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The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ( NYS OPRHP) is a state agency within the New York State Executive Department [5] charged with the operation of state parks and historic sites within the U.S. state of New York. [6] As of 2014, the NYS OPRHP manages nearly 335,000 acres (523 sq mi; 1,360 km 2) of public ...
Como Lake Park is a 534-acre (2.16 km 2) park in Erie County, in the U.S. state of New York. [2] [3] The park is located along the banks of Cayuga Creek in both the village and town of Lancaster, approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of the city of Buffalo. [2] It is operated by the Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry.
Bethpage State Park. Bethpage State Park restrooms and playground area. Bethpage State Park is a 1,477-acre (5.98 km 2) New York state park on the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island. The park contains tennis courts, picnic and recreational areas and a polo field, but is best known for its five golf courses, including the ...
Lackawanna State Park is a 1,445-acre (585 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Benton and North Abington Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Lake Lackawanna, a 198-acre (80 ha) man-made lake, is the central focus of recreation at the park.
The Cook Forest State Park Indian Cabin District is a national historic district that includes 11 contributing buildings. They are single room log cabins located on Toms Run behind the park office. They were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps as part of Camp SP-2, which operated in the park from October 1933 to September 1935. [11]
Donald J. Trump State Park is a 436-acre (1.8 km 2) state park in the towns of Yorktown and Putnam Valley in Westchester and Putnam counties, New York . The park consists of property that was donated to New York State in 2006 by developer Donald Trump. Maintenance of the park was halted in 2010 due to budget constraints, and the park remains ...
Arctic Lake at Oquaga Creek State Park. / 42.176°N 75.426°W / 42.176; -75.426. Oquaga Creek State Park is a 1,385-acre (5.60 km 2) state park in Broome, Delaware, and Chenango counties, New York. [2] The park is partially in the Town of Masonville and partly in the Town of Sanford. Broome County Road 241 passes through the park.
The New York Park Association was formed in 1881 or 1882 (references differ) by John Mullaly and other citizens. The group was concerned about urban growth. The group lobbied for the acquisition of land to create parks and parkways in New York City, and was instrumental in the passage of the New Parks Act in 1884. [1] [2]