State park · Lake Ontario · New York
Whirlpool State Park
A state park on the Niagara River in Niagara County, New York, established 1928, 109 acres. It counted 364,528 visitors in 2016.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Niagara River (Lake Ontario system)
- Location
- Niagara County, New York
- Nearest town
- Niagara Falls
- Established
- 1928
- Area
- 109 acres
- Visitors
- 364,528 in 2016
- Run by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Coordinates
- 43.1170° N, 79.0610° 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
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Straight-line distance.
On the water
What to fish on Lake Ontario
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Whirlpool 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.
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