Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is located in New York City
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is located in New York
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is located in the United States
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
TypeState park
Location83 Nielsen Avenue
Staten Island, New York[1]
Nearest cityStaten Island, New York
Coordinates40°32′28″N 74°13′48″W / 40.541°N 74.230°W / 40.541; -74.230
Area265 acres (1.07 km2)[2]
Created1977 (1977)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors47,415 (in 2021)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteClay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve

Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is 265-acre (1.07 km2) state park[2] located near the southwestern shore of Staten Island, New York.[5] It is the only state park located on Staten Island.

  1. ^ "Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  2. ^ 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 April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Discover New York City's Great Natural Places – Staten Island". New York League of Conservation Voters. Archived from the original on November 10, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Clay Pit Ponds State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 3, 2016.