New York: 169 state parks, 40 historic sites, 9 natural areas, 8 recreation areas and 4 state trails

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Parks & natural areas 186

Allan H. Treman State Marine ParkOne of the largest inland marinas in New York, with 370 seasonal slips and an eight-lane launch ramp at the…
Allegany State Park - Quaker AreaTwo lakes anchor this side of Allegany, with a sandy swimming beach, two fishing piers and a canoe and kayak…
Allegany State Park - Red House AreaEverything circles Red House Lake here, from the Tudor-style Administration Building to five miles of paved…
Anthony Wayne Recreation Area - Bear Mountain State ParkA wooded valley within Bear Mountain State Park, given over to picnic areas with fireplaces and open playing…
Artpark State Park (Earl W. Brydges)A state park built around the performing and visual arts, with amphitheater concerts, gallery exhibits…
Battle Island State ParkAn 18-hole course beside the Oswego River near Fulton, named for a battle fought on a nearby island in the…
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State ParkThe Cutting family's Westbrook estate, transferred to the Long Island State Park Commission in 1936 and named…
Bayswater Point State ParkTwelve acres at the tip of a peninsula in Jamaica Bay, mixing beachfront, wetland and woodland out in the…
Bear Mountain State ParkRugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson, with a swimming pool, lake and river fishing, and…
Beaver Island State Park950 acres at the south end of Grand Island in the upper Niagara River, with a half-mile sandy beach and an…
Beaver Pond Campgrounds - Harriman State ParkHarriman's campground beside Lake Welch, with tent sites on raised platforms and room for a trailer or RV up…
Belmont Lake State ParkA 463-acre day-use park in West Babylon, bisected by Carlls Creek and Belmont Lake on land once farmed for…
Bethpage State ParkFive golf courses, the Black Course among them — host of two U.S. Opens, the 2019 PGA Championship and the…
Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park229 hilltop acres in southern Otsego County with long views south and west, two-thirds of it hardwood forest…
Big Six Mile Creek MarinaA marina in a protected inlet off the upper Niagara River, with 125 seasonal slips, a boat launch, fuel and…
Blauvelt State Park590 acres of forested green space in Rockland County, where hiking trails are the only way in and open onto…
Bonavista State ParkA nine-hole course set above the shore of Seneca Lake, named for the view from its fairways and playable…
Bowman Lake State Park967 remote acres of evergreen and hardwood forest, with shady campsites, a sandy lakefront and a…
Brentwood State ParkA 52-acre sports facility of baseball and soccer fields, open from 8am to sunset. Field use is arranged…
Brookhaven State Park1,638 acres of the central Long Island Pine Barrens, once the Camp Upton military installation and later…
Buckhorn Island State Park895 acres of marsh, meadow and woods — the last of the marshlands that once bordered the Niagara River…
Buffalo Harbor State ParkThe first state park in the city of Buffalo, looking out over Lake Erie from a 1,100-slip marina. A pier and…
Burnham Point State ParkA small, quiet park of lightly wooded campsites, boat docks and a playground on a scenic river. Bass, pike…
Buttermilk Falls State ParkNamed for the foaming cascade Buttermilk Creek makes dropping toward Cayuga Lake. Trails climb the gorge and…
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve543 acres in the heart of Smithtown, one of four state nature preserves on Long Island. A passive-use park of…
Camp Hero State Park415 acres at Montauk's tip where maritime forest and freshwater wetland give way to dramatic bluffs above the…
Canadarago State Marine ParkA 1.2-acre launch on Canadarago Lake, three miles south of Richfield Springs and twelve north of Cooperstown…
Canandaigua Lake State Marine ParkA boat launch on Canandaigua Lake, and the fishing access that comes with it.
Canoe-Picnic Point State ParkReachable only by boat, with quiet wooded campsites and plenty of dock space in the Thousand Islands. Picnic…
Captree State ParkHome to the largest public fishing fleet on Long Island, at the eastern tip of Jones Island where Ocean…
Caumsett State Historic Park PreserveA scenic peninsula reaching into Long Island Sound, laid out as Marshall Field III's 1,750-acre estate in…
Cayuga Lake State ParkFlat beach and sun lawns at the shore, sloping up to campsites and cabins with a wide view over Cayuga Lake…
Cedar Island State ParkHalf an island given over to quiet boating, fishing and scenery, with lightly wooded campsites among it. A…
Cedar Point State ParkOne of the oldest state parks in New York, with a sheltered sandy beach, boat docks, a fishing pier and…
Chenango Valley State ParkTwo kettle lakes left by the last glacier, formed where buried ice melted out to make lake and bog. 184…
Cherry Plain State Park175 acres around Black River Pond, with a boat launch, bridle paths and trails that turn to cross-country…
Chimney Bluffs State ParkMassive earthen spires carved where land and water meet, the most dramatic stretch of the Lake Ontario shore…
Chittenango Falls State ParkA 167-foot waterfall dropping over 400-million-year-old bedrock cut by glaciers. A winding trail descends…
Clark Reservation State ParkA glacial plunge basin lake whose surface and bottom waters never mix, ringed by rugged cliffs, rock…
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve265 acres near the southwest shore of Staten Island, holding wetlands, ponds, sand barrens, spring-fed…
Cold Spring Harbor State Park40 hilly acres of mixed hardwood over Cold Spring Harbor, with oaks three feet across and thickets of wild…
Coles Creek State ParkWooded and open campsites near a swimming beach on Lake St. Lawrence, with a marina at the mouth of Coles…
Conesus Lake Boat LaunchA boat launch onto Conesus Lake with excellent fishing, picnic facilities and a public restroom. Boats should…
Connetquot River State Park Preserve3,473 acres kept for the protection of game birds, fish and animals, with nesting osprey and rare plants like…
Cumberland Bay State ParkA large natural sand beach on the west shore of Lake Champlain, with picnic grounds, tables and grills behind…
Darien Lakes State ParkHilly woodland cut by ravines and streams around 12-acre Harlow Lake, with 154 campsites and a rustic bridge…
DeVeaux Woods State ParkBall diamonds, a playground and nature trails through meadow and old growth woods. A path crosses the Niagara…
Deans Cove Boat LaunchA boat launch with fishing access, taking power boats. No other facilities.
Delta Lake State ParkA flat, wooded peninsula reaching into Delta Reservoir, with 101 campsites, a sandy swimming beach and…
Dewolf Point State ParkA small, rustic park on the Lake of the Isles in the St. Lawrence, with a cabin colony, camping area and…
Eel Weir State ParkThirty-eight secluded campsites on the Oswegatchie River, two miles from Black Lake. Both waterways are known…
Evangola State ParkA natural sand beach on Lake Erie, with cliffs of Angola shale lining the shore beside three campground…
Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock)15,000 acres across Putnam and Dutchess counties, with hiking trails, a scenic campground and room for…
Fahnestock Winter ParkThe winter side of Clarence Fahnestock, with 20km of machine-groomed trail for skate and classic skiing and…
Fair Haven Beach State Park1,500 feet of sand beach below towering bluffs on the Lake Ontario shore, 600 feet of it guarded. Sterling…
Fillmore Glen State ParkCool, dense woods crowding into a long, narrow gorge, with five waterfalls and a botanically rich glen along…
Fort Niagara State ParkA boat launch onto the Lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario, with woodland trails, swimming pools, picnic…
Four Mile Creek State Park290 campsites twenty minutes north of Niagara Falls, with yurts among them — lattice-framed, insulated, and…
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State ParkA memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island, designed by architect Louis I. Kahn and built to his…
Franklin D. Roosevelt State ParkA day-trip park forty miles from New York City, built around a pool that holds 3,500 bathers at once…
Franny Reese State ParkOver 2.5 miles of hiking and biking trail along a historic carriage road, past the ruins of a 19th-century…
Gantry Plaza State ParkTwelve riverside acres looking straight across at the midtown Manhattan skyline, the Empire State Building…
