Selkirk Shores State Park

Selkirk Shores State Park
Location of Selkirk Shores State Park within New York State
Type	State park
Location	7101 State Route #3 Pulaski, New York[1]
Nearest city	Pulaski, New York
Coordinates	43°33′29″N 76°11′46″W / 43.558°N 76.196°WCoordinates: 43°33′29″N 76°11′46″W / 43.558°N 76.196°W
Area	980 acres (4.0 km^2)[2]
Operated by	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors	77,930 (in 2014)[3]
Open	All year
Website	Selkirk Shores State Park

Selkirk Shores State Park is a 980-acre (4.0 km²) state park located in the Town of Richland in Oswego County, New York. The park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.

Park description

Selkirk Shores State Park features a swimming beach on Lake Ontario, hiking trails, campsites and cabins.^[1][4] The park is associated with the nearby Pine Grove Boat Launch, which provides access for small boats to the lower Salmon River.^[1]

A "Bird Conservation Area" at the park protects breeding habitat for several regionally-threatened bird species, including pied-billed grebes, American bitterns, least bitterns, and black terns.^[5]

See also

• List of New York state parks

References

1. "Selkirk Shores State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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. 674. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
3. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
4. "Selkirk Shores State Park". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
5. "Selkirk Shores State Park - Bird Conservation Area". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

External links

• New York State Parks: Selkirk Shores State Park
• New York State Parks: Pine Grove Boat Launch