Summer Fun: Free Guided Nature Hikes

Soak in the warm weather and hike these scenic state parks with a guide in Niagara Falls USA.

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 21: Frog or Toad?

Fort Niagara State Park, 1 Maintenance Ave., Youngstown
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Frog or toad? I don’t know! Come by the Nature Center to learn all about our local amphibians – their identifying characteristics, their habits and their habitats!

August 21: 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 at night on a guided tour.

August 22: Pictures and Paints at Whirlpool

Niagara Falls State Park - Whirlpool Area, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Walk partway down the rim trail with an educator, snapping pictures and learning more about the foliage of the Niagara Gorge before sitting down to use your photos as inspiration for your watercolor painting!

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 at night on a guided tour.

August 23: Let's Go Birding!

Niagara Falls State Park - Whirlpool Area, Niagara Scenic Parkway, Niagara Falls
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Go birding along the gorge with an educator while identifying all the species we can along the way! This program is intended for beginners.

August 23: 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 on this guided walk.

August 28: Fintastic Fish

Fort Niagara State Park, 1 Maintenance Ave., Youngstown
9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Learn with a park naturalist about the different fish of Niagara while learning to cast out a line, or learn to tie a simple fly or fly fishing!

August 28: River Stroll at the Falls

Niagara Falls State Park, 332 Prospect St., Niagara Falls
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Take a stroll around the park and along the river to discuss the importance of the Great Lakes and the role Niagara Falls plays.

August 28: 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 at night on a guided tour.

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 at night on a guided tour.

August 30: 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 on this guided walk.

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