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Niagara Falls Parks - Botanical Garden
List of Parks in Niagara Falls
Victoria park, situated in the heart of Niagara Falls Canada, and between Niagara River, Gorge and Niagara escarpment, is probably the most seen and visited park. From early spring, to the middle of the fall, Queen Victoria Park is carpeted with the thousands of colorful blossoms, making this park one of the finest in the province Ontario.
Just upriver from the Horseshoe Falls, on the Niagara Parkway, there are Dufferin islands. This well-known natural beauty is a favorite spot for photographers. This secluded features picnic spots, a labyrinth of natural trails and several bridges, that connect total of eight islands. It is easy to explore them, since all of Dufferin islands are not big.
Navy Island, thanks to the strict Niagara Commission regulations and as it is accessible only by boat, is preserved in its natural state. If you are planning camping on the island, you need a special permit. Naval Island was very important in Niagara Falls history as a naval base and ship and canoe building site.
When driving from Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake, there is one of Niagara Falls parks that is a popular family site, great for the picnic, hiking and cycling. It is called Queenston Heights Park and is located only few minutes from Botanical Garden and Butterfly conservatory.
Botanical Garden Park features over 40 hectares of immaculately maintained gardens, with lovely displays of flowers, shrubs and trees. When strolling through Botanical Gardens, you can explore and enjoy the rock garden, the herb garden, the splendid arboretum and many available pathways.
On the other side of the border, state of NY, there is one of the parks that deserves to be mentioned, Niagara Falls State Park. The park is worth exploring, as it is the oldest park in the US, with majority of Niagara NY attractions within the park.
Niagara Parks Commission
Niagara Commission, the agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, is responsible for Niagara Falls parks and gardens, and all the Niagara Falls and Great Gorge attractions. Some of the attractions are Journey Behind the Falls and the Whirlpool Aero Car and beautiful gardens like Oakes Garden Theatre and Botanical Garden.
The agency runs and maintains over 1,720 hectares (4,250 acres) of parkland along the entire length of the Canadian Niagara River, stretching 53 km (36 miles) from Fort Erie in the south to Niagara-on-the-Lake in the north.
Thanks to the Niagara Parks Commission you will be able to enjoy many events like free concerts and Fireworks throughout the summer, Winter Festival of Lights, and thousands of floral displays, like Floral Clock or Centennial Lilac Gardens.
The agency also maintains many trails, Niagara Parkway and historic sites like Chippawa Battlefield Park, Queenston Heights, Navy Island, Laura Secord Homestead and more.
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