The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. The New York State Office of Parks and Recreation operates campgrounds in 65 state parks across New York (outside the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves) offering more than 9,000 campsites, cabins and cottages. For more information about camping in New York State Parks, visit http://nysparks.com/camping/

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) maintains a network of Public Fishing Right parking areas along trout streams in New York. This dataset represents the locations and information about those parking areas. Links to PDF maps of the actual Public Fishing Rights along the streams are available as part of the data set.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation operates several nature centers throughout the state. Visitors to our nature centers learn about the abundance of natural resources to be found in state parks. Our state parks and historic sites are hosts to scenic viewsheds, geologic features and both common and rare flora and fauna. For more information, visit http://nysparks.com/environment/nature-centers/default.aspx

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. From the famed Bethpage Black, to the rolling terrain of the Robert Trent Jones' designed 18-hole course at Green Lakes State Park, New York's state park golf courses rank among the best public courses in the world. For more information, visit http://nysparks.com/golf-courses/

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. The New York State Office of Parks and Recreation operates campgrounds in 65 state parks across New York (outside the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves) offering more than 9,000 campsites, cabins and cottages. For more information about camping in New York State Parks, visit http://nysparks.com/camping/

This data set contains point locations of wildlife viewing sites as shown in The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide. These sites are also known as Watchable Wildlife Sites.

The dataset is composed of information from Marine Artificial Reef Map and includes GPS location coordinates as well as other information regarding the reef. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) Bureau of Marine Resources created and manages these reef sites as well as other marine resources in the area and in New York State in general.

This dataset contains boat launch sites owned or operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation, which offer public facilities for launching boats onto New York State waters.

This data shows the location of transportation corridors on state lands that are open to motor vehicle use by people with certain mobility impairment disabilities who possess a valid Department of Environmental Conservation-issued "Motorized Access Program for People with Disabilities" permit.

Point data locating and differentiating assets on NYSDEC lands. Assets represented as point features are man-made items, which require periodic maintenance or inspection. Examples include: lean-to, parking lot, primitive campsite, pit privy, trail structure, fire tower, scenic vista, picnic site, boat launch, accessible asset, horse stall.

This data set shows point locations of Bird Conservation Areas. Bird Conservation Areas are New York State lands that have been officially designated for their value to bird conservation. Points are approximate locations and may represent large areas.

This data shows the location of transportation corridors on state lands that are open to motor vehicle use by people with certain mobility impairment disabilities who possess a valid Department of Environmental Conservation-issued "Motorized Access Program for People with Disabilities" permit.

Areas of New York State closed to Big Game (deer & bear) hunting

A listing of all sites designated as part of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

This data set displays the locations of accessible recreation sites throughout New York State that are owned, maintained or jointly managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

A listing of trails designated as part of the Hudson River Trail System

Areas of New York State closed to Big Game (deer & bear) hunting

This data set shows point locations of Bird Conservation Areas. Bird Conservation Areas are New York State lands that have been officially designated for their value to bird conservation. Points are approximate locations and may represent large areas.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission.

This dataset is a shapefile of the mapped trails in NYS Parks.

A list of facilities and points of interest within Hudson River Park that are open to the public, along with a description of what each is used for, and its location during the period 2013-2015. The list is organized by the facility’s use.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation operates marinas and boat launching sites across the state. For more information about boating in New York State parks, visit http://nysparks.com/recreation/boating/

This data shows the location of transportation corridors on state Department of Environmental Conservation lands that are approved for horse travel.

This data set contains the URLs of Trail Maps at all locations operated by ORDA. The data is organized by Venue, County, Activity, Trail Map URL, Latitude & Longitude.

Samples are collected by trained NY State Parks staff or laboratory technicians, and are analyzed by an environmental laboratory approval program (ELAP) laboratory. The results are shared with the Water Quality Unit within State Park’s Division of Environmental Stewardship and Planning and are saved in the Beach Monitoring Database.

This data shows the location of transportation corridors on state Department of Environmental Conservation lands that are approved for cross-country skiing.