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, with the exception of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks which are managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Outside of the Adirondacks and the Catskills, the state parks department is organized into eleven regions:
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, 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

Park nameRegionCounty or countiesAreaYear
created		Year
ended		Water bodiesNotesImage
Empire – Fulton Ferry State ParkNew York CityKings19772010East RiverTransferred to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation to become part of Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Frenchman Island State ParkCentralOswego2009Oneida LakeUndeveloped. Transferred to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to be managed as a Wildlife Management Area.
Hunts Pond State ParkChenangoChenango2011Hunts PondTransferred to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 2011 to be managed as part of Hunts Pond State Forest.

State golf courses

The NYS OPRHP maintains two state golf courses in addition to the courses noted above:
New York state parks and historic sites where some type of hunting is permitted on a seasonal basis are listed below. A state license appropriate for that type of hunting is required; some sites also require park permits to hunt.