Contact Information
4143 Lower River Road
Lewiston, NY 14092
716-754-4596
Located about midway between Lake Ontario and the Niagara Falls, the Joseph Davis State Park may be accessed from SR 18. The park lies right along the river's shore offering an opportunity to observe wildlife, fish from shore or the dock, picnic, hike or enjoy an 18-hole Frisbee golf course.Joseph Davis State Park has facilities for a wide variety of recreational activities. The terrain is generally flat, with fields, woodlands and ponds. Anglers can fish for largemouth bass in the pond near the park entrance or for a variety of freshwater fish from the fishing dock on the lower Niagara River. The park also has a nature trail, Frisbee golf course, as well as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling trails.
The Joseph Davis State Park is open year round offering picnicking, hunting, fishing and Frisbee golf. Small game hunting is permitted only during pheasant season; waterfowl hunting with permit only during season. Winter sports include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling.
The Joseph Davis State Park area experiences average January temperatures above 22 degrees Fahrenheit (above -6 degrees Celsius). It is important to note that this area receives some of the heaviest snowfalls in the nation. Summer temperatures average around 72 degrees Fahrenheit (around 22 degrees Celsius). Precipitation in the region ranges from less than 36 inches to approximately 40 inches of rain and snowmelt.
