New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation - Detailed information about everything New York State has to offer at the best state park system in the nation.Taughannock Falls State Park - Site features general park information, map of hiking trails, and scenic photos. The park features the Taughannock Waterfall located in Ulysses, NY, the tallest in the Northeast with a 215 foot (66 meters) sheer vertical drop.
Lock Island - Phoenix, NY - Gateway to Oswego County - Located in downtown Phoenix, New York, Lock Island Park and Pavilion is on the Oswego River to control Lock One as the Gateway to Oswego County and Lake Ontario to the North. The park provides the ongoing enjoyment of boat traffic as it passes through the lock. Easy access to local shops, restaurants, and parks.
Saugerties Lighthouse - The first lighthouse at the mouth of the Esopus Creek at Saugerties was built in 1838. It was constructed to guide ships away from nearby shallows and into the Esopus Creek when Saugerties was a major port with daily commercial and passenger transportation. The present lighthouse was built in 1869 and is open weekends and holidays, Memorial Day through Columbus Day, 2pm to 5pm.
Lake Placid NY, Whiteface Mountain, Adirondacks - Guide to Lake Placid, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains. Maps, dining, lodging, attractions, history, weather and skiing information.
Montauk Lighthouse, New York - Welcome to the Montauk Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in New York State. The Lighthouse was authorized under President George Washington in 1792. Online gift shop, pictures, videos, and events calendar.
Moreau Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Niagara Reservation State Park - NPS Listing
Long Island Lighthouses - A web site dedicated to Long Island Lighthouses with photos, history, events, links and lighthouse preservation news.
New York State Memorial - National Park Service - This 43 foot tall granite memorial was dedicated on Oct 17, 1917, on the occasion of the National Memorial Reunion and Peace Jubilee and commemorates the 49th, 51st, and 46th infantry and the 2nd New York Light Battery L.
Nyack Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Oak Orchard State Marine Park - NPS Listing
Chittenango Falls State Park - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park - NPS Listing
Clarence Fahnestock State Park - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Oquaga Creek State Park - NPS Listing
Clark Reservation State Park - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Orient Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Clay Pit Ponds State Park - Preserve - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Peebles Island State Park - NPS Listing
Coles Creek State Park - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Pinnacle State Park - NPS Listing and Golf Course
Conesus Lake Boat Launch - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Pixley Falls State Park - NPS Listing
Connetquot River State Park Preserve - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Point Au Roche State Park - NPS Listing
Cumberland Bay State Park - NPS Listing - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Riverbank State Park - NPS Listing
Keuka Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Darien Lakes State Park - NPS Listing - - listing Provided by the National Park Service.
Lake Tiorati Beach - Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Gilbert Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch
Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Saratoga Spa State Park - NPS Listing
Lodi Point State Park - NPS Listing
Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Long Island Environmental Interpretive Center
Selkirk Shores State Park - NPS Listing
Seneca Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Silver Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Silver Mine - Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Glimmerglass State Park - NPS Listing
Wilson-Tuscarora State Park - NPS Listing
Golden Hill State Park - NPS Listing
Woodlawn Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Goosepond Mountain State Park - NPS Listing
Hunt's Pond State Park - NPS Listing
Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park - NPS Listing
Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park - NPS Listing
Grafton Lakes State Park - NPS Listing
Jacques Cartier State Park - NPS Listing
Grass Point State Park - NPS Listing
James Baird State Park - NPS Listing
Long Point State Park - NPS Listing - Finger Lakes
Green Lakes State Park - NPS Listing
John Boyd Thacher State Park - NPS Listing
Long Point State Park - NPS Listing - Thousand Islands
Hamlin Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Long Point State Park - NPS Listing on Lake Chautauqua
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area
Jones Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Joseph Davis State Park - NPS Listing
Reservoir State Park - NPS Listing
Keewaydin State Park - NPS Listing
Robert H. Treman State Park - NPS Listing
Dean's Cove Boat Launch - a boat launch site, including power boats, with wheel-chair accessible fishing access. No other facilities. Empire Passport accepted.
Robert Moses State Park - Long Island
Delta Lake State Park - NPS Listing - park has a sandy beach, picnic areas, hiking and nature trails, boat launch, and fishing. Park has 101 tent, trailer or RV camping sites. Winter visitors can cross-country ski, snowshoe or ice fish.
