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New York State Parks with Swimming

Allegany State Park

Allegany State Park

+6 Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Waterfall Viewing Biking
Amherst State Park (New York)

Amherst State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking Nature

Amsterdam Beach State Park

Battle Island State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park (New York)

Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Paddling Biking
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

Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Bonavista State Park Golf Course
long exposure photo of a waterfall at Hickory Run State Park

Bowman Lake State Park

+5 Bird Watching Cross Country Skiing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing RV

Bristol Beach State Park

+3 Bird Watching Kayaking Paddling

Buck Pond Campground and Day Use Area

+3 Kayaking Canoeing RV
Buffalo Harbor State Park (New York)

Buffalo Harbor State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Burnham Point State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Buttermilk Falls State Park (New York)

Buttermilk Falls State Park

Canadarago State Marine Park

Canal Park Lock 32

Canandaigua Lake State Marine Park
Captree State Park (New-York)

Captree State Park
Fishing at Cayuga Lake

Cayuga Lake State Park

+1 Ice Fishing
Cedar Point State Park (New York)

Cedar Point State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Chenango Valley State Park (New York)

Chenango Valley State Park

+5 Rock Climbing Wildlife Watching Golfing Kayaking RV

Cherry Plain State Park

+10 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking Paddling Canoeing Winter Sports Biking
Chimney Bluffs State Park (New York)

Chimney Bluffs State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking Waterfall Viewing Winter Sports
Chittenango Falls State Park (New York)

Chittenango Falls State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Clark Reservation State Park (New York)

Clark Reservation State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Clermont State Historic Site (New York)

Clermont State Historic Site

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Cold Spring Harbor State Park (New York)

Cold Spring Harbor State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Coles Creek State Park marina on Lake St. Lawrence at sunset with boats and campground

Coles Creek State Park

+7 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Hunting RV Winter Sports Biking

Conesus Lake Boat Launch
Crab Island State Park (New-York)

Crab Island State Park
Crown Point State Historic Site (New York)

Crown Point State Historic Site

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Cumberland Bay State Park (New York)

Cumberland Bay State Park
Darien Lakes State Park (New York)

Darien Lakes State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Waterfall Viewing RV Biking

Deans Cove Boat Launch
Lake Delta State Park (New York)

Delta Lake State Park

+6 Picnicking Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Kayaking RV

Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
long exposure photo of a waterfall at Hickory Run State Park

DeVeaux Woods State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Devil's Hole State Park (New York)

Devil’s Hole State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
DeWolf Point State Park (New York)

DeWolf Point State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Donald J. Trump State Park (New York)

Donald J. Trump State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Eel Weir State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Evangola State Park (New York)

Evangola State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
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
Fillmore Glen State Park (New York)

Fillmore Glen State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Waterfall Viewing 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
Lawn and tree allées of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island, New York

Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Franny Reese State Park (New York)

Franny Reese State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Gilbert Lake State Park

+7 Rock Climbing Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
water flowing between the rocks at Rock Island State Park

Gilgo State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Glimmerglass State Park

+3 Kayaking Paddling Canoeing
Golden Hill State Park (New York)

Golden Hill State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
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

Grass Point State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Turquoise meromictic Green Lakes with autumn foliage aerial view New York

Green Lakes State Park

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

Hallock State Park Preserve

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Hamlin Beach State Park (New York)

Hamlin Beach State Park

+6 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Paddling RV 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
Haverstraw Beach State Park (New York)

Haverstraw Beach State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking 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

Helen McNitt State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
High Tor State Park (New York)

High Tor State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
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Higley Flow State Park

+11 Rock Climbing Wildlife Watching Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Bird Watching Snowshoeing Disc Golf Golfing Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Hither Hills State Park (New York)

Hither Hills State Park

+8 Photography Bird Watching Stargazing Surfing Whale Watching Beach Activities Kayaking RV
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park (New-York)

Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park

+1 Kayaking
Hook Mountain State Park (New York)

Hook Mountain State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Hudson Highlands State Park (New York)

Hudson Highlands State Park

+6 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Hudson River Islands State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Hunt Pond State Forest

+2 Kayaking Canoeing
aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park

+6 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking 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
John Boyd Thacher State Park Helderberg Escarpment New York

John Boyd Thacher State Park

+11 Rock Climbing Photography Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Sledding Golfing Kayaking Waterfall Viewing Winter Sports Biking
waves at jones beach state park at sunset

Jones Beach State Park

Keewaydin State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Keuka Lake State Park (New York)

Keuka Lake State Park

+9 Rock Climbing Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking RV Biking
Knox Farm State Park (New York)

Knox Farm State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Stargazing Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Kring Point State Park (New York)

Kring Point State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Lake Erie State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Multicolored sandstone cliffs at Pictured Rocks with a kayaker on turquoise Lake Superior waters

Lake Superior State Park

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

Lake Taghkanic State Park

+6 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Lake Welch Beach – Harriman

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Lakeside Beach State Park (New York)

Lakeside State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Middle Falls at Letchworth State Park surrounded by autumn foliage in New York

Letchworth State Park

+5 Snowmobiling Rafting Waterfall Viewing RV Biking
Lodi Point State Park (New York)

Lodi Point State Park

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

Long Point State Park

+6 Rock Climbing 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

Max V. Shaul State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Mexico Point State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Midway State Park (New York)

Midway State Park

+6 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Mine Kill State Park (New York)

Mine Kill State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Lake Minnewaska sky lake with white cliffs and autumn foliage at Minnewaska State Park Preserve New York

Minnewaska State Park Preserve

+8 Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Waterfall Viewing Biking
Montauk Downs State Park (New York)

Montauk Downs State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Surfing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Moreau Lake State Park (New York)

Moreau Lake State Park

+8 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking RV Biking
Napeague State Park (New York)

Napeague State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Surfing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Newtown Battlefield State Park (New York)

Newtown Battlefield State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Scenic Overlooks Golfing Kayaking Biking
Niagara Falls State Park

Niagara Falls State Park

+6 Photography Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Sailing Waterfall Viewing RV
Niagara Gorge Trail (New York)

Niagara Gorge Trail

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Nyack Beach State Park (New York)

Nyack Beach State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail (New York)

Old Croton Aqueduct Trail

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Ontario Beach Park (New York)

Ontario Beach Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Oquaga Creek State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Orient Beach State Park (New York)

Orient Beach State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Peebles Island State Park (New York)

Peebles Island State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
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

Robert G. Wehle State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Lucifer Falls waterfall cascading through the gorge at Robert H. Treman State Park

Robert H. Treman State Park

+6 Picnicking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Nature Watching Waterfall Viewing RV
Robert Moses State Park beach with Fire Island Lighthouse at sunset

Robert Moses State Park

+1 Golfing

Robert V. Riddell State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Roberto Clemente State Park (New York)

Roberto Clemente State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Rockefeller State Park Preserve carriage trail through autumn foliage

Rockefeller State Park Preserve

+6 Horseback Riding Bird Watching Snowshoeing Sledding Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing
Rockland Lake State Park (New York)

Rockland Lake State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Rockwood Hall State Park Preserve

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Rudd Pond Area (New York)

Rudd Pond Area

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

Sampson State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Waterfall Viewing RV Biking
Sandy Island Beach State Park (New York)

Sandy Island Beach State Park

+1 Canoeing
Saratoga Spa State Park (New York)

Saratoga Spa State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Schunnemunk Mountain State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
aerial photo of the bridge at Bear Mountain State Park

Selkirk Shores State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking RV Biking
Seneca Lake State Park (New York)

Seneca Lake State Park

+6 Rock Climbing Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Sojourner Truth State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Southwick Beach State Park (New York)

Southwick Beach State Park

+4 Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Hunting
Sterling Forest State Park (New York)

Sterling Forest State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Stony Brook State Park

Stony Brook State Park

+3 Picnicking Waterfall Viewing RV
Storm King State Park (New York)

Storm King State Park

+7 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Disc Golf Golfing Kayaking Biking
Sunken Meadow State Park (New York)

Sunken Meadow State Park

+6 Picnicking Mountain Biking Bird Watching Kayaking Canoeing Biking
Tallman Mountain State Park (New York)

Tallman Mountain State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Taughannock Falls 215-foot waterfall plunging into rocky gorge Finger Lakes New York

Taughannock Falls State Park

+8 Photography Picnicking Scenic Overlooks Kayaking Canoeing Waterfall Viewing RV Biking

Thompson’s Lake State Park

+3 Snowshoeing Hunting Winter Sports
long exposure photo of a waterfall at Hickory Run State Park

Upper Buttermilk Falls State Park
Valley Stream State Park (New York)

Valley Stream State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Verona Beach State Park

Verona Beach State Park

+10 Picnicking Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Snowmobiling Ice Fishing Golfing Kayaking RV Winter Sports Biking
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park (New York)

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Watkins Glen State Park

Watkins Glen State Park

+9 Wildlife Watching Photography Picnicking Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Scenic Overlooks Waterfall Viewing RV Biking
Aerial view of Wellesley Island State Park with sandy beach and Thousand Islands on the St Lawrence River

Wellesley Island State Park

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

Westcott Beach State Park

+6 Mountain Biking Bird Watching Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Whetstone Gulf State Park (New York)

Whetstone Gulf State Park

+3 Snowmobiling Waterfall Viewing Winter Sports
Whirlpool State Park

Whirlpool State Park
Wildwood State Park (New York)

Wildwood State Park

+4 Wildlife Watching Snowshoeing Beach Activities Kayaking
Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (New York)

Wilson-Tuscarora State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking
Woodlawn Beach State Park (New York)

Woodlawn Beach State Park

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Other Places with Swimming 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.

Boating at Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake Campground and Day Use Area

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

+6 Wildlife Watching Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Empire Fulton Ferry State Park

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

Golden Beach Campground and Day Use Area

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

+6 Wildlife Watching Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

John and Patricia Adams Campground at Beaverkill

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

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Kenneth L. Wilson Campground and Day Use Area

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

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

Lake George Beach Day Use Area

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

+5 Mountain Biking Snowshoeing Golfing Kayaking Biking

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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