This is a list of state parks in the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

of New York. Also listed are state

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...

s, seasonal

hunting Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, ...

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

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s 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 The Adirondack Park is a part of Forest Preserve (New York), New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York (state), New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasur ...

, at ; and the

, at . Together they comprise the New York Forest Preserve, properties that must be kept "Forever Wild" according to Article 14 of the

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. Both parks are managed by DEC; the

is managed by the

Adirondack Park Agency Adirondack may refer to: Places *Adirondack Mountains, New York, US **Adirondack Park, a protected area in the US, containing a large portion of the Adirondack Mountains *Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York * Adirondack, New ...

, as well.

State parks

OPRHP manages lands designated as state parks in New York, with the aims of providing public space for outdoor recreation while conserving natural and cultural resources. The agency offers the "Empire Passport", which provides unlimited day use vehicle entry to most of New York's state parks and recreational facilities. 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. The following sortable tables list ''current'' and ''former'' New York state parks, respectively, all 'owned' or managed by the OPRHP, as of 2015. Some OPRHP-'owned' parks are managed primarily or in part by other agencies, through lease or partnership agreements. The second table lists three former New York state parks that have been transferred to other entities.

State parks

Former parks

State golf courses

The NYS OPRHP maintains two ''state golf courses'' in addition to the courses noted above: * Indian Hills State Golf Course (Finger Lakes Region), an 18-hole course in

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Sag Harbor State Golf Course The Sag Harbor State Golf Course is , 9-hole golf facility is located in the middle of a parcel known as the Barcelona Neck Natural Resources Management Area. The golf course is entirely located in the town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, Ne ...

(Long Island Region), a nine-hole facility within the Barcelona Neck Natural Resources Management Area,

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Sag Harbor State Golf Course
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Seasonal hunting

New York state parks and historic sites where some type of

is permitted on a

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basis are listed below. A state license appropriate for that type of hunting is required; some sites also require park permits to hunt. * Allegany * Bonavista (limited to

bow hunting Bowhunting (or bow hunting) is the practice of hunting game animals by archery. Many indigenous peoples have employed the technique as their primary hunting method for thousands of years, and it has survived into contemporary use for sport and h ...

) * Bowman Lake * Buttermilk Falls (limited to bow hunting) * Cherry Plain * Chimney Bluff * Clarence Fahnestock (limited to bow hunting) * Clermont (limited to bow hunting) * Coles Creek (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Connecticut Hills (limited to bow hunting) * Darien Lakes * Fillmore Glen (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Ganondagon (limited to bow hunting) * Gilbert Lake (limited to bow hunting) * Grafton Lakes * Harriet Hollister Spencer * Higley Flow (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Hither Hills * Hudson Highlands * Hudson River Islands * Hunts Point * Jacques Cartier (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * John Boyd Thacher * Keuka Lake (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Lake Superior * Lake Taghkanic (limited to bow hunting) * Letchworth * Long Point (Cayuga County) * Mark Twain (limited to bow hunting) * Mine Kill * Minnewaska * Montauk Point * Moreau Lake * Napeague (limited to bow hunting) * Newton Battlefield (limited to bow hunting) * Oquaga Creek * Pinnacle (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Pixley Falls * Sampson * Schodack Island * Silver Lake * Sterling Forest * Stony Brook (limited to bow hunting) * Storm King * Taconic (Rudd Pond and Copake Falls) * Taughannock Falls (limited to bow hunting) * Robert H. Treman (limited to bow hunting) * Verona Beach (limited to bow hunting) * Watkins Glen (limited to bow hunting) * Wellesley Island (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader) * Whetstone Gulf (limited to bow hunting and muzzle loader )

References

External links

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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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 Preservati ...

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Forest preserve

State parks

State parks

Former parks

State golf courses

Seasonal hunting

See also

References

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