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New York State

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation welcomes 65 million visitors a year to its magnificent parks, historic sites and recreation areas from Jones Beach to Niagara Falls.

The agency operates:
168 state parks
35 state historic sites
76 developed beaches
53 water recreational facilities
27 golf courses
23 full service cottages
774 cabins
8,344 campsites
18 nature centers
1,350 miles of trails
State Parks and State Historic Sites encompass nearly 300,000 acres spread across the state.

New York's State Parks bear a proud tradition of "biggests" and "firsts."
Niagara Reservation (New York's first state park and the oldest state park established in the nation)
Trailside Museum at Bear Mountain (first state nature center)
Empire State Summer and Winter Games (the largest state-sponsored amateur athletic competition in the country)
Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged (an international model for athl...

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