Summer Fun: Free Guided Nature Hikes

Discover your sense of adventure and participate in a free guided nature hike this summer. Led by an informative park naturalist, experience Niagara Falls USA’s state parks and learn about the unique flora and fauna that surrounds. Register for one (or more!) of the following hikes here. For more information, call 716-282-5154.

August 15: Stroll at the Falls

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Join us for a casual stroll to Prospect Point and around Goat Island to view the Falls and explore what makes this park so unique!

August 15: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 16: Stroll Along the Gorge

Whirlpool State Park, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Join us educators on a weekly walk along the gorge from Whirlpool State Park to Devil's Hole State Park to learn more about the history and ecology of our gorge parks!

August 16: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 17: Hike Through History

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Discover the important people and events that created and protected our nation's oldest state park in this guided walk.

August 18: Sunset Photo Walk

Devil's Hole State Park, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Join a Park Naturalist on an evening photography walk along the Niagara Gorge.

August 22: Stroll at the Falls

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Join us for a casual stroll to Prospect Point and around Goat Island to view the Falls and explore what makes this park so unique!

August 22: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 23: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 24: Stroll Along the Gorge

Whirlpool State Park, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Join us educators on a weekly walk along the gorge from Whirlpool State Park to Devil's Hole State Park to learn more about the history and ecology of our gorge parks!

August 24: Hike Through History

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Discover the important people and events that created and protected our nation's oldest state park in this guided walk.

August 27: SNIFFari Through the Park

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Join us for a walk focusing on enrichment for our furry friends with many stops along the trail to let the dogs get their fill of new scents found in the park as we discuss some of the natural phenomenon and history surrounding the area.

August 29: Mammals of New York

Fort Niagara State Park, 1 Maintenance Ave., Youngstown
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Play a guessing game to learn about mammals we have in New York State! Feel thei furs and take a closer look at their skulls while we explore our outdoor neighbors.

August 29: Botanizing on Goat Island

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Walk from the arch into the woodland trail to talk about some of the interesting plants and some of the botanical surveys of the past.

August 29: Stroll at the Falls

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Join us for a casual stroll to Prospect Point and around Goat Island to view the Falls and explore what makes this park so unique!

August 29: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 30: Stroll Along the Gorge

Whirlpool State Park, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Join us educators on a weekly walk along the gorge from Whirlpool State Park to Devil's Hole State Park to learn more about the history and ecology of our gorge parks!

August 30: Goat Island Evening Walk

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Explore and experience the beauty of Niagara Falls as day fades to night on a guided tour.

August 31: Hike Through History

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Discover the important people and events that created and protected our nation's oldest state park in this guided walk.