Nissequogue River State Park | |
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Type | State park |
Location | 799 Saint Johnland Road Kings Park, New York[1] |
Nearest city | Kings Park, New York |
Coordinates | 40°53′52″N 73°13′53″W / 40.8977°N 73.2315°W |
Area | 521 acres (2.11 km2)[2] |
Created | 2000 |
Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 95,288 (in 2014)[3] |
Open | All year |
Website | Nissequogue 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]