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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.
North–South Lake is an 1,100-acre (4.4 km 2) state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve near Palenville, New York operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation near the site of the historic Catskill Mountain House overlooking the Hudson River. The escarpment on which the lakes are located is at 2,250 feet (685. ...
"Map of Green Lakes State Park" (PDF). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. July 7, 2009. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2011. "The Underwater World of Green Lakes", video obtained using a robotic submarine by Dr. Mark A. Teece. Photographs by Matthew Conheady at Green Lakes State Park.
Nicks Lake is located south-southwest of Old Forge, New York. The campground at Nicks Lake has 112 campsites, a picnic area, a beach with lifeguards and over 5 miles (8.0 km) of hiking trails. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, brown trout, white sucker, rainbow trout, yellow perch, and black bullhead. There is a state owned ...
Brown Tract Pond Campground is a campground run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [2] in Raquette Lake, New York.It is located on the shores of Browns Tract Pond [3] in a remote area of the Adirondacks, [4] approximately two miles (3.2 km) from Raquette Lake, near the town of Inlet in Hamilton County.
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".
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 .
Chenango Valley State Park is a 1,137-acre (4.60 km 2) state park located in Broome County, New York in the United States. [2] [4] The park is located adjacent to the Chenango River in western part of the Town of Fenton. The park includes the 18-hole Chenango Valley State Park Golf Course. [1] [5] [6]