Welcome Center
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Welcome Center at Niagara Falls State Park is now open
The 28,000-square-foot Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Welcome Center features glass walls and a low roof to maximize views and connections to the Falls. It includes new ticketing and information desks, new concession spaces, restrooms and associated support spaces, a rooftop PV array, special patterned glass to prevent bird impacts, green roof elements and a separate restroom building. Enhanced site amenities include new accessible paths, native plantings and wayfinding elements.
Future Additions
The final phase of the project (to be completed at a later date) will feature interpretive museum space including an immersive experience and exhibits highlighting a diversity of topics such as natural, industrial and Indigenous American history, as well as outdoor exhibits and interpretive signage.
About the Welcome Center
The building was designed by GWWO Architects of Baltimore and built by RP Oakhill Building Company of Buffalo. Other contributors to the building include The LiRo Group, TYLin, Trowbridge Wolf Michaels, Fisher Associates Landscape Architecture Studio and Haley Sharpe Design of the UK and Toronto. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation contributed $8 million toward this project and as a result is named in his honor. Wilson was the owner of the Buffalo Bills and a co-founder of the American Football League.
Hours
Schedule subject to change.
| Dates | Times |
| January 2 – May 14 | 8am to 6pm |
| May 15 – May 22 | 8am to 6pm (Sun-Fri) 8am to 8pm (Sat) |
| May 23 – 25 (Memorial Day Weekend) | 8am – 9pm |
| May 26 – June 11 | 8am to 6pm (Sun-Fri) 8am to 8pm (Sat) |
| June 12 – July 3 | 8am to 8pm (Sun-Thur) 8am to 9pm (Fri-Sat) |
| July 4 – July 6 (Independence Day Weekend) | 8am to 9pm |
| July 7 – August 28 | 8am to 8pm (Sun-Thur) 8am to 9pm (Fri-Sat) |
| August 29 – August 31 (Labor Day Weekend) | 8am to 9pm |
| September 1 – October 10 | 8am to 6pm (Sun-Fri) 8am to 8pm (Sat) |
| October 11 – October 12 (Indigenous Day Weekend) | 8am to 6pm (Sat-Sun) |
| October 13 – November 26 | 8am to 4pm |
| November 27 | Closed |
| November 28 – December 23 | 8am to 4pm |
| December 24 | 8am to 3pm |
| December 25 | Closed |
| December 26 – December 31 | 8am to 4pm |
| January 1, 2026 | Closed |
| January 2 – March 31 | 8am to 4pm |
| Shops of Niagara | Daily: 9am to 4pm |
| Tastes of Niagara | Daily: 10am to 4pm |
Park Information
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