Nissequogue River State Park

Nissequogue River State Park
The mouth of the Nissequogue River
Nissequogue River State Park is located in New York
Nissequogue River State Park
Location of Nissequogue River State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location799 Saint Johnland Road
Kings Park, New York[1]
Nearest cityKings Park, New York
Coordinates40°53′52″N 73°13′53″W / 40.8977°N 73.2315°W / 40.8977; -73.2315
Area521 acres (2.11 km2)[2]
Created2000 (2000)
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors95,288 (in 2014)[3]
OpenAll year
WebsiteNissequogue River State Park

Nissequogue River State Park is a 521-acre (2.11 km2) state park located on the banks and bluffs of the Nissequogue River in Kings Park, New York. The park was opened in 2000, and established on the waterfront portion of the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center.

The name of the park was originally assigned to what is today the Caleb Smith State Park Preserve.[4]

  1. ^ "Nissequogue River State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "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 March 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Hagstroms Atlas of Suffolk County, New York (1973)