Grafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Lakes State Park

Location of Grafton Lakes State Park within New York State

Type State park
Location 100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way
Cropseyville, New York[1]
Nearest city Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°46′12″N 73°27′50″W / 42.77°N 73.464°W / 42.77; -73.464Coordinates: 42°46′12″N 73°27′50″W / 42.77°N 73.464°W / 42.77; -73.464
Area 2,545 acres (10.30 km2)[2]
Created 1971 (1971)[3]
Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors 240,063 (in 2014)[4]
Open All year
Website Grafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Lakes State Park is a 2,545-acre (10.30 km2) state park located in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.[2] The park is in the central part of the Town of Grafton and north of the hamlet of Grafton on NY Route 2, northeast of Albany. The park contains the Shaver Pond Nature Center.

Park description

Grafton Lakes State Park was opened in 1971.[3] It contains several lakes, including Long Pond, Mill Pond, and Second Pond.

The park offers a beach, a boat launch and boat rentals, a bridle path, hunting (deer and small game in season), fishing and ice fishing (trout, pickerel, perch, and bass), ice skating, hiking and biking, picnic tables and pavilions, a nature trail, a playground, recreation programs, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and a food concession.

The park has long been used for orienteering. It was first mapped in 1980 by Mark Domonie, and drafted by Bill Jameson. The park was the site of the 1981 US Intercollegiate Championships. A permanent course (called Trim-O) was expected to be placed in the park in 2008.

Shaver Pond Nature Center

Located within the park is the Shaver Pond Nature Center, which provides outdoor recreation and environmental educational programs and is handicap accessible. The center stands at the beginning of 20 miles (32 km) of trails. Besides scheduled programs, the facility may be rented for club meetings.

Shaver Pond Nature Center also houses the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Air and Acid Rain Deposition Monitoring Site.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grafton Lakes State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks and Recreation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2016.


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