Highland Lakes State Park Explained

Highland Lakes State Park
Map:	New York
Coords:	41.5096°N -74.3236°W
Type:	State park
Location:	55-223 Tamms Road Middletown, New York^[1]
Nearest City:	Middletown, New York
Area:	3115acres^[2]
Visitation Num:	3,149
Visitation Year:	2019
Visitation Ref:	^[3]
Open:	All year
Website:	Highland Lakes State Park

Highland Lakes State Park is a 3115acres undeveloped state park in the towns of Wallkill and Crawford in Orange County, New York, United States. The park is located northeast of the city of Middletown, west of Route 211. It is the largest undeveloped park managed by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.^[2]

Park description

Highland Lakes State Park is a largely undeveloped park, and primarily offers opportunities for passive recreation including hiking, fishing, horseback riding and model airplane flying.^{[2] [4]} Although a series of informal trails and woodland roads exist within the park, no trails are officially maintained.^[2]

See also

• List of New York state parks

External links

• New York State Parks: Highland Lakes State Park
• Palisades Parks Conservancy: Highland Lakes State Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Highland Lakes State Park - Getting There . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . October 31, 2015.
2. Web site: Highland Lakes State Park, NY . Palisades Parks Conservancy . October 31, 2015.
3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . October 31, 2015.
4. Web site: Highland Lakes State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . October 31, 2015.