Hudson River Islands State Park Explained

Hudson River Islands State Park
Map:New York
Coords:42.319°N -73.78°W
Type:State park
Location:Hudson River
Coxsackie, New York[1]
Nearest City:Coxsackie, New York
Area:235acres[2]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:7,012
Visitation Year:2009
Visitation Ref:[3]
Open:May through October[4]
Website:Hudson River Islands State Park

Hudson River Islands State Park is a 235acres state park in New York. The park is located on the Hudson River in Greene and Columbia counties.[2]

Park description

Hudson River Islands State Park comprises the entirety of the island of Stockport Middle Ground and the southern tip of Gay's Point. The park is open from May through October, and is accessible only by boat.[5]

The park offers access for fishing, hiking, and hunting, and includes a day-use area with picnic pavilions and a nature trail. Camping is permitted at several first-come, first-served primitive campsites.[5]

The park is within the boundaries of the Stockport Flats section of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve,[6] [7] part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hudson River Islands State Park - Getting There . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . August 9, 2015.
  2. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 672 . February 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . September 16, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . August 9, 2015.
  4. Web site: Hudson River Islands State Park - Hours of Operation . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . August 9, 2015.
  5. Web site: Hudson River Islands State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . August 9, 2015.
  6. Web site: Stockport Flats . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 9, 2015.
  7. Web site: Stockport Flats Map . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 9, 2015.
  8. Web site: Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . August 9, 2015.