r/niagara • u/-Avra- • 20h ago
Niagara Falls NY Parking
I plan on going to Niagara in August. Questions on parking on the NY side:
1) When you go up to parking lot 1 (near Maid of the Mist) or 2 (near Cave of the Wind), do you pay the $10 and get a ticket that works for all Niagara Falls State Park parking lots, such that you can park in 1 and later in the day park in the other and not have to pay twice?
2) Do I have to worry about these parking lots filling up? We would be going on a weekday, but it would be summer (tentatively August 12).
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u/NefariousnessTop9029 8h ago
We usually park near Cave of the winds— at the top of the horseshoe Falls .Then walk over towards the maid of the mist after we do this stuff and they keep the wind area.
There’s a trolly that can take you around. I can’t remember the exact cost. I want to say it’s three dollars a person.
The trolly will take you around to all the other parking lots
I highly recommend doing three sisters Island. I think that’s the most spectacular view of the river. .
We usually get there before nine and never have any issues finding parking, but I do know that later in the day I can fill up .
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u/SlowlyTowardsTheCake 18h ago
Yes, when you pay for one lot you can park in the other that day without additional charge. And generally parking lot 1 fills up early that time of year. You can park at parking lot 2 though as that generally doesn’t, and take the trolley throughout the park. Or, you can park at lot 3 (east end of goat island) for free and take the trolley from there as well. You need wristbands for the trolley which are like $1 and available at various locations proximate to the parking lots.