🌲 State Park
🥾 Easy
🐕 Dogs allowed
Niagara Falls State Park
America's oldest state park: Goat Island, the Three Sisters Islands, Terrapin Point and Prospect Point, all within walking distance of the falls.
Highlights
- Views of the American, Bridal Veil and Horseshoe Falls
- Terrapin Point on Goat Island looks straight into the Horseshoe Falls
- Luna Island sits between the American and Bridal Veil Falls
- Wooden walkways on the Three Sisters Islands lead out into the upper rapids
- The Schoellkopf Power Station ruins have a free elevator down to the river's edge
- The free Discover Niagara Shuttle runs from the falls to Old Fort Niagara
🥾 Trails
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Niagara Gorge Rim Trail
EasyFollows the top of the gorge north from the state park toward Artpark. Open to hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.
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Schoellkopf Power Station Trail
Near the Niagara Gorge Discovery Center. A free elevator goes down to the river at the ruins of the power plant that collapsed in 1956.
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Great Gorge Railway Trail
EasyStarts at the bottom of the Freedom Stairs next to the Whirlpool Bridge and runs along the lower gorge on the old railway bed. See the Freedom Stairs page for details.
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Niagara Scenic Parkway Trail
Easy -
Niagara Shoreline Trail
EasyPart of the gorge network, and Niagara's link to the statewide Empire State Trail.
Know before you go
- Where to start
- Lot 1 at Prospect Point (333 Prospect St) for the American Falls; Lots 2 and 3 on Goat Island for Terrapin Point and the Three Sisters.
- ⚠️ Safety
- Stay on marked trails and never enter the water.
Drones are prohibited (FAA no-fly zone).
📷 Best photo spots
- Prospect Point (American Falls)
- Terrapin Point (Horseshoe Falls)
- Luna Island
- Three Sisters Islands