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Wikipedia / List of New York state parks

This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and former state parks.

In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), with the exception of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks, which are managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Outside of the Adirondacks and the Catskills, the state parks department is organized into eleven regions:

Forest preserve

The largest parks in New York are the Adirondack Park, at ; and the Catskill Park, at . Together they comprise the New York Forest Preserve, properties that must be kept "Forever Wild" according to Article 14 of the New York Constitution. Both parks are managed by DEC; the Adirondack Park is managed by the Adirondack Park Agency, as well.

State parks

OPRHP manages lands designated as state parks in New York, with the aims of providing public space for outdoor recreation while conserving natural and cultural resources. The agency offers the "Empire Passport", which provides unlimited day use vehicle entry to most of New York's state parks and recreational facilities. As of 2017, New York has 215 state parks and historic sites encompassing 350,000 acres. The agency's portfolio also includes 28 golf courses, 35 swimming pools, 67 beaches, and 18 museums and nature centers.

The following sortable tables list current and former New York state parks, respectively, all 'owned' or managed by the OPRHP, as of 2015. Some OPRHP-'owned' parks are managed primarily or in part by other agencies, through lease or partnership agreements. The second table lists five former New York state parks that have been transferred to other entities.

State parks

Former parks

State golf courses

The NYSOPRHP maintains two state golf courses in addition to the courses noted above:

Seasonal hunting

New York state parks and historic sites where some type of hunting is permitted on a seasonal basis are listed below. A state license appropriate for that type of hunting is required; some sites also require park permits to hunt.

  • 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

  • Robert H. Treman (limited to bow hunting)

  • 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)

  • 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)

See also

References

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation