Wildwood State Park is a 767-acre (3.10 km2) state park located in Suffolk County, New York.[1] The park is in the Town of Riverhead on the north shore of Long Island. The park includes a beach on Long Island Sound.
| Wildwood State Park | |
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 The Wye at Wildwood State Park, where the two entrances from North Wading River Road and Hulse Landing Road converge. | |
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| Location | Wading River, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°57′38″N 72°47′43″W / 40.9605°N 72.7953°W |
| Area | 767 acres (3.10 km2)[1] |
| Created | 1925[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 439,212 (in 2023)[3] |
The park offers a beach, a playground, picnic tables, hiking and biking, fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, cross-country skiing, recreation programs and a food concession.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "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 April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 21. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
External links
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Media related to Wildwood State Park at Wikimedia Commons- New York State Parks: Wildwood State Park
- Wildwood State Park (Wandering Around the Block)
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