| 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″N79°03′40″W / 43.117°N 79.061°W /43.117; -79.061 |
| Area | 109 acres (0.44 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1928 (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 |
Whirlpool State Park is a 109-acre (0.44 km2)state park[2] located inNiagara County,New York,[5] north of the city ofNiagara Falls. The park overlooks theNiagara Whirlpool on theNiagara River and the lowerNiagara Gorge.
Whirlpool 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 nearbyDevil'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]
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