Genesee Valley Greenway State ParkA 90-mile corridor following the Genesee Valley Canal and the old Pennsylvania Railroad branch, from…
Gilbert Lake State ParkA lake and three ponds in wooded, hilly country in the Catskill foothills, with cabins, campsites and over 12…
Gilgo State ParkAn undeveloped barrier beach on Long Island's south shore, fronting both the Atlantic and the Great South…
Glimmerglass State ParkRolling, partly wooded ground overlooking Otsego Lake — the "Glimmerglass" of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales…
Golden Hill State ParkHome to the Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse, decommissioned in 1958 and now available to rent, on land the state…
Goosepond Mountain State Park1,558 acres of almost entirely wooded open space in Orange County, open to walkers and riders. Undeveloped…
Grafton Lakes State ParkNearly 2,500 acres and six ponds on the forested plateau between the Taconic and Hudson valleys. Long Pond…
Grass Point State ParkA point of land reaching into the American Channel of the St. Lawrence, on some of the best fishing water in…
Green Lakes State ParkTwo glacial meromictic lakes — their surface and bottom waters never mix, so ancient plant and animal traces…
Hallock State Park Preserve225 acres holding nearly a mile of undeveloped beachfront on Long Island Sound. Hiking, nature walks and…
Hamlin Beach State ParkClear water and sandy beaches behind 264 tent and trailer campsites, with salmon and trout for anglers. A…
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation AreaHigh ground south of Honeoye Lake in Canadice, with trails for hiking, biking, snowmobiling and skiing…
Harriman State ParkThe second-largest park in the state system, spread across Rockland and Orange counties with 31 lakes and…
Heckscher State ParkBuilt from the 19th-century Taylor and Plum estates on land William Nicoll first settled, bought for the…
Helen McNitt State Park133 passive-use acres straddling Chard and East Lake Roads in Cazenovia, given by James and Helen McNitt in…
Hempstead Lake State ParkA multi-use park with 18 tennis courts, pickleball and basketball, bridle trails and an observation deck over…
High Tor State ParkA day-use park high above the Hudson, with picnicking, a summer swimming pool and long river views. The Long…
Highland Lakes State ParkOver 3,000 acres of undeveloped woods and lakes in Orange County, used for fishing, hiking, riding and flying…
Higley Flow State ParkHilly, heavily wooded ground in the Adirondack foothills on the Raquette River, with spacious campsites…
Hither Hills State ParkA 189-site campground on the ocean behind a sandy beach, with fishing year-round and permits for fishing at…
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State ParkA concrete ramp with two aluminium docks at the south-east corner of Honeoye Lake, on East Lake Rd. Operated…
Hudson Highlands State Park PreserveOver 8,000 mostly undeveloped acres and 70 miles of trail, in parcels running from Annsville Creek at…
Hudson River Islands State ParkTwo fragile island communities, Gay's Point and Stockport Middle Ground, reachable only by boat and holding…
Hudson River ParkA Hudson waterfront park with biking, boat launches, fishing, tennis and a playground. Its own organisation…
Irondequoit Bay State Marine ParkA marine park on Irondequoit Bay, with a boat launch and fishing access.
Jacques Cartier State ParkA sheltered bay on the St. Lawrence protecting a sandy swimming beach and campers' dock, with open lawns…
James Baird State Park590 acres of farmland given to the state in 1939 by James Baird, the contractor whose firm built the Lincoln…
Jones Beach State Park6.5 miles of white-sand Atlantic beach across more than 2,400 acres of maritime environment, drawing eight…
Joseph Davis State ParkFlat ground of fields, woodland and ponds above the lower Niagara River, with largemouth bass in three ponds…
Keewaydin State Park48 campsites overlooking the St. Lawrence, with a sheltered marina taking seasonal and transient boats. Steep…
Keuka Lake State ParkViews over vineyard-covered slopes in the heart of Finger Lakes wine country, with 150 tent and trailer…
Knox Farm State Park633 acres of the Knox family's former Buffalo country estate, 400 of them grassland, beside the historic…
Kring Point State ParkA narrow peninsula with Goose Bay on one shore and the St. Lawrence on the other, in sight of many of the…