Robert Moses State Park - Thousand Islands
Devil's Hole State Park - NPS Listing - A wildly beautiful walkway leads down from the park along the turbulent Niagara River 300 feet into the wooded gorge and offers an up-close, spectacular view of the gorge's rapids.
Taconic State Park - NPS Listing - Rudd Pond Area
Roberto Clemente State Park - NPS Listing
Dewolf Point State Park - NPS Listing - Fishermen and nature lovers appreciate this small park's rustic beauty and turn-of-the-century gazebo and dockage for boats on the Lake of the Isles in the St. Lawrence River. Also camping and cabin community.
Tallman Mountain State Park - NPS Listing
Earl W. Brydges ArtPark - State Park - NPS Listing - 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 and historic sites and nature trails.
Taughannock Falls State Park - NPS Listing
Eel Weir State Park - NPS Listing - located on the Oswegatchie River two miles from Black Lake. Excellent area for bass fishing, canoes andr rowboats. Thirty-eight campsites are available, picnic area and pavilion.
Thompson's Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Lakeside Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Macomb Reservation State Park - NPS Listing
Southwick Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park - NPS Listing
St. Lawrence State Park - NPS Listing Golf Course
Hudson River Islands State Park - NPS Listing
Waterson Point State Park - NPS Listing
Kring Point State Park - NPS Listing
Fair Haven Beach State Park - NPS Listing
High Tor State Park - NPS Listing
Watkins Glen State Park - NPS Listing
Lake Erie State Park - NPS Listing
Wildwood State Park - NPS Listing
Sterling Forest® State Park - NPS Listing
Stony Brook State Park - NPS Listing
Mary Island State Park - NPS Listing
Storm King State Park - NPS Listing
Max V. Shaul State Park - NPS Listing
Taconic Outdoor Education Center
Mine Kill State Park - NPS Listing
Taconic State Park - NPS Listing - Copake Falls Area
Valley Stream State Park - NPS Listing
Evangola State Park - NPS Listing - on Lake Erie - beautiful sand beach, swimming, picnic facilities, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts and 80 campsites.
Heckscher State Park - NPS Listing
Sunken Meadow State Park - Park facilities and services include: beach bathing - on the Long Island Sound, hiking trails, picnic area cross country skiing, refreshment stands and cafeteria, 3/4 mile boardwalk, three 9-hole golf courses,driving range, putting green, clubhouse (cafeteria), and golf pro-shop.
Verona Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Hempstead Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Fahnestock Winter Park - NPS Listing - Nestled in the 10,000 acre Fahnestock Memorial State Park, the Winter Park has 15 km of machine groomed, tracked and mapped trails for safe cross country skiing and snowshoeing experiences.
Highland Lakes State Park - NPS Listing
Fillmore Glen State Park - NPS Listing
Wellesley Island State Park - NPS Listing
Minnewaska State Park - NPS Listing Preserve
Higley Flow State Park - NPS Listing
Fort Niagara State Park - NPS Listing
Westcott Beach State Park - NPS Listing
Montauk Downs State Park - NPS Listing
Lake Superior State Park - NPS Listing
Four Mile Creek State Park - NPS Listing
Hither Hills State Park - NPS Listing
Whetstone Gulf State Park - NPS Listing
Rockland Lake State Park - NPS Listing
Montauk Point State Park - NPS Listing
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park - NPS Listing
Whirlpool State Park - NPS Listing
Sampson State Park - NPS Listing
Hudson Highlands State Park - NPS Listing
Mark Twain State Park and Golf Course - State Park that offers 18 holes of golf.
Lake Sebago Beach - Harriman State Park - NPS Listing
Lake Taghkanic State Park - NPS Listing
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park - NPS Listing
Sands Point Preserve - A vision of Long Island's Gold Coast
The History of the New York State Canal System - Read about how Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York convinced the state legislature to authorize $7 million for construction of a canal 363 miles long, 40 feet wide and four feet deep in 1817 allowing trade to funnel down the Hudson to New York City.
Hudson River History Tour - The Hudson Valley Virtual History Tour. Travel through time as you explore the Hudson River and Hudson Valley. You'll be connected to photos, museums and stories about the celebrated history of this region of New York.
Niagara Falls State Park - Welcome to the Wonder - discover the majesty, and beauty of Niagara Falls at Niagara Falls State Park in Niagara Falls, New York.
Niagara Falls - a personal website from the perspective of a former tour guide.
