Niagara Falls State Park

About Niagara Falls State Park

The Great Lakes Garden welcomes visitors to Niagara Falls State Park, the largest and most popular park in the United States, boasting more than 1,000 acres of natural beauty and history. Niagara Scenic Trolley guests can enjoy a 30-minute guided tour of the park and explore its many attractions, or hop on and off at various stops. The park's visitor centre offers a wide range of activities for children and adults, as well as a variety of food and drinks.

You will be surrounded by the thunderous force of the water falling, so the rain ponchos you see are not optional.

The Discovery Center offers a multiscreen theater that shows 12,000 years of Niagara, with interactive activities for all ages. A high-speed elevator provides access to the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center and the Natural History Museum. This 230 foot view offers one of the only U.S. locations where you can see American Horseshoe Falls. The boat trip starts on a steep hill with the rushing water and falls right in front of you.

This family-run hotel houses more than 1,500 aquatic animals representing ecosystems from the Great Lakes to coral reefs. Located in the basement of the Visitor Center, this film takes you to a 360 degree view of Niagara Falls and the Niagara River.

This corresponds to a waterfall of 31.8 feet per second, which hits the base of the falls at a speed of 1.5 feet per second.

Niagara Falls can generate up to 4,000,000 kilowatts of electricity, which is shared between the United States and Canada.

Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest national park in the United States and was founded as one of several such reserves that eventually became part of the Great Lakes National Park System (GLS).

Four of them end up in Lake Ontario, but they account for about one-third of all water in Lake Erie and about half of Lake Michigan.

Niagara Falls used to stretch seven miles from what is now Lewiston, New York, to Queenston, Ontario. Over the years, the abyss has shrunk by sometimes six metres a year to its present location, sometimes by five metres.

It was the first time alternating current was transmitted over a long distance, and one of the earliest examples of power transmission worldwide. At the time, electricity was being transferred from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, New York, via the Niagara Power Plant, a hydroelectric power plant in Lewiston.

The current erosion rate is about 0.30 m / year, compared to about 1.5 m / year for Lake Erie at the same time. It is estimated that even with a reduced rate of erosion, the remaining 32 km of Lake Ohio will be eroded and the waterfall will cease to exist. The water flowing through Niagara Falls is made up of an estimated 60 tons of dissolved salt, rock and dust created by the water flow, as well as water vapor, sand, mud and sandstone.

Only pets are allowed to travel to and from Niagara Falls, except for children under 5 years of age and adults over 65 years of age with valid permits.

Farm animals must not be allowed into buildings or on improved sidewalks or promenades, and farm animals must be clearly labelled with vests and dishes. Pets are not allowed on the improved sidewalks and promenade of Niagara Falls, except for children under 5 years and adults over 65 years with valid permits. All pets must be kept within 1.5 feet of the park entrance.

Take Interstate 190 North Exit, merge onto Interstate 290, cross the North Grand Island Bridge and take Exit 50. Take Exit 21 (Robert Moses Parkway), cross the South Grand Island Bridge and merge onto I-290, take Exit 50 and cross the west side of the park, cross the Niagara River and Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Signs point to Niagara Falls State Park and the North Grand Island Bridge on the west side of the park. Continue on I-290 until the Parkway merges with Prospect Street and cross the Niagara River on the east.

Signs point to the parking lot for the State Park and the North Grand Island Bridge on the west side of the park. Continue on I-290 until the Parkway merges with Prospect Street and crosses the Niagara River to the east. Take Interstate 90 and take Exit 21 (Robert Moses Parkway) to cross the South Grand Island Bridge. Cross the NorthGrand Island Bridge and continue on Interstate 290 until it merges with Prospekt Street.

Signs point to the parking lot for the State Park and the North Grand Island Bridge on the west side of the park. Take Interstate 90 and take Exit 21 (Robert Moses Parkway) to cross the South Grand Island Bridge. Continue on I-290 until the Parkway merges with Prospect Street and crosses the Niagara River to the east. Cross the North Grand Islands Bridge and continue on Interstate 290 until it merges with Prospekt Street.

Take Interstate 190 (North Exit) and take Exit 21 (Robert Moses Parkway) to cross the North Grand Island Bridge. Take Interstate 90 to Exit 20 (Robert Moses Parkway) or Exit 22. (Interstate 290) on the west side of the park to cross the South Grand Island Bridge and continue on I-290 until it merges into Prospect Street.

From Toronto, Canada, take the Gardiner Expressway to QEW South and enter the US at the Rainbow Bridge over the Niagara River. Continue on the Parkway until it merges into Prospect Street and continues on Niagara Street. Signs point to Niagara Falls State Park and the North Grand Island Bridge, as well as the Canada-US border.

Turn right and follow the signs to the park, then turn left onto Prospect Street and turn right onto Niagara Street, past the North Grand Island Bridge and into Niagara Falls State Park.