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Lakeside State Park

4.1 (17 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Holding our own, next to the big rigs.
Tara K.

Lakeside Beach State Park was our destination for our inaugural camp-out ever with our new-to-us '97 pop-up and '99 conversion van! We were there for Mother's Day weekend this year. We picked Lakeside Beach because of the scenic waterfront location and proximity to home for our first trip (an hour'ish away for us). We were on site C-20, a roomy level electric site with a gravel pad. The campground is divided into loops, and C-loop is pet-free. Our site was spacious and level. The C-loop was very quiet, only a few campers on that early-in-the-season weekend. More people were filled in on the D- and E-loops, which are pet-friendly. The loop roads are flat and paved. The bathrooms on C-loop were your basic camping set-up. Not updated, nothing special, but clean and functional. We were there on a quiet weekend, so I'm not sure how the cleanliness holds up when it is busier in the summer. The showers were small, but hot and provided enough privacy. The camp store was cute and well-stocked. Prices seemed what you'd expect from a camp store; hiked up to varying degrees for the captive audience. But it's still nice to know you have an option to grab something at the park if you forgot it. The campground is up on a bluff overlook above Lake Ontario. Loop A- and part of loop D- have lave-view sites. But we liked the coverage of trees on our C-loop site to help buffer some of the wind off the lake. You can access the lake down a hilly pathway. The lakefront is limited, and there is no swimming here. We cast a few lines, no such luck with catching anything shoreline fishing on the spring day we were there. Overall, we had a great time camping at Lakeside Beach State Park. It was basic, not a lot of amenities, which is why I give it a good, average review compared to other state park camping. For early- or late-season camping, we'll return someday. For summer camping, the lack of swimming and trails wouldn't work for us. We made some great memories there for our first-ever camping trip though, so it will always have that warm-fuzzy place in our hearts.

Quiet place to walk the dog during the closed season. Can be windy at times, dress warm. Great view of Lake Ontario!

Perfect campsite on the water
Erika M.

We love, love, loved our camping stay at Lakeside Beach State Park. It doesn't hurt that we came at the most beautiful time of the year with the leaves changing colors, but we were blown away by the park and the surrounding area. Our campsite was perfect! It was level and generously spaced. Located right on the water, it offered incredible views of both sunrise and sunset. We were also grateful for the trees that protected us from any wind off of the water. The sites are furnished with a picnic table and fire ring. And though we were just tent camping, our site offered hookups. We were a close walk to the bathrooms, which were adequate and moderately clean. In addition to garbage dumpsters, the campgrounds offers recycling which was a happy surprise. We were only here for an overnight stay, but it certainly was a highlight of our trip and wish we would have been here for another night. The sites are roomy, but certainly not private from your neighbors. The local area is really pretty in the fall. It is surrounded with apple orchards and there is a gas station within a half a mile of the park.

Taylor O.

My fiance, dogs, friends, and I camped here for a long weekend recently. In the park there are only four loops that dogs are allowed, D-G. The other loops, I don't believe you can even walk your dog down the loop. Once the park really filled in on Friday, it was noisey as heck. All dogs were barking and people were very loud. Children were screaming all over the place. I noticed that the water sites are so large that you could probably hide from the noise. So I would book again only for a water site. The campground beach was very nice, from what I heard; spacious and clean. Dog owners, be prepared most of the sites are rocky so cork screws are difficult to use. I wouldn't make this a yearly trip but I did enjoy it fairly.

During my walk on the disk golf course
Joe S.

This state park will get the job done, if you have interests in disk golf then you'll be reaching for a 4 star rating. I struggled to find decent photography (understanding the day was gloomy). Overall this state park might be better with nicer weather but from this occurrence it will be a 3 star experience.

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Very nice park except for bathrooms, they could be better. Nice groomed and layed out park.

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Holley Falls Park - My place for peace.  So serene and a wonderful place to walk your dogs.  The Falls are beautiful anytime of year.

Holley Falls Park

5.0(8 reviews)
14.6 mi

Beautiful, peaceful smaller park few picnic benches ; small walking trail. Located in downtown…read moreHolley, NY past their Public Works. Perfect place to enjoy nature, walk, fish or journal.

This is a tough one. Do I keep the knowledge to myself or not? But the right thing to do is to…read moreshare, and Holley Falls Park is worth sharing. If I could summarize the experience at Holley Falls in one word, this would be it: carpooling. Yes, there are a few spots at the base of the waterfall, but they fill up fast. If you're going with others, make sure you share a ride because if you don't, you'll be using valuable hiking time trying to find somewhere to park. I can't even imagine how crowded it can get if someone's having a party or any kind of event. Since you're next to the canal, and the waterfall is basically runoff, get ready for muddy trails. I didn't get stuck or too muddy, but I can imagine it being worse after a rainy day. It's not the worst uphill hike I've ever been on, but it's a good workout nonetheless. You can get pretty close to the falls from some spots on the trail. If you're like me and afraid of getting too close, you still get a good view from further back. There's spots for fishing, plenty of spots for just sitting around, and an overall sense that the park is well maintained. I'll happily return to Holley for a visit to the falls again. It's easy to get to from Rochester and the fresh air is worth the drive. Just make sure you share a ride if you can, you don't want your amazing day eaten up by looking for a parking spot!

