Darien Lakes State Park
Darien Lakes State Park | |
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![]() View of Harlow Lake at Darien Lakes State Park | |
![]() ![]() Location of Darien Lakes State Park within New York State | |
Type | State park |
Location | 10475 Harlow Road Darien Center, New York[1] |
Nearest city | Batavia, New York |
Coordinates | 42°54′N 78°26′W / 42.90°N 78.43°WCoordinates: 42°54′N 78°26′W / 42.90°N 78.43°W |
Area | 1,845 acres (7.47 km2)[2] |
Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 68,360 (in 2014)[3] |
Open | All year |
Camp sites | 154[4] |
Website | Darien Lakes State Park |
Darien Lakes State Park is a 1,845-acre (7.47 km2) state park in western Genesee County, New York,[2] near Darien Center. The park entrance is on Harlow Road, north of U.S. Route 20.
Park description[]
The park has 154 campsites, the majority with electrical hookups,[4] and operates primarily as a campground. This portion of the park is open seasonally[5] and mostly accommodates RV and trailer camping, although tent camping is available as well.
Besides the campground, the park also offers a beach on 12-acre (4.9 ha) Harlow Lake, picnic tables, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, a bridle path, fishing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.[4] Seasonal small game and deer hunting is allowed with the proper permit.[5]
See also[]
- List of New York state parks
References[]
- ^ "Darien Lakes State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ 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. 671. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Darien Lakes State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Darien Lakes State Park Hours of Operation". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- State parks of New York (state)
- Parks in Genesee County, New York
- Greater Niagara, New York geography stubs