About Whirlpool State Park

This captivating New York state park's amazing 125-foot whirlpool moves counterclockwise 30-35 miles per hour and is caused from a change in the Niagara River's flow. Whirlpool State Park's street level allows for great views of the rapids and whirlpool and has a gorge natural history room, picnic area and playground. Its river level offers the best area for fishing and hiking with many fossils to view in the gorge. The Niagara Whirlpool is thought to have been created 4,200 years ago.

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