New York Park List

The Adirondack region boasts over 3,000 lakes, 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, and a wide variety of habitats, including globally unique wetland types and old growth forests. The heart of the Adirondack Park is the Forest Preserve, which was created by an act of the Legislature in 1885 ...

The African Burial Ground National Monument is truly a Sacred Space in Manhattan. GSA's African Burial Ground project began in 1991, when, during excavation work for a new federal office building, workers discovered the skeletal remains of the first of more than 400 men, women and children. Further investigation ...

Allan H. Treman State Park is one of the largest inland marinas in New York State. It boasts 370 seasonal, 30 transient and 30 dry boat slips. The park has picnic areas and playing fields and provides access to the Barge Canal and Seneca Lake. MARINA ONLY - No Camping. ...

Allegany State Park's 65,000 acres is known for its primitive forested valleys, un-glaciated landscape, fall leaves and wildlife. The two developed areas, Red House and Quaker, make this the largest state park in the system. Both areas offer sand beaches, picnic areas, museums, hiking trails and naturalist walks. Walkers ...

Steuben County operates and maintains the Kanakadea Recreation Area at Almond Lake. Recreation facilities include a boat launch, picnic area and campground. The project currently taking place at Almond Lake is a unit of the comprehensive flood damage reduction plan for the protection of communities in southern New York and ...

The Amagansett National Wildlife refuge provides wildlife watchers a great opportunity to observe unique East Coast wildlife. The refuge graces the shore of the Atlantic Ocean on Long Island's south fork. Established December 16, 1968, the 36-acre refuge is of special significance in the protection and ...

Voted "Best Outdoor Music Venue in Western New York" by Buffalo Spree. Earl W. Brydges Artpark is dedicated to presenting the finest in performing and visual arts programs, including Broadway musicals and classical, jazz and pop music concerts; art exhibits; classes, workshops and demonstrations, and tours of the park's geological ...

This park derived its name from a battle which took place on a nearby island on the Oswego River in the mid-1700s. In 1916 most of the land owned by F. A. Emerick was deeded to the state. Battle Island officially became a state park in 1938 when the ...

Bayard Cutting Arboretum's purpose is "to provide an oasis of beauty and quiet for the pleasure, rest and refreshment of those who delight in outdoor beauty, and to bring about a greater appreciation and understanding of the value and importance of informal planting." The current collection of fir, spruce, ...

Bayswater Point State Park comprises 12 acres at the tip of a peninsula in the Rockaways that juts out into the Mott Basin on the eastern shore of Jamaica Bay. The terrain is varied and includes beachfront, wetlands and woodlands. This diversity helps make it an ideal habitat for ...

Bear Mountain State Park is situated in rugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson River. The park features a large play field, shaded picnic groves, a dock on the Hudson for mooring small craft, lake and river fishing access, a swimming pool, a zoo and nature, ...

Enjoy interactive natural history exhibits and learn about the park environment from a park naturalist. See the beautiful butterfly gardens and get ideas for your own wildflower gardens. Take a nature walk around the lagoon and expierence Beaver Island's diverse wildlife. Get free maps and trail guides for the ...

In 2006, Beaver Island State Park was voted by WGRZ - Channel 2 viewers as the area's best beach and best picnic place! Beaver Island State Park is located at the south end of Grand Island in the upper Niagara River. The 950 acre park has a half-mile sandy ...

Belmont Lake State Park is a full service park and the headquarters of the Long Island State Park Region. Activities include boating, fishing, picnicking, biking, horseback riding, hiking and cross-country skiing. The park also has playing fields, horseshoe and basketball courts and playgrounds.Please notes that the only pets allowed ...

Bethpage State Park is best known for its five world-class golf courses, including the world-renowned Black Course which was the site of the U.S. Open Championship in 2002 and will again host the U.S. Open in 2009. Visitors also flock to the park to use the park's picnic facilities, ...

