Four Mile Creek State Park is a
state park[ located in the Town of Porter in ]Niagara County
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''.
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, New York. The park is at the mouth of Four Mile Creek on the shore of Lake Ontario
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, approximately north of the Niagara Falls
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Description
The park offers picnic tables, a playground, hiking and biking, a campground with tent and trailer sites, yurt
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s, laundry facilities, recreation programs, a nature trail, and a food concession. Camping permits issued by the park allow for free parking at other state parks located in the area.[ Wildlife at the park includes great blue herons and ]white-tailed deer
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See also
* List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Four Mile Creek State Park
State parks of New York (state)
Robert Moses projects
Parks in Niagara County, New York
Rivers of Niagara County, New York
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