Maple Springs is a hamlet located within the Town of Ellery in Chautauqua County, New York, in the United States at an elevation of 1,312 feet (400 m) above sea level. It is situated along the east shore of Chautauqua Lake, between the villages of Mayville and Bemus Point. New York State Route 430 runs through the hamlet. Maple Springs, was the home of the historic Whiteside Hotel opened by William Whiteside in 1879 (boasting access by both steamboat and rail service), was recently recognized by the Bemus Point Historical Society for its historical significance. Initial room rates in 1879 started at $8.00 a week, and the hotel remained open for 105 years. Maple Springs is the setting for Midway State Park, the fifth-oldest remaining trolley park and fifteenth-oldest amusement park in the nation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009

Legend has it that Don Harewood named Maple Springs in the 1880’s for the maple trees that abounded and the springs that came out of the hillside behind his home, just south of where Broadway meets the lake. Much of the property was developed in the early 1900’s by Mrs. Sarah Bemus, a Realtor from Jamestown, and her nephew, John Prather, as the “Whiteside Park Allotment.” They set aside certain land, mostly along the lake front, as common property for all Whiteside Allotment owners.

In 1950 Mrs. Margaret Prather, John’s widow, deeded the common property to the Maple Springs Improvement Committee to hold in trust for the owners. The Improvement Committee had been formed as a not-for-profit corporation to purchase the old J.W. & N.W. railroad right-of-way along Chautauqua Avenue, which was done through citizen donations. It has a nine member board of trustees.

The Maple Springs Citizen’s Association was formed, probably in the 1920’s (there is a publication under it’s name dated 1925 referring to a meeting in 1924), to deal with various mutual concerns, such as maintaining common properties, street lighting and garbage collection. It has a seven-member board of directors. Maple Springs is in the Town of Ellery which has its offices in Bemus Point. The town is responsible for street lighting and local road maintenance.