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Picnicking in New York

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New York State Parks with Picnicking

Amsterdam Beach State Park
Niagara River seen from the waterfront at Lewiston near Artpark, New York

Artpark State Park
aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Bear Mountain State Park

+1 Waterfall Viewing
Beaver Island State Park (New York)

Beaver Island State Park

+11 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Sledding Hunting Disc Golf Golfing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Beechwood State Park (New York)

Beechwood State Park

+7 Rock Climbing Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Belmont Lake State Park (New York)

Belmont Lake State Park

+7 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Golf green and lamppost at Bethpage State Park, New York

Bethpage State Park

+1 Biking

Bonavista State Park Golf Course
Buttermilk Falls State Park (New York)

Buttermilk Falls State Park

+3 Hunting Waterfall Viewing RV

Canadarago State Marine Park
Captree State Park (New-York)

Captree State Park

Cedar Island State Park

+3 Stargazing Ice Fishing Kayaking
Chimney Bluffs State Park (New York)

Chimney Bluffs State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Waterfall Viewing Winter Sports
Crab Island State Park (New-York)

Crab Island State Park
Cumberland Bay State Park (New York)

Cumberland Bay State Park
Lake Delta State Park (New York)

Delta Lake State Park

+6 Picnicking Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking RV
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park (New York)

Fahnestock State Park

+13 Picnicking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Sledding Hunting Kayaking Appalachian Trail Educational Programs RV Biking
Fair Haven Beach State Park (New York)

Fair Haven Beach State Park

+13 Picnicking Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Sledding Paddleboarding Hunting Golfing Kayaking Canoeing RV Biking
Fort Niagara State Park (New York)

Fort Niagara State Park

+7 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Four Mile Creek State Park

+2 Picnicking Bird Watching

Gilbert Lake State Park

+7 Rock Climbing Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Hyde Hall Covered Bridge in Glimmerglass State Park, New York

Glimmerglass State Park

+3 Kayaking Paddling Canoeing
Grafton Lakes State Park (New York)

Grafton Lakes State Park

+16 Rock Climbing Wildlife Watching Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Ice Skating Scenic Overlooks Sailing Rafting Golfing Kayaking Winter Sports Biking
Calm lake reflecting autumn-colored wooded hills at Green Lakes State Park, New York

Green Lakes State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Snowshoeing Paddleboarding Scenic Overlooks Golfing Kayaking RV
Hamlin Beach State Park (New York)

Hamlin Beach State Park

+6 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Paddling RV Biking
Honeoye Lake in autumn seen from Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, New York

Harriet Hollister Spencer State Park

+2 Scenic Overlooks Biking
Lake Tiorati at twilight in Harriman State Park, New York, seen from Seven Lakes Drive

Harriman State Park

+6 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Bird Watching Hunting RV Biking
Heckscher State Park (New York)

Heckscher State Park

+13 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Paddleboarding Disc Golf Windsurfing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Walking and Running Biking
Hempstead Lake State Park (New York)

Hempstead Lake State Park

+2 Canoeing Biking

Jacques Cartier State Park

+5 Picnicking Bird Watching Ice Fishing Kayaking Canoeing
James Baird State Park (New York)

James Baird State Park

+6 Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
West Bathhouse with its tower at Jones Beach State Park, New York

Jones Beach State Park
Keuka Lake State Park (New York)

Keuka Lake State Park

+9 Rock Climbing Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking RV Biking
Lake Superior in Bethel, New York, seen through leafy branches on the shore, Lake Superior State Park

Lake Superior State Park

+7 Picnicking Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Sledding Hunting Kayaking Paddling
Lodi Point State Park (New York)

Lodi Point State Park

+6 Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Chautauqua State Park (New York)

Long Point State Park on Lake Chautauqua

+8 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Hunting Kayaking Canoeing Biking

Macomb Reservation State Park

+9 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Skating Kayaking Biking
Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park (New-York)

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

+6 Snowshoeing Sailing Golfing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Montauk Point State Park (New York)

Montauk Point State Park

+6 Bird Watching Surfing Beachcombing Whale Watching RV Biking
American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls above the Niagara River, Niagara Falls State Park, New York

Niagara Falls State Park

+6 Photography Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Sailing Waterfall Viewing RV

Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park

+2 Golfing Winter Sports
Olana State Historic Site (New York)

Olana State Historic Site
Pixley Falls State Park (New York)

Pixley Falls State Park

+9 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Scenic Overlooks Hunting Waterfall Viewing Winter Sports
Point au Roche State Park (New York)

Point au Roche State Park

+9 Horseback Riding Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Kayaking Canoeing Educational Programs Volleyball Biking
Water cascading over layered shale ledges at Robert H. Treman State Park, New York

Robert H. Treman State Park

+6 Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Nature Watching Waterfall Viewing RV
Open meadow and trees along the Farm Meadow Trail in Rockefeller State Park Preserve, New York

Rockefeller State Park Preserve

+6 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Snowshoeing Sledding Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing
Rudd Pond Area (New York)

Rudd Pond Area

+7 Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Schodack Island State Park (New York)

Schodack Island State Park

+9 Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Hunting Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Volleyball Biking
Shadmoor State Park (New York)

Shadmoor State Park

+2 Snowshoeing Biking
Shirley Chisholm State Park (New York)

Shirley Chisholm State Park

+3 Bird Watching Kayaking Biking
Southwick Beach State Park (New York)

Southwick Beach State Park

+4 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Hunting

St. Lawrence State Park Golf Course
Stone footbridge in the wooded gorge of Stony Brook State Park, New York

Stony Brook State Park

+3 Picnicking Waterfall Viewing RV
Strawberry Island State Park (New-York)

Strawberry Island State Park
Sunken Meadow State Park (New York)

Sunken Meadow State Park

+6 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Taughannock Falls dropping into its rock amphitheater, Taughannock Falls State Park, New York

Taughannock Falls State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing Waterfall Viewing RV Biking
Canada geese in the shallows of Oneida Lake at Verona Beach State Park, New York

Verona Beach State Park

+10 Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking RV Winter Sports Biking
Stone path along the shale walls of the gorge in Watkins Glen State Park, New York

Watkins Glen State Park

+9 Wildlife Watching Photography Picnicking Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing RV Biking
Pines and a rocky point on the St. Lawrence River at Wellesley Island State Park, New York

Wellesley Island State Park

+9 Wildlife Watching Picnicking Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking Canoeing RV Biking

Other Places with Picnicking in New York (Not State Parks)

These places are run by a county, city, federal agency, another state agency, a tribe or a private owner, not by New York’s state park system. State park passes, rules and reservations may not apply, so check with the operator before you go.

Lifeguard chair on the beach at Cranberry Lake in autumn, New York

Cranberry Lake Campground and Day Use Area

Run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

+6 Picnicking Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Kayaking Canoeing

Empire Fulton Ferry State Park

Run by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (as part of Brooklyn Bridge Park)

Lake Lauderdale State Park

Run by Washington County

+4 Picnicking Kayaking Paddling Canoeing

Moffitt Beach State Forest

Run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

+2 Picnicking Canoeing

Nicks Lake Campground and Day Use Area

Run by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

+6 Kayaking Paddling Canoeing RV Volleyball Biking

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