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State park: Location: 201 Middle Road Horseheads, New York [1] Coordinates: Area: 464 acres (1.88 km 2) [2] Operated by: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Visitors: 26,930 (in 2014) [3] Open: All year: Website: Mark Twain State Park and Soaring Eagles Golf Course
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".
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.
State park: Location: 4955 State Highway 37 Ogdensburg, New York [1] Coordinates: Area: 316 acres (1.28 km 2) [2] Operated by: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Visitors: 9,386 (in 2014) [3] Open: All year: Website: St. Lawrence State Park Golf Course State Park
[9] [10] [11] Clark Reservation became a state park in 1926. The New York State executive budget plan for 2010-2011 called for Clark Reservation State Park to be closed as a budget-cutting measure. [12] The park closings were reversed for the 2010 season by legislation passed on May 28, 2010. [13]
New York State Parks: Green Lakes State Park Archived September 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, official State of New York website for the park with contact and camping reservation information. Green Lakes State Park Golf Course webpage Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine with contact information, times and fees. "Map of Green ...
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]
Long Point State Park – Thousand Islands is a 23-acre (0.093 km 2) state park located at the northeast tip of Point Peninsula on Lake Ontario's Chaumont Bay. The park is located in the Town of Lyme in Jefferson County, New York. The park was established by New York State in 1913 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation. [3]