Erie state parks
- Niagara Falls State Park4.7 mi · 221 ac · NY
- Beaver Island State Park6.8 mi · 952 ac · NY
- Buffalo Harbor State Park16 mi · 190 ac · NY
- Woodlawn Beach State Park20 mi · 107 ac · NY
- Evangola State Park32 mi · 733 ac · NY
- Lake Erie State Park49 mi · 355 ac · NY
Straight-line distance.
On the water
What to fish on Lake Erie
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Buckhorn Island State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.