Whirlpool State Park is a 109-acre (0.44 km2) state park[2] located in Niagara County, New York,[5] north of the city of Niagara Falls. The park overlooks the Niagara Whirlpool on the Niagara River and the lower Niagara Gorge.
| Whirlpool State Park | |
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 Whirlpool State Park, June 2017 | |
  Location of Whirlpool State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | Robert Moses Parkway Niagara Falls, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Niagara Falls, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°07′01″N 79°03′40″W / 43.117°N 79.061°W |
| Area | 109 acres (0.44 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1928[3] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 364,528 (in 2016)[4] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Whirlpool State Park |
Description
editWhirlpool State Park is a day-use park offering a playground, picnic tables and pavilions, hiking and biking, a nature trail, fishing, and cross-country skiing. A visitor center is open during the summer months from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday.[1]
A stone staircase within the park descends into the Niagara Gorge; a 300-foot (91 m) section of the staircase was reconstructed in 2016.[6] The park is connected with nearby Devil's Hole State Park via the Devil's Hole Trail at the gorge's bottom, as well as a trail along the gorge's rim, which together form a complete loop.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Whirlpool State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 674. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 23.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Whirlpool State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ Besecker, Aaron (October 12, 2015). "State to rebuild crumbling stairs at Whirlpool State Park". The Buffalo News. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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