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Encyclopedia > List of New York state parks

This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. See also New York State Parks. State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

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State Parks

The Adirondack State Park, also known as the Adirondack Park is a large state park in northeast New York. ... Allan H. Treman State Marine Park is located in the City of Ithaca in Tompkins County, New York in the USA. The park is at the south end of Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. ... Allegany State Park is a state park in New York state, located in Cattaraugus County, just above the Allegany National Forest in Pennsylvania. ... Battle Island State Park is a state park is located on the Oswego River in Oswego County, New York. ... Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park is located on the east bank of the Connetquot River, in Long Islands Suffolk County, New York near the village of Great River. ... Bear Mountain State Park is located on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. ... Beaver Island State Park is located in Erie County, New York in the town of Grand Island. ... Belmont Lake State Park is located on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. ... Bethpage State Park is a 1,475-acre New York state park. ... Blauvelt State Park is located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York not far from the Hudson River. ... Bristol Beach State Park is located on the Hudson River in Ulster County, New York. ... Buckhorn Island State Park is located in Erie County, New York in the Town of Grand Island. ... Burnham Point State Park is on the St. ... Buttermilk Falls State Park is located southwest of Ithaca, New York. ... Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park is located in the City of Canandaigua on the north end of Canandaigua Lake (one of the Finger Lakes). ... Canoe Point and Picnic Point State Park is on Grindstone Island in the St. ... Captree State Park is a state park in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The park is located on the west end of Fire Island, partly in the Town of Babylon. ... The Catskill State Park, also called Catskill Park, is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. ... Cayuga Lake State Park is located on the north end of Cayuga Lake in New York, east of Seneca Falls on west side of lake. ... Cedar Island State Park is located on Cedar Island in the St. ... Cedar Point State Park is located on Cedar Point in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. ... Chimney Bluffs State Park is on Lake Ontario. ... Cherry Plain State Park is located in Rensselaer County, New York in the USA. The park is located in the southwest part of the Town of Berlin, near the Massachusetts border. ... Chittenango Falls State Park is located in Madison County, New York east of Cazenovia Lake. ... Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is state park of the U.S. state of New York, located on the southwestern shore of Staten Island. ... Coles Creek State Park is located on the St. ... Conesus Lake is one of the minor Finger Lakes. ... Connetquot River State Park Preserve is a conservation area in Suffolk County, New York. ... Cumberland Bay State Park is located in the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York. ... Darien Lakes State Park is located in western Genesee County, New York near Darien Center, which is at the intersection of Routes 20 and 77. ... Delta Lake State Park is located on the southeast shore of Delta Lake in the Town of Western in Oneida County, New York. ... Devils Hole State Park is located in Niagara County, New York north of the City of Niagara Falls. ... Dewolf Point State Park is a small park, located on Wellesley Island in the St. ... Earl W. Bridges State Artpark State Park (or Earl W. Bridges State Artpark) is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. ... Eel Weir State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. ... Evangola State Park is in southern Erie County, New York west of the Village of Farnham, in the Town of Brant. ... Fair Haven Beach State Park is on the shore of Lake Ontario. ... Fillmore Glen State Park is located adjacent to the Village of Moravia in Cayuga County, New York. ... Fort Niagara State Park is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. ... Four Mile Creek State Park is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. ... Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is a state park located in the Town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. ... Glimmerglass State Park is located near Cooperstown, New York on the shore of Otsego Lake, which is the Glimmerglass of the Leatherstocking Tales of James Fenimore Cooper. ... Golden Hill State Park is located in the northeast corner of the Town of Somerset in Niagara County, New York. ... Grafton Lake State Park is a state park in Rensselaer County, New York in the USA. The park is in the south part of the Town of Grafton. ... Grass Point State Park is a state park located in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. ... Green Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located in Onondaga County, just east of Syracuse. ... Hamlin Beach State Park is located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Hamlin in Monroe County, New York in the United States of America. ... There is also a Harriman State Park in Idaho. ... Hecksher State Park is a park on the shore of the Great South Bay in Suffolk County, New York. ... Hempstead Lake State Park is a state park located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The park is located in Town of Hempstead. ... High Tor State Park is located on the northern edge of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York in the USA. See also List of New York state parks ... Higley Flow State Park is located in the township of Colton in St. ... Hither Hills State Park is a state park located at the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. See also List of New York state parks ... Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park is located at Honeoye Lake, one of the Finger Lakes in western New York in the USA. ... Hudson Highlands State Park is a state park in New York in the USA, located on the east shore of the Hudson River. ... Hudson River Islands State Park or Hudson Islands Park is located on the Hudson River in New York. ... Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park is located in Monroe County, New York in the USA, north of the City of Rochester. ... Jacques Cartier State Park is located in the Town of Morristown in Saint Lawrence County, New York. ... John Boyd Thacher State Park is a state park located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Albany, New York near Meadowvale, in Albany County. ... Jones Beach State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. ... Joseph Davis State Park is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. ... Keewaydin State Park is a state park in the Town of Alexandria in Jefferson County, New York in the United States of America. ... Keuka Lake State Park is located on the north end of the west branch of Keuka Lake in Yates County, New York. ... Knox Farm State Park is the former country estate of Buffalo’s renowned Knox Family. ... Kring Point State Park is located on the St. ... Lake Erie State Park is located in the Town of Portland in Chautauqua County, New York northeast of the village of Brocton. ... Lake Superior State Park is a state park located on a small lake, Lake Superior, in the Town of Bethel in Sullivan County, New York. ... Categories: Stub | New York state parks ... Letchworth State Park is a state park located 35 miles (56 km) south of Rochester, New York. ... Long Point State Park (in the Finger Lakes) is located on Cayuga Lake. ... Long Point State Park - Thousand Islands is located at the northeast tip of Point Peninsula on Chaumont Bay. ... Long Point State Park (on Chautauqua Lake) is located in the Town of Ellery in Chautauqua County, New York. ... Macomb Reservation State Park is in the Town of Schuyler Falls in Clinton County, New York. ... Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is a state park in Dutchess County, New York in the USA. The park is located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Hyde Park. ... Mary Island State Park is located in the St. ... Lake Minnewaska The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a twelve thousand acre preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in New York on US 44/55, five miles west of New York State route 299, near New Paltz, New York. ... Montauk Point State Park is located at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York in Suffolk County. ... American Falls is located in the park. ... Oak Orchard State Marine Park is located at the mouth of the Oak Orchard River at Lake Ontario in the Town of Carlton in Orleans County, New York. ... Oquaga Creek State Park is a state park at the border of Delaware County and Chenango County in New York in the USA. The park is partially in the Town of Masonville. ... Orient Beach State Park is located in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. Facilities and services See also List of New York state parks ... Peebles Island State Park is located in New York State at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. ... Pixley Falls State Park is in Oneida County, New York in the USA. The park is in the southwest corner of the Town of Boonville by the community of Hurlbutville. ... Point Au Roche State Park is a state park in Clinton County in the State of New York in the USA. The park is in the east part of the Town of Beekmantown on the shore of Lake Champlain. ... Reservoir State Park is a park located on the south shore of the Power Reservoir in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... Waterfalls at Robert H. Treman State Park Robert H. Treman State Park is a state park located in Tompkins County, New York in the USA. The park is located in the Towns of Enfield and Newfield. ... Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is state park of the U.S. state of New York. ... Categories: Stub | New York state parks ... Rockefeller State Park Preserve or Rockies as it is commonly known, is a large State Park in Sleepy Hollow, New York immediately next to the Hudson River. ... Rockland Lake State Park is located in the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York. ... Sampson State Park (along with Sampson State Park Beach) is located in Seneca County, New York in the USA. The park is on the east shore of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. ... Schodack Island State Park is located in Rensselaer County, New York in the USA. The park is at the Hudson River. ... Selkirk Shores State Park is located on Lake Ontario. ... Seneca Lake State Park is located in Seneca County, New York in the USA. The park is at the north end of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. ... Silver Lake State Park is located near the south end of Silver Lake in the Town of Perry in Wyoming County, New York. ... Southwick Beach State Park is on the shore of Lake Ontario. ... Stony Brook State Park is a public part located in the Town of Dansville in Steuben County, New York. ... Storm King State Park is a state park in Orange County, New York in the USA. The park is in the southeast part of the Town of Cornwall, next to the Hudson River. ... Sunken Meadow State Park and Sunken Meadow State Park Beach are located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, New York in the USA on the north shore of Long Island. ... Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area is a state park in the northeast corner of Dutchess County, New York in the USA. The park is located in the Town of North East, near the border of Connecticut. ... Tallman Mountain State Park is located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, adjacent to the Hudson River. ... Old photo of the main cataract Taughannock Falls State Park is located in the Town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the USA. The park is northwest of Ithaca, New York near Trumansburg, New York. ... Valley Stream State Park is a state park located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. The park is in the Town of Hempstead. ... Verona Beach State Park is located on the east shore of Oneida Lake in Oneida County, New York. ... Watkins Glen State Park is located on the edge of the village of Watkins Glen, New York, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County. ... Wellesley Island State Park is located on Wellesley Island in the St. ... Westcott Beach State Park is a state park in Jefferson County, New York in the USA. The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario in the Town of Henderson. ... Whirlpool State Park is located in Niagara County, New York, north of the city of Niagara Falls. ... Wildwood State Park is a state park located in Suffolk County, New York in the USA. The park is in the Town of Riverhead on the north shore of Long Island. ... The Wilson-Tuscarora State Park is in Niagara County, New York on the west side of the village of Wilson. ... Woodlawn Beach State Park is located in Erie County, New York near the village of Blasdell. ...