Lake Erie State ParkHigh bluffs above the shallowest of the Great Lakes, with three quarters of a mile of Lake Erie shoreline…
Lake Sebago Beach - Harriman State ParkA lake in Harriman State Park whose boat launch runs on a seasonal permit, with ice fishing and skating when…
Lake Superior State Park1,409 acres around Lake Superior and Chestnut Ridge, part of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission but run…
Lake Taghkanic State ParkRolling hills and lush forest around Lake Taghkanic in Columbia County, with tent and trailer sites plus…
Lake Tiorati Beach - Harriman State ParkA Harriman lake made by clearing swampland and damming two ponds into one, ringed by meadow and wooded hills…
Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State ParkThe largest beach in Harriman State Park — half a mile of sand on a man-made lake in the wooded Ramapo…
Lakeside State ParkA panorama over Lake Ontario and the farms and fruit orchards behind it, with 274 campsites and four miles of…
Letchworth State ParkThe "Grand Canyon of the East", where the Genesee River roars over three major waterfalls between cliffs as…
Lodi Point State ParkA boat launch and picnic site with modest accommodation for boaters, picnickers and anglers. One pavilion…
Long Point State Park - Finger LakesA four-lane boat launch and 4.5 miles of hiking trail on the east shore of Cayuga Lake, just south of Aurora…
Long Point State Park - Thousand IslandsA small, remote peninsula facing Chaumont Bay on Lake Ontario, almost entirely surrounded by water. Open…
Long Point State Park on Lake ChautauquaA glacial moraine jutting peninsula-like into Chautauqua Lake, thickly wooded with beech, maple, spruce…
Macomb Reservation State ParkJust outside the Adirondack Park on the Salmon River's run to Lake Champlain, surrounded by state land and…
Mark Twain State Park and Soaring Eagles Golf CourseNamed for the author who summered nearby, and home to an 18-hole course laid over ground a retreating glacier…
Marsha P. Johnson State Park (East River State Park)Seven waterfront acres on the East River in Williamsburg, looking across at the Manhattan skyline. Renamed in…
Mary Island State ParkTwelve heavily wooded acres reachable only by boat, with steep rocky outcrops looking out to the Canadian…
Max V. Shaul State ParkA small, quiet camping area of 30 wooded tent and trailer sites, with a group site rentable from the park…
Mexico Point Boat LaunchA large concrete launch onto the Little Salmon River with close access to Lake Ontario, off County Route 40…
Midway State ParkEstablished in 1898 as a trolley park on the shore of Chautauqua Lake, and one of the oldest continually…
Mills Norrie State Park (Margaret Lewis Norrie)Adjoining Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park to make up more than 1,000 acres above…
Mine Kill State ParkOverlooking the Blenheim-Gilboa pumped storage project in the Schoharie Valley, with a lower reservoir…
Minnewaska State Park PreserveThe dramatic Shawangunk Ridge rising more than 2,000 feet, with clear streams and waterfalls, three…
Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point AreaThe highest and most southerly part of the Shawangunks, roughly 5,000 acres holding a globally rare Dwarf…
Montauk Downs State ParkA Robert Trent Jones championship 18-hole course with a driving range beside it. Six championship tennis…
Montauk Point State ParkThe eastern tip of Long Island, where the Atlantic meets Block Island Sound — on a calm day you can pick out…
Moreau Lake State ParkHardwood forest, pine stands and rocky ridges around a lake, with shady picnic groves in sight of the water…
Newtown Battlefield State ParkThe forested hill where the Continental Army met British regulars, Loyalist rangers and a thousand…
Niagara Falls State ParkAmerica's oldest state park, and the falls that draw millions every year. Miles of hiking trail, interactive…
Niagara Falls State Park - Devil's Hole AreaOverlooks above the Devil's Hole Rapids, with picnic areas and some of the most popular fishing on the river…
Niagara Falls State Park - Whirlpool AreaTwo miles north of the Schoellkopf Site, where the Niagara River bends sharply and throws up one of Western…
Nissequogue River State ParkTidal and freshwater wetland and hardwood forest on Long Island's north shore, part of it designated a State…
Nyack Beach State Park61 acres of Hudson riverfront in Rockland County, given over to picnicking, hiking, cycling and fishing…
Oak Orchard State Marine ParkA boat launch on Lake Ontario, with fishing access and picnic areas.
Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State ParkAdjoining Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park to make up more than a thousand acres, and home to Dinsmore Golf…
Oquaga Creek State ParkForested campsites around a 55-acre Arctic Lake, three hours from New York City and with no cell or wifi…
Orient Beach State Park45,000 feet of frontage on Gardiner's Bay at the tip of Long Island's north fork, backed by a rare maritime…
Peebles Island State ParkAn island at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, with miles of path through gently rolling…
Pine Grove Boat LaunchA shallow-water launch onto the Salmon River, about half a mile from Lake Ontario and close to Selkirk…
Pixley Falls State ParkA 50-foot waterfall close to the picnic area, with steep wooded hills and a mountain stream around it. A…
Point Au Roche State ParkMostly natural, undeveloped ground on the north-western shore of Lake Champlain, mixing open land and forest…
Reservoir State ParkA local favourite in Niagara County built around sport: tennis and pickleball courts, two cricket pitches…
Riverbank State Park (Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park)Inspired by urban rooftop design and unlike any other park in the Western Hemisphere, with an aquatics…
Robert G. Wehle State ParkThe region's newest park, on 1,100 acres of Robert Wehle's former estate with over 17,000 feet of Lake…
Robert H. Treman State ParkThe rugged Enfield Glen gorge, with winding trails past 12 waterfalls including the 115-foot Lucifer Falls…
Robert Moses State Park - Long IslandNearly five miles of ocean beachfront at the western tip of Fire Island, drawing close to 3.8 million…
Robert Moses State Park - Thousand IslandsPartly on the mainland and partly on Barnhart Island, reached through a tunnel under the Eisenhower Lock…
Robert V. Riddell State ParkMore than 2,000 acres of field and forested woodland in the Susquehanna River Valley, spanning three…
Roberto Clemente State Park25 waterfront acres on the Harlem River in the Bronx, built around an Olympic-size pool complex and a…
Rock Island Lighthouse State ParkA historic lighthouse on the St. Lawrence Seaway you can climb for a view from the lantern room. The keeper's…
Rockefeller State Park PreserveA preserve of carriage roads and open country in the Pocantico Hills, laid out for walking, riding and…
Rockland Lake State ParkA lake on a ridge of Hook Mountain above the west bank of the Hudson, with a 25,000 square foot zero-entry…
Sampson State ParkJust over 2,000 acres on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake, with 243 electric campsites and a remodelled…
Sandy Island Beach State ParkPart of the Eastern Lake Ontario Dune and Wetland System, a 17-mile stretch of the only significant…
Saratoga Lake State Boat LaunchA boat launch on Route 9P on Saratoga Lake, open year-round with parking for up to 100 trailers.
Saratoga Spa State ParkA National Historic Landmark of classical architecture and mineral springs, holding the Saratoga Performing…
Schodack Island State Park1,052 acres off the eastern shore of the Hudson just south of Albany, bounded by seven miles of river and…
Schunnemunk State ParkOver 3,300 acres of rolling meadow and mountain top, climbing to 1,664 feet for 360-degree views over the…
Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State ParkRustic cabins and full-service cottages on Lake Sebago in Harriman State Park, with rowboat rentals and a…
Selkirk Shores State ParkSunsets over one of the Great Lakes, with hiking and biking trails leading through a mix of meadow and…
Seneca Lake State ParkWide blue water for swimmers and picnickers, with the first sprayground built in the New York State Parks…
Shadmoor State ParkNinety-nine acres a quarter-mile east of Montauk Village, with more than 2,400 feet of ocean beach reached by…
Shirley Chisholm State ParkNamed for the Brooklyn-born first African American congresswoman, and the first woman and African American to…
Silver Lake State ParkA boat launch for craft up to 16 feet, with picnic facilities and a restroom open year-round. The upland…
Silver Mine - Harriman State ParkA picnic, fishing and hiking area within Harriman State Park. A licence is needed to fish and a permit to…
Sojourner Truth State ParkThe first state park in the City of Kingston, named for the 19th-century abolitionist and suffragist. Views…
Southwick Beach State ParkA long sandy beach known for swimming and sunning, with camping, picnicking and playing fields behind it…
State Park at the FairThe smallest park in the state system: an oasis around the reflecting pool in front of the Horticulture…
Sterling Forest State ParkNearly 22,000 acres of unbroken deep forest in one of the most densely populated corners of the country, and…
Stony Brook State ParkA rugged gorge in the rolling hills of western New York, with hiking trails climbing it from the North…
