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 Fort Niagara State Park - Porter, NY Posted by:  Rayman
N 43° 15.874 W 079° 03.168
17T E 658032 N 4792036
Fort Niagara State Park is located at the mouth of the Niagara River where it meets Lake Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM3032
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/18/2008
Views: 61
Fort Niagara State Park is a large park along the shores of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River. There are plenty of picnic tables and pavilions available for use, scattered throughout the park. Along the shore of the lake is a grassy slope that leads down to a rocky beach. The beach itself is nothing to be desired, but the grass hill is a great place to catch some sun. On a clear day, you can see the Toronto skyline too. Nearby is a large swimming pool with waterslide and a small restaurant. All throughout the park are over 20 soccer fields, which are popular during the summer months for tournaments. There is a boat launch on the west side of the park allowing you access to the river and lake for some fishing or hunting.
The admission fee is only charged from Memorial Day to Labor Day. There is also an additional fee to enter Fort Niagara.
Park Type: Day Use
Activities:
Many many soccer fields, limited hiking trails, picnicing, biking, playgrounds, swimming pool with waterslide, cross-country skiing, sledding hill, fishing, and water hunting.
Park Fees: Not listed
Background:
In the northwest corner of the park is Old Fort Niagara, an area filled with a ton of history. The fort played an important role in the struggles of France, Great Britain, and the United States to control the Great Lakes region of North America, and also helped shape the destinies of the Iroquois (Six Nations) peoples and the nation of Canada. It played a key role during the French & Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, and the U.S. Civil War. The area outside of Fort Niagara, but within the park, was also used as a POW camp during World War II.
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Additional Entrance Points: N 43° 15.318 W 079° 03.033
Date Established?: Not listed
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