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Niagara Falls State Park

A state park on the Niagara River in Niagara County, New York, established 1885, 221 acres. It counted 9,529,325 visitors in 2016.

Chart of Niagara Falls State Park on Lake Erie, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedBuckhorn Island State ParkBeaver Island State ParkBuffalo Harbor State ParkWoodlawn Beach State ParkEvangola State ParkLake Erie State ParkNiagara Falls State Park

The park

On the record

Water
Niagara River (Lake Erie system)
Location
Niagara County, New York
Established
1885
Area
221 acres
Visitors
9,529,325 in 2016
Run by
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Coordinates
43.0800° N, 79.0700° 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

  1. Buckhorn Island State Park4.7 mi · 895 ac · NY
  2. Beaver Island State Park10 mi · 952 ac · NY
  3. Buffalo Harbor State Park19 mi · 190 ac · NY
  4. Woodlawn Beach State Park23 mi · 107 ac · NY
  5. Evangola State Park33 mi · 733 ac · NY
  6. Lake Erie State Park49 mi · 355 ac · NY

Straight-line distance.

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Niagara Falls 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.