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Of the over 10,500 miles (16,900 km) in the New York State snowmobile trail system, about 8,000 miles (13,000 km) are corridor trails. [2] Corridor trails are high-volume primary routes that provide access to high-use areas and large concentrations of snowmobiles. [4]
Prospect Point at the Niagara Reservation, c. 1900.The reservation, known today as Niagara Falls State Park, was the first park opened by New York State.. State-level procurement and management of parks in New York began in 1883, when then-governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation authorizing the appropriation of lands near Niagara Falls for a "state reservation".
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest is a 91,854-acre (143.5 sq mi; 371.7 km 2 ) tract made up of almost two dozen non-contiguous parcels that are designated as Wild Forest by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the central Adirondack Park . [ 1 ]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. [4] The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management ...
The State of New York has a large network of multi-use paths, rail trails, hiking trails, and other facilities. Many are short, local paths, but many are of statewide or regional significance. [1] In order to be added to this list, a trail must be located in New York and have and its own article, or a dedicated section in an article.
New York State Park Police also provide special services including marine law enforcement and education duties on New York waterways, snowmobile enforcement and education, and rope rescue teams. [1] New York State Park Police personnel are New York State police officers under paragraph e, subdivision 34, §1.20 of the state Criminal Procedure Law.
OPRHP manages lands designated as state parks in New York, [2] with the aims of providing public space for outdoor recreation while conserving natural and cultural resources. [3] The agency offers the "Empire Passport", which provides unlimited day use vehicle entry to most of New York's state parks and recreational facilities. [ 4 ]
Coxsackie, New York [1] Nearest city: Coxsackie, New York: Coordinates: Area: 235 acres (0.95 km 2) [2] Operated by: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Visitors: 7,012 (in 2009) [3] Open: May through October [4] Website: Hudson River Islands State Park