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Holley Falls Park - The falls (spring 2023)

The falls (spring 2023)

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Waterfall (spring 2023)

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Queen's Royal Park

Queen's Royal Park

4.6(16 reviews)
42.7 mi

You can't beat the views! You're at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario. If you…read morelook across the river, you will see Fort Niagara on the American side (New York State). We did not walk to the Queens Royal Park. We will have to do that on our next visit. Rather, we stopped near the Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site. When you're done shopping and eating in the town of Niagara on the Lake, make your way over here for nature at its finest. There's a reason why they called this the Great Lakes.

What a beautiful, natural, "un-touristy" stretch of rocky shoreline, adjacent to grassy meadow…read morefields, just two blocks from the main drag (Queen Street) in Niagara-on-the-Lake. This area is akin to a craggy shoreline with a walking trail by the water's edge. You can clearly see an old, rocky fort/garrison just across the bay. My TO friends told me that area is actually in Nw York state, and the building is Fort Niagara. When I say it's close, I'm saying a good swimmer could swim there from here! There is a large, prominent hexagonal gazebo centrally located on the grassy stretch by the water's edge. It is quite Victorian in style, with white wooden cut-outs and embellishments. I thought it would make for a gorgeous location, with he craggy shoreline and Lake Ontario behind it, for wedding or engagement photos, or any momentous occasion, really. Just a beautiful site. (A gallery owner later informed us that this gazebo was built for the Stephen King movie, "The Dead Zone", and they gifted it to the town when the movie was done, as so many locals loved it. It really does seem to fit perfectly on the site). There is a large parking lot by the park, but I believe it is paid parking, FYI. It takes but ten minutes to walk the shoreline trail and back, but it's a wonderful stroll on a lovely day, and the area is so picturesque, it's like out of a postcard. Definitely worth the time, if you are in the area

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Queen's Royal Park - Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

Queen's Royal Park
Queen's Royal Park

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Golden Hill State Park

Golden Hill State Park

4.8(22 reviews)
12.4 mi

OMG THIS DRAFT IS A YEAR OLD!! Camping here for the second time. This time it's just me and the…read morehusband. On the motorcycles again and it's lovely. Checking in is easy and you can buy campfire wood and ice from the main office, and they'll even deliver it right to your campsite which was nice because there was no way I was gonna be able to carry 4 bundles of wood ($5 each) on my bike. They do have a nice playground. Not sure if I mentioned that in my first review. This is a good campground for families. The only thing I negative I can say about this place, and it isn't even their fault so I won't deduct any stars, is that there's a dairy farm right across the street from the entrance out on the main road so if the wind blows just right you get that awful ammonia and poop smell throughout the campground.

Niagara County has beautiful parks throughout, and like many other fellow yelpers, other reviewers…read morebrought myself and my boyfriend here to explore. Even though it was early May, and camping yurts and other things in park, weren't open, hardly anyone at park with it being offseason, we sure did enjoy the exploration of the park. Sadly we didn't check out the light house, as it was closed. The playground replica of the Point Light House was fun to go on, yes, as an adult, Ill admit we both enjoyed letting out our inner child. The nature trails may have been a bit muddy from recent rain, but easy to manage, recommend if you check park out after rain, wear hiking boots, or sneakers you don't mind getting dirty. Perfect for anyone whose a nature lover.

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Golden Hill State Park
Golden Hill State Park
Golden Hill State Park

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Wilkeson Pointe Park - Bella Vita Cares hanging out at Jack Craft Fair

Wilkeson Pointe Park

4.5(36 reviews)
47.2 mi

As summer 2026 is just ahead of us and I'm looking forward to going. But before they started the…read morenew renovations I would take my grand dogs and my dog there and play in the water. It's a beautiful location. Nice and private dogs. Love it. And I would go by myself and spend the whole entire day there. Relaxing. I have nothing bad to say about the place the way it was. Like I said, I'm looking forward to coming there very very soon and I will post what I think

Such a let down after they renovated it for 2 years…read more I used to love sitting at a table in the shade with my book and watch my family bring our dogs down there to play and now I can't even do that because the tables and chairs are gone and they build up the rock wall around the beach. The beach is still inaccessible there are giant cement blocks so it's not a straight shot down for a wheelchair and the grass around them is very uneven and hilly like ground for a wheelchair to go over and I got stuck in the rocks and had to ask people to help push me out, then on the way back to the walk way (video I posted) my wheelchair was going to flip. There are small simple things that they could have been done, I've been to other beach's that have strips over the sand/ rocks that wheelchairs can ride over. The building looks nice they added a small golf course. To me it seems like all they did was build the restaurant and build up the rock walls especially around the beach.

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Wilkeson Pointe Park - Beach entrance

Beach entrance

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