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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. [5] The following sortable tables list current and former New York state parks, respectively, all 'owned' or managed by the OPRHP, as of 2015.
Watkins Glen State Park. Watkins Glen State Park is in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York 's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was ...
278,098 (in 2014) [4] Open. All year. Website. Hamlin Beach State Park. Hamlin Beach State Park is a 1,287-acre (5.21 km 2) state park located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Hamlin in Monroe County, New York, United States. The Lake Ontario State Parkway passes through the park.
Cayuga Lake State Park. / 42.896°N 76.75°W / 42.896; -76.75. Cayuga Lake State Park is a 141-acre (0.57 km 2) state park located on the north end of Cayuga Lake, east of the village of Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York, United States.
At 47,527 acres (192.33 km 2), [1] Harriman State Park is the second largest state park in the U.S. state of New York. [2] Located in Rockland and Orange counties 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City, it is a haven for hikers with over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails. The park is also known for its 31 lakes, multiple streams, public ...
Clark Reservation State Park is a state park in Onondaga County, New York. The park is in Jamesville, NY, in the Town of DeWitt, south of Syracuse. It was the site of a large waterfall formed by melting glacial ice at the end of the last Ice Age; the plunge basin at the base of the old falls is now a small lake. James Macfarlane described the ...
Website. Schodack Island State Park. Schodack Island State Park (formerly known as Castleton Island State Park[ 5 ]) is a 1,052-acre (4.26 km 2) state park that spans portions of Rensselaer, Greene, and Columbia counties, New York. [ 2 ] The park is located between the Hudson River and Schodack Creek, and was opened in 2002.
Cumberland Bay State Park offers a 2,700-foot (820 m) sand beach, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields. [5] The park also hosts a campground with 152 tent and trailer sites, 18 of which include electrical hookups. The campground is open May through October. [6] The park is a popular location for ice fishing during the winter months.