The State Council of Parks has released its annual report for 2025. An important advisory body, the State Council of Parks is made up of Regional Commissions that addresses matters affecting parks, recreation and historic preservation in New York.
This newly released report demonstrates how State Parks made it easier for New Yorkers to get offline and get outside, as well as a summary of the park infrastructure improvements made over the past year.
The State Council of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation consists of the Commissioner of State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, Chairs of the eleven Regional Parks Commissions (including a representative of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission), and Chair of the State Board of Historic Preservation.
The Regional Commissions are charged with acting as a central advisory body on all matters affecting parks, recreation and historic preservation within their respective regions, with particular focus on the operations of the State Parks and Historic Sites.
State Parks has an operating and capital budget of approximately $668 million and is staffed by 2,469 permanent employees and more than 5,200 seasonal positions during peak operating season. State Parks is responsible for managing a vast array of public facilities within its 250 sites.
New York has one of the most developed state park systems in the nation, encompassing more than 250 public facilities, which includes more than 5,000 buildings, 28 golf courses (including the world-class Bethpage Black course), 24 swimming pools and spray grounds, 54 beaches, 21 marinas, 73 boat launches, 26 nature centers, 967 cabins and cottages, 18 yurts, three inns, one lighthouse for lodging, 8,555 campsites, more than 2,000 miles of trails, more than 100 dams, more than 600 bridges, hundreds of
miles of roads, numerous drinking water and sewage treatment facilities and dozens of historic structures listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
You can read the full report here.
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