Grafton Lakes State Park
| Grafton Lakes State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location of Grafton Lakes State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location |
100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way Cropseyville, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Troy, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°46′12″N 73°27′50″W / 42.77°N 73.464°WCoordinates: 42°46′12″N 73°27′50″W / 42.77°N 73.464°W |
| Area | 2,545 acres (10.30 km2)[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 240,063 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Grafton Lakes State Park |
Grafton Lakes State Park is a 2,545-acre (10.30 km2) state park located in Rensselaer County, New York, USA.[2] The park is in the central part of the Town of Grafton and north of the hamlet of Grafton on NY Route 2.
Park description
Grafton Lakes State Park contains several lakes, including Long Pond, Mill Pond, and Second Pond. The Shaver Pond Nature Center offers nature and recreation programs within the park.
The park offers a beach, a boat launch and boat rentals, a bridle path, hunting (deer and small game in season), fishing and ice fishing (trout, pickerel, perch, and bass), ice skating, hiking and biking, picnic tables and pavilions, a nature trail, a playground, recreation programs, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and a food concession.
The park has long been used for orienteering. It was first mapped in 1980 by Mark Domonie, and drafted by Bill Jameson. The park was the site of the 1981 US Intercollegiate Championships. A permanent course (called Trim-O) was expected to be placed in the park in 2008.
See also
References
- ↑ "Grafton Lakes State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- 1 2 "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
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