Perched atop a hill in Southern Otsego County, Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park provides spectacular views to the south and west. Nearly two thirds of the park is blanketed by a forest of hardwoods intermixed with smaller areas of conifer plantation. The remainder of this 200-acre property is ...

Big Six Mile Creek Marina State Park provides a boat launch for boating and fishing access, 134 seasonal boat slips, gasoline and oil sales, ice and pump out service. Seasonal slip vacancies are filled by a lottery every year. Please note that household pets are the only ones ...

Blauvelt State Park is 590 acres of forested green space in Rockland County. Hiking trails provide the only access and afford spectacular views of the Hudson Valley. Note: Park is undeveloped -- there are no toilets and there is limited parking. Park hours and facility operations are subject to change. ...

Nestled above the shore overlooking Seneca Lake, this park derived its name from the amazing lake view visible from the golf course. The 9-hole course can be played twice from different tees for an 18-hole round. There is also an attractive clubhouse/ restaurant. The park has shaded picnic areas ...

Bowman Lake State Park is a remote sylvan retreat known as "a camper's paradise." Scenic park roads wind through evergreen and hardwood forests to shady campsites. There is a sandy lakefront for swimmers and sunbathers with several picnic areas nearby. The lake is regularly stocked with trout, and birdwatchers ...

One of the most undisturbed natural areas of Gateway National Recreation Area, Breezy Point Tip is an isolated peninsula beach in New York City. This wild westernmost tip of Rockaway Peninsula, transferred to the National Park Service in 1972, features beach, bay shoreline, sand dunes, marshes and coastal grasslands. Breezy ...

Buckhorn Island State Park, 895 acres of marsh, meadows and woods and the last vestige of once vast marshlands and meadows that bordered the Niagara River, is classified as a park preserve. The public is welcome to walk the nature trail, hike, fish and cross-country ski in the park. ...

Burnham Point State Park is small and quiet with lightly-wooded campsites, ideal for boating, fishing and relaxing. Boaters can explore local towns, islands and historic sites for miles up and down the scenic river. Popular game fish include bass, pike, muskellunge and walleye. In addition to tent and trailer ...

Buttermilk Falls State Park takes its name from the foaming cascade formed by Buttermilk Creek as it flows down the steep valley side toward Cayuga Lake. The upper park has a small lake, hiking trails through woodlands and along the gorge and rim, picnic areas and playing fields. The ...

Take a step back in time at Caleb Smith State Park Preserve. Much of the Preserve's 543 acres are undeveloped, allowing visitors to explore its many different habitats including freshwater wetlands, ponds, streams, fields and upland woods. Nestled in the heart of Smithtown, the Preserve is a refuge for ...

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve offers environmental education programs year round for schools at all grade levels. The preserve also offers interpretive programs for youth organizations and the general public including Tiny Tots (3-5 year olds), Fun for Kids, Family Adventures, and Adult Ed-ventures. The nature museum is in the ...

Camp Hero State Park encompasses 415 acres of diverse landscape including heavily wooded areas, a long expanse of beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and an historic military installation. Specific features of Camp Hero are magnificent pristine maritime forests, freshwater wetlands, spectacular ocean vistas and dramatic bluffs rising from the ...

Canandaigua Lake Marine Park is a boat launch facility and provides fishing access to Canandaigua Lake. Household pets only please; caged or on a leash not more than 6 feet. Proof of rabies inoculation is also needed. Park hours and facility operations are subject to change. Patrons are encouraged ...

Canoe-Picnic Point State Park is only reachable by boat, offering a quiet camping experience in a wooded area with plenty of dock space available. Just south of the camping area is Picnic Point, a picnic ground with a beautiful picnic gazebo, shore dinner cooking facility and dockage. The fishing ...

Captree State Park lies at the eastern tip of Jones Beach Island in the heart of the fishing grounds. Captree is a fisherman's haven and a picnicker's delight. The park features a boat basin with open and charter boats available for fishing, as well as scuba diving, sightseeing and ...