List of New York state parks

This is a list of state parks and state historic sites in the U.S. state of New York. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation offers an Empire Passport, a season pass that provides unlimited day use vehicle entry to most of New York's State parks and recreational facilities.[1]

Forest Preserve

The two largest parks in New York State are the Adirondack Park at six million acres (24,000 km²) and the Catskill Park at 700,000 acres (2,800 km2). They are managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; the Adirondack Park is also managed by the Adirondack Park Agency. Together, they comprise the Forest Preserve, properties that must be kept "forever wild" by Article 14 of the Constitution of the State of New York.

State Parks

State parks with external links are managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

View of the Bear Mountain Bridge from Bear Mountain
Buttermilk Falls State Park
Chittenango Falls State Park
Green Lake in Green Lakes State Park
Lake Kanawauke in Harriman State Park
Many of Knox Farm's buildings are still in use.
View of Lake Ontario from Lakeside Beach State Park
Middle Falls at Letchworth State Park
Lake Minnewaska at Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Niagara Falls State Park
Nissequogue River State Park
The Mohawk River from Peebles Island State Park
Waterfalls at Robert H. Treman State Park
Taughannock Falls State Park
The gorge at Watkins Glen State Park.

State Historic Sites

Caumsett State Historic Park
Clermont State Historic Site

State Park Golf Courses

Canisteo River Valley from Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course

State parks and historic sites which provide seasonal hunting

Many of these parks require a permit from the park as well as a hunting license.
  • Allegany
  • Bonavista (limited to bow hunting)
  • Bowman Lake
  • Buttermilk Falls (limited to bow hunting)
  • Cherry Plain
  • Chimney Bluff
  • Clarence Fahnestock (limited to bow hunting)
  • Clermont (limited to bow hunting)
  • Coles Creek (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Connecticut Hills (limited to bow hunting)
  • Darien Lakes
  • Fillmore Glen (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Ganondagon (limited to bow hunting)
  • Gilbert Lake (limited to bow hunting)
  • Grafton Lakes
  • Harriet Hollister Spencer
  • Higley Flow (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Hither Hills
  • Hudson Highlands
  • Hudson River Islands
  • Hunts Point
  • Jacques Cartier (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • John Boyd Thacher
  • Keuka Lake (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Lake Superior
  • Lake Taghkanic (limited to bow hunting)
  • Letchworth
  • Long Point (Cayuga County)
  • Mark Twain (limited to bow hunting)
  • Mine Kill
  • Minnewaska
  • Montauk Point
  • Moreau Lake
  • Napeague (limited to bow hunting)
  • Newton Battlefield (limited to bow hunting)
  • Oquaga Creek
  • Pinnacle (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Pixley Falls
  • Sampson
  • Schodack Island
  • Silver Lake
  • Sterling Forest
  • Stony Brook (limited to bow hunting)
  • Storm King
  • Taconic (Rudd Pond and Copake Falls)
  • Taughannock Falls (limited to bow hunting)
  • Robert H. Treman (limited to bow hunting)
  • Verona Beach (limited to bow hunting)
  • Watkins Glen (limited to bow hunting)
  • Wellesley Island (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader)
  • Whetstone Gulf (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader )

References

  1. ↑ New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. "Empire Passport". New York State Parks. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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