The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission.

The New York State Canal System is a 524 mile inland waterway that includes 57 locks, which are used to transfer vessels from a navigation pool at one elevation to another. Information provided in this data set includes the name of each lock, its phone number and specific location by mileage along the canal and geographic coordinates. This dataset excludes the Utica Harbor Lock because at this time it is not open to the public.

The New York State Canal System is a 524 mile inland waterway that includes 20 guard gates, which are used to close off a section of canal seasonally or in rare instances in an emergency so that a section can be dewatered. Information provided in this data set includes the name of each guard gate, its phone number (where applicable), and specific location by mileage along the canal and geographic coordinates.

he New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission.

This dataset includes the name, concesson type and term of concession contracts active in New York State Parks during the most recent calendar year.

This dataset contains a listing of public events held at the Empire State Plaza with information about the events such as date and time, including many upcoming events. These events are scheduled and coordinated by New York State Office of General Services (OGS), Convention and Cultural Events Office.

This data shows the location of transportation corridors on state Department of Environmental Conservation lands that are approved for snowmobile use.

This point map provides the locations of wildlife viewing sites as shown in The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide, also known as Watchable Wildlife Sites. By clicking on the blue points on the point map, users are provided the name and region of a wildlife viewing site and the option of viewing the details for that point from the associated dataset and/or opening a page in Google Maps for that location. Users may also use the next buttons, which appear at the bottom of the page after selecting 'details,' to find and view other wildlife viewing sites.

This point map provides the locations of DEC-owned or operated boat launching sites. By clicking on the blue points on the point map, users are provided the name of a boat launch site, restroom availability, vehicle access information and the option of viewing the details for that point from the associated dataset and/or opening a page in Google Maps for that location. Users may also use the next buttons, which appear at the bottom of the page after selecting 'details,' to find and view other boat launch sites.

Essex County Tourist Attractions

The point map displays the locations of accessible recreation sites throughout New York State that are owned, maintained or jointly managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Site locations are based on satellite photo, DEC Land boundaries, waterbody location and road locations. GPS locations were recorded for some sites, especially DEC Region 6. Locations of other sites were based on directions and descriptions given by DEC staff. While most points represent a single accessible site, a few represent a destination grouping of nearby and related accessible facilities.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. New York's historic sites tell the story of our rich cultural heritage. Visitors to state historic sites experience the many facets of New York State history through tours, storytelling, exhibits, cooking demonstrations, military drills and encampments. For more information, visit http://nysparks.com/historic-sites/

This map illustrated the list of facilities and points of interest within Hudson River Park that are open to the public, along with a description of what each is used for, and its location. Clicking on an individual blue dot will allow you to see information about that facility.

This data displays the locations of top lakes and ponds for fishing in New York State, as determined by fisheries biologists working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.

Areas of New York State closed to Big Game (deer & bear) hunting

This data set shows point locations of Bird Conservation Areas. Bird Conservation Areas are New York State lands that have been officially designated for their value to bird conservation. Points are approximate locations and may represent large areas.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation operates marinas and boat launching sites across the state. For more information about boating in New York State parks, visit http://nysparks.com/recreation/boating/

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) maintains a network of Public Fishing Right parking areas along trout streams in New York. This dataset represents the locations and information about those parking areas. Links to PDF maps of the actual Public Fishing Rights along the streams are available as part of the data set.

The dataset is composed of information from Marine Artificial Reef Map and includes GPS location coordinates as well as other information regarding the reef. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) Bureau of Marine Resources created and manages these reef sites as well as other marine resources in the area and in New York State in general.

This data set contains point locations of wildlife viewing sites as shown in The New York Wildlife Viewing Guide. These sites are also known as Watchable Wildlife Sites.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. From the famed Bethpage Black, to the rolling terrain of the Robert Trent Jones' designed 18-hole course at Green Lakes State Park, New York's state park golf courses rank among the best public courses in the world. For more information, visit http://nysparks.com/golf-courses/

This data depicts the east-west line that separates northern and southern hunting zones in New
York State.
A line separating the Northern and Southern Zone portions of New York State described as
follows: a line commencing at a point at the north shore of the Salmon river and its junction
with Lake Ontario and extending easterly along the north shore of that river to the village of
Pulaski, thence southerly along Route 11 to its intersection with Route 49 in the village of
Central Square, thence easterly along Route 49 to its junction with Route 365 in the city of
Rome, thence easterly along Route 365 to its junction with Route 28 in the village of Trenton,
thence easterly along Route 28 to its junction with Route 29 in the village of Middleville, thence
easterly along Route 29 to its junction with Route 4, thence northerly along Route 4 to its
junction with Route 22, thence northerly and westerly along Route 22 to the eastern shore of
South Bay on Lake Champlain in the village of Whitehall, thence northerly along the eastern
shore of South Bay to the New York-Vermont boundary.

This dataset contains boat launch sites owned or operated by the Department of Environmental Conservation, which offer public facilities for launching boats onto New York State waters.

The dataset is composed of information from Marine Artificial Reef Map and includes GPS location coordinates as well as other information regarding the reef. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (NYSDEC) Bureau of Marine Resources created and manages these reef sites as well as other marine resources in the area and in New York State in general. Click on the blue dot for any reef for coordinates and other information on the reef.

Point data locating and differentiating assets on NYSDEC lands. Assets represented as point features are man-made items, which require periodic maintenance or inspection. Examples include: lean-to, parking lot, primitive campsite, pit privy, trail structure, fire tower, scenic vista, picnic site, boat launch, accessible asset, horse stall.

This dataset contains a list of events held in Hudson River Park between 2004 and 2015, and permitted by Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT), along with the permittee’s name and the name of the entity that paid the permit fee. Events which do not require a permit are not included.