Lake Superior State Park
Lake Superior State Park | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Lake Superior State Park within New York State | |
Type | State park |
Location | 342 Dr Duggan Road Bethel, New York[1] |
Nearest city | Smallwood, New York |
Coordinates | 41°40′19″N 74°52′48″W / 41.672°N 74.88°WCoordinates: 41°40′19″N 74°52′48″W / 41.672°N 74.88°W |
Area | 1,410 acres (5.7 km2)[2] |
Operated by |
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Visitors | 11,135 (in 2014)[3] |
Open | All year |
Website | Lake Superior State Park |
![Lake Superior, Bethel NY.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Lake_Superior%2C_Bethel_NY.jpg/220px-Lake_Superior%2C_Bethel_NY.jpg)
Lake Superior State Park is a 1,410-acre (5.7 km2) state park located on a small lake, Lake Superior, in the Town of Bethel in Sullivan County, New York. The park is operated by the Sullivan County Department of Public Works under a long-term license from the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.[4]
Park description[]
Lake Superior State Park offers picnic tables, volleyball courts, and a food concession. A swimming beach is open on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day until late June, with daily swimming available from the last week of June through Labor Day. A boat launch is available for boats, however gas-powered motors are not permitted.[5]
Big game hunting, fishing and ice fishing is permitted within season for individuals possessing valid hunting and fishing licenses.[5]
See also[]
- List of New York state parks
References[]
- ^ "Lake Superior State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "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. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ "Lake Superior State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lake Superior State Park". Sullivan County Division of Public Works: Parks & Recreation. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
External links[]
- New York State Parks: Lake Superior State Park
- Sullivan County Department of Public Works: Lake Superior State Park
- Palisades Interstate Park system
- Parks in Sullivan County, New York
- State parks of New York (state)
- Catskill Mountains, New York geography stubs