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Brookhaven State Park
Brookhaven State Park is a state park in Wading River and Ridge, New York, approximately east of New York City. Established in 1971, the park land was formerly the property of Brookhaven National Laboratory. Protecting a large amount of the Long Island Pine Barrens, the park also contains scattered wetlands. Brookhaven State Park is located along the east side William Floyd Parkway, between NY 25 and NY 25A New York State Route 25A (NY 25A) is a state highway on Long Island in New York, United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running for from Interstate 495 (I-495) at t .... The park contains of multi-use trails. See also * List of New York state parks References External linksNew York State Parks: Brookhaven State ParkBrookhaven State Park Trails (Wandering Around the Block) State parks of New York (state) Brookhaven, New York Parks in Suffolk County, New York 1971 establishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New York State Parks
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and ''former'' state parks. In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), with the exception of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks which are managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Outside of the Adirondacks and the Catskills, the state parks department is organized into eleven regions: *Niagara *Allegany *Genesee *Finger Lakes *Central *Taconic *Palisades *Long Island *Thousand Islands *Saratoga/Capital District *New York City Forest preserve The largest parks in New York are the Adirondack Park, at ; and the Catskill Park, at . Together they comprise the New York Forest Preserve, properties that must be kept "Forever Wild" according to Article 14 of the New York Constitution. Both parks are managed by DEC; the Adirondack Park is managed by the Adirondack Park Agency, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
