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Prospect Point at the Niagara Reservation, c. 1900.The reservation, known today as Niagara Falls State Park, was the first park opened by New York State.. State-level procurement and management of parks in New York began in 1883, when then-governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation authorizing the appropriation of lands near Niagara Falls for a "state reservation".
Southwick Beach State Park is a New York State park that lies along an unusual stretch of sandy beach on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. The park is 464 acres (188 ha) in size with a 3,500 foot (1,100 m) length of beach, and is visited annually by about 100,000 people. [ 1 ]
Schodack Island State Park was opened in 2002, [3] and was initially a day-use only park. In 2013, plans were proposed to add camping facilities to the park, representing the first new campground constructed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in approximately 35 years. [ 7 ]
State park: Location: 68 Thompsons Lake Road East Berne, New York [1] Coordinates: Area: 308 acres (1.25 km 2) [2] Operated by: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Visitors: 63,934 (in 2014) [3] Open: All year: Website: Thompson's Lake State Park
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.
Beginning Monday, April 1, veterans and Gold Star families who are state residents can get into state parks, campgrounds, day use areas, historic sites and recreations areas for free through the ...
Coles Creek State Park is a 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) state park located on the Saint Lawrence River on the west bank of Coles Creek. The park is in the Town of Waddington in St. Lawrence County , New York .
Four Mile Creek State Park is a 248-acre (1.00 km 2) state park [2] located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. The park is at the mouth of Four Mile Creek on the shore of Lake Ontario , approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of the Niagara Falls .