Storm King State ParkUndisturbed green space with unsurpassed views over the Catskills and the Hudson Valley, walked by hikers and…
Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith)One of the most stunning views of Long Island Sound, with Connecticut in the distance across the water. Three…
Sunset Bay State Marine ParkA marina on Cattaraugus Creek near its mouth, with easy access out onto Lake Erie and modest facilities for…
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls AreaOne of two developed areas along the 16 miles of Taconic State Park that border Massachusetts and…
Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond AreaTaconic State Park's second developed area, with 15 ground sites and 26 platform sites beside the pond. Boat…
Tallman Mountain State ParkWooded country on the eastern slope of the Palisades uplands, looking over the Hudson and Piermont Marsh…
Taughannock Falls State ParkA waterfall plunging 215 feet past cliffs that tower nearly 400 feet above the gorge — one of the outstanding…
Thacher State ParkSix miles of limestone cliff-face along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing…
Thompson's Lake Campground - Thacher State Park140 wooded campsites four miles from the Helderberg Escarpment, within Thacher State Park. A sandy beach…
Trail View State ParkA 400-acre, 7.4-mile linear park forming a link in the Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, running from Cold…
Two Rivers State Park Recreation AreaMiles of hiking and mountain biking trail over rugged ground, from a hilltop view across the Chemung and…
Valley Stream State ParkA day-use picnic ground beside a densely built residential area, with tables, fireplaces and grills, ball…
Verona Beach State ParkShaded picnic areas and a campground beside the beach on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake. The lake, Black…
Waterson Point State ParkA small, picturesque escape from the larger parks, with two docks taking 30 boats overnight or for the day…
Watkins Glen State ParkThe most famous of the Finger Lakes parks: within two miles the glen's stream drops 400 feet past 200-foot…
Wellesley Island State ParkThe largest camping complex in the Thousand Islands, with 432 sites, a full-service marina and four boat…
Westcott Beach State ParkRolling wooded hills and grassy meadow sheltered by Henderson Bay on Lake Ontario, with campsites on a bluff…
Whetstone Gulf State ParkBuilt in and around a three-mile gorge cut into the eastern edge of the Tug Hill Plateau. 56 wooded campsites…
Wildwood State Park600 acres of undeveloped hardwood forest ending on a high bluff over Long Island Sound. Trailer and tent…
Wilson-Tuscarora State Park476 acres of mature woods, open meadow and marshland kept as a natural area. Tuscarora Bay is divided from…
Wonder Lake State Park1,133 acres converted from a 1920s summer home in Patterson, with 8.6 miles of marked trail on what were once…
Woodlawn Beach State ParkA mile of natural sand beach at the eastern-most end of Lake Erie, inside the Buffalo metropolitan area…

Historic sites & museums 40

Barcelona LighthouseFinished in 1829, this 40-foot tower on Portland Harbor was the first lighthouse in the world lit by natural…
Bennington Battlefield State Historic SiteThe ground where New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont militia beat a detachment of Burgoyne's invading…
Clermont State Historic SiteThe Livingston family's country seat above the Hudson, a Georgian mansion added to over seven generations…
Crailo State Historic SiteThe museum of the Colonial Dutch in the Hudson Valley, in a house Hendrick Van Rensselaer built in the early…
Crown Point State Historic SiteThe ruins of two colonial fortifications on a strategic Lake Champlain peninsula, contested by the British…
Darwin Martin House State Historic SiteFrank Lloyd Wright's Martin House, built between 1903 and 1909 and restored across a 1.5-acre site. The main…
Fort Montgomery State Historic SiteThe remains of a 14-acre Revolutionary War fortification on a cliff above the Hudson. On 6 October 1777…
Fort Ontario State Historic SiteA star-shaped fort dating to the early 1840s, improved through the 1860s and 70s, with guardhouses, a powder…
Ganondagan State Historic SiteA National Historic Landmark over 569 acres, on the site of a 17th-century Seneca town. The only New York…
Grant Cottage State Historic SiteThe Adirondack cottage where Ulysses S. Grant finished his memoirs and died of throat cancer on 23 July 1885…
Herkimer Home State Historic SiteA Georgian mansion built around 1764 for Nicholas Herkimer above the Mohawk River. Its household took in his…
Hyde Hall State Historic SiteA grand house on the shore of Otsego Lake, built for George Clarke at the centre of an agricultural empire…