New York State Historic Sites

  • Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site
  • Caumsett State Historic Park
  • Clermont State Historic Site
  • Clinton House State Historic Site
  • Crailo State Historic Site
  • Crown Point State Historic Site
  • Darwin Martin House State Historic Site
  • Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
  • Fort Ontario State Historic Site
  • Ganondagan State Historic Site
  • Grant Cottage State Historic Site
  • Herkimer Home State Historic Site
  • Hyde Hall State Historic Site
  • John Brown Farm State Historic Site
  • John Burroughs Memorial State Historic Site
  • John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
  • Johnson Hall State Historic Site
  • Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site
  • Lorenzo State Historic Site
  • New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
  • Olana State Historic Site
  • Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
  • Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
  • Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site
  • Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
  • Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
  • Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park & Coe Hall Historic House Museum
  • Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
  • Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
  • Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
  • Senate House State Historic Site
  • Staatsburgh State Historic Site
  • Steuben Memorial State Historic Site
  • Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
  • Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
  • Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

The Battle of Bennington (August 16, 1777) was an important battle during the American Revolution in which British forces were defeated by American troops. ... The Darwin Martin State Historic Site is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo, New York, USA. The house and its outbuildings is located at 125 Jewett Parkway in Buffalo. ...

Golf Courses

  • Bonavista State Park Golf Course
  • Mark Twain State Park and Soaring Eagles Golf Course
  • Pinnacle State Park and Golf Course
  • St. Lawrence State Park Golf Course

External links

  • New York State Parks
  • New York State Historic Sites

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