To celebrate the great outdoors, a whole host of New York agencies are coming together on June 10 to offer inclusive free activities at State parks and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) locations.
Think free games and events, and guided fishing, hiking, paddling, camping, birding, archery and more!
Locations will offer a selection of accessible activities, and use of adaptive equipment and demonstrations will be provided at many sites.
Westchester County folks will, unfortunately, have to travel a bit, but what’s better than a summer weekend to get into the car for a short road trip.
DEC Event Locations
- Hempstead Lake State Park (Nassau County)
- Mount Loretto Unique Area (Richmond County)
- Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center (Dutchess County)
- Norrie Point Environmental Education Center (Dutchess County)
- Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (Ulster County)
- Catskills Visitor Center (Ulster County)
- North-South Lake Campground (Greene County)
- Five Rivers Environmental Education Center (Albany County)
- Ausable Point Campground (Clinton County)
- Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area (Lewis County)
- Rogers Environmental Education Center (Chenango County)
- Mendon Ponds Park In conjunction with the ADK Outdoor Expo (Monroe County)
- Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center (Erie County)
All locations offer wheelchair-accessible features and activities, including restrooms and select recreation opportunities. Please get in touch with the event coordinator directly with accommodation requests and to find out about the adaptive equipment and activities offered at each site.
State Park Event Locations
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk County)
- Buffalo Harbor State Park (Erie County)
- Darien Lakes State Park (Genesee County)
- Allegany State Park (Cattaraugus County)
- Chenango Valley State Park (Chenango County)
- Saratoga Spa State Park (Saratoga County)
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Montgomery County)
- Taughannock Falls State Park (Tompkins County)
- Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park (New York County)
- Lake Taghkanic State Park (Columbia County)
Program and scheduling details for each location will soon be available on the NYS Parks website at parks.ny.gov. Guests are encouraged to bring picnic lunches and their own games or sporting equipment. For details about visitor amenities at each location, visit parks.ny.gov.
The day’s hosts are the DEC and the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks), in partnership with the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and the NYS Division of Veterans’ Services,