Jay Heritage CenterThe 23-acre Jay Estate in Rye, one of two Westchester family homes of founding father John Jay — jurist…
John Brown Farm State Historic SiteThe home and grave of abolitionist John Brown, high in the Adirondacks at North Elba. It was from here he set…
John Burroughs Memorial State Historic SiteThe resting place of John Burroughs, one of the country's great nature writers, above a quiet field in the…
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site62 acres of beech allée, ice pond and formal gardens — Sun Dial, Herb and Terrace — around John Jay's country…
Johnson Hall State Historic SiteThe 1763 Georgian estate of Sir William Johnson and Molly Brant, Konwatsi'tsiaienni of the Mohawks. They…
Knox's Headquarters State Historic SiteJohn Ellison's 1754 Georgian house at Vails Gate, used more than once by Major General Henry Knox as…
Lorenzo State Historic SiteThe 1807 Federal-style home of John Lincklaen, Holland Land Company agent and founder of Cazenovia. The…
National Purple Heart Hall of HonorA Hudson Valley museum honouring the men and women awarded the Purple Heart, co-located with the New Windsor…
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic SiteWhere the Continental Army spent the last winter and spring of the Revolution: 7,500 soldiers and 500…
Olana State Historic SiteThe 250-acre estate Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church built as home, studio and designed…
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic ParkThe line of the aqueduct built from 1837 under John Bloomfield Jervis to bring New York City fresh water…
Old Erie Canal State Historic ParkA 36-mile stretch of the 363-mile Old Erie Canal, designated a National Recreational Trail. Woodland and…
Old Fort Niagara State Historic SiteThree hundred years of history at the mouth of the Niagara River, occupied in turn by France, Great Britain…
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic SiteOne of the bloodiest battles of the Revolution, fought on 6 August 1777 when Brigadier General Nicholas…
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic SiteA house dating to the 1680s near the meeting of the Nepperhan and Hudson rivers, on the site of a Munsee…
Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic ParkThe W.R. Coe family's former Gold Coast estate: over 400 acres of rolling lawn, gardens and woodland on the…
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic SiteThe War of 1812 battleground on Lake Ontario, named a Priority I Principal site by the National Park Service…
Schoharie Crossing State Historic SiteErie Canal history at the strategic confluence of the Mohawk River and Schoharie Creek. Towpath trails and a…
Schuyler Mansion State Historic SiteThe Georgian house Philip J. Schuyler — Revolutionary War major general, senator and businessman — built on a…
Senate House State Historic SiteThe Kingston home of merchant Abraham Van Gaasbeek, where New York's first Senate met in the autumn of 1777…
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic ParkOne of the nation's most extensively preserved Victorian country estates: 50 acres of formal and informal…
Staatsburgh State Historic SiteThe Gilded Age country home of Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills, overlooking the Hudson and the…
Steuben Memorial State Historic SiteA memorial to Baron von Steuben, the "Drillmaster of the American Revolution", who volunteered his services…
Stonewall Inn State Historic SiteThe site of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which played out over six nights from 28 June to 3 July and became a…
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic SiteThe site of one of the last Revolutionary War battles in the Hudson Valley, fought after Sir Henry Clinton…
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic ParkA former rail bridge reopened in 2009 as a walkway, its deck standing 212 feet above the Hudson and running…
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic SiteThe farmhouse Walt Whitman's father built around 1819, where the poet was born, now restored and on the…
Washington's Headquarters State Historic SiteThe nation's first publicly owned historic site, opened on 4 July 1850 to preserve the Newburgh house George…

Trails & scenic stops 4

Black Diamond TrailAn 8.4-mile stone dust rail trail along the western slope of Cayuga Lake, running through a mix of woodland…
Black River TrailA 4.5-mile paved rail trail through woodland, following the Black River for three and a half of them. Level…
Catharine Valley TrailThirteen miles of compact stone dust through the glacially carved valley south of Seneca Lake, following old…
Pat McGee TrailA 12.1-mile multi-use rail trail through Cattaraugus County, linking Salamanca to the village of Cattaraugus…

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