Sampson State Park

Sampson State Park
Seneca Lake from Sampson State Park
Sampson State Park is located in