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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".
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 ]
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.
As the leading statewide voice for parks, Parks & Trails New York launched its Campaign for Parks in 2006 with the release of a highly acclaimed report, Parks at a Turning Point – Restoring and enhancing New York’s state park system, which first raised the alarm that New York's park facilities and infrastructure were aging and deteriorating.
New York veterans and Gold Star families will now have free admission to state parks, like Watkins Glen State Park pictured above, and other amenities beginning Monday, April 1.
Sojourner Truth State Park is a 508-acre (2.06 km 2) state park under construction in Ulster County, New York, to the north of Kingston, bounded by the Hudson River to its east and New York State Route 32 on its west.
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