Trail View State Park Explained

Trail View State Park
Map:New York#USA
Coords:40.8133°N -73.4703°W
Type:State park
Location:8101 Jericho Turnpike
Woodbury, New York[1]
Area:454acres[2]
Created:[3]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:138,005
Visitation Year:2014
Visitation Ref:[4]
Open:All year
Website:Trail View State Park

Trail View State Park is a 454acres state park located on Long Island on the NassauSuffolk county border in New York. The linear park, created in September 2002, runs between Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park.

History

Trail View State Park occupies the former right-of-way for the proposed northern extension of the Bethpage State Parkway and Caumsett State Parkway, on land acquired by New York State in the 1960s. Formerly under the management of the New York State Department of Transportation, the parcel was opened as a state park in September 2002.[3]

In late 2012 or early 2013, the paved, multi-use Bethpage Bikeway was extended through Trail View State Park.[5]

Description

The 7.4adj=midNaNadj=mid linear park connects Bethpage State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park,[3] covering an area of 454acres.[2] It contains a portion of the Nassau/Suffolk Greenbelt Trail, in addition to a portion of the Bethpage Bikeway. The park offers hiking and biking, a nature trail, a bridle path, bird watching, and cross-country skiing.[1] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trail View State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . August 9, 2016.
  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 . 674 . April 1, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . September 16, 2015 . mdy-all .
  3. Governor Pataki Announces New State Park on Long Island . New York State Office of the Governor . September 21, 2002 . August 16, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226154807/http://pb.state.ny.us/press_releases/governor/pr_20020921.pdf . February 26, 2012 . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . August 9, 2016.
  5. Web site: The Bethpage Parkway Bikeway Extension Bethpage State Park to Syosset LIRR. NYS DOT. New York State Department of Transportation. August 9, 2016.