Selkirk Shores State Park is a 980-acre (4.0 km2) state park located in the Town of Richland in Oswego County, New York. The park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.
| Selkirk Shores State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location of Selkirk Shores State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 7101 State Route #3 Pulaski, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Pulaski, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°33′29″N 76°11′46″W / 43.558°N 76.196°W |
| Area | 980 acres (4.0 km2)[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 77,930 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Selkirk Shores State Park |
Park description
editSelkirk Shores State Park features a swimming beach on Lake Ontario, hiking trails, campsites and cabins.[1][4] The park is associated with the nearby Pine Grove Boat Launch, which provides access for small boats to the lower Salmon River.[1]
A "Bird Conservation Area" at the park protects breeding habitat for several regionally threatened bird species, including pied-billed grebes, American bitterns, least bitterns, and black terns.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Selkirk Shores State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "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. 674. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Selkirk Shores State Park". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Selkirk Shores State Park - Bird Conservation Area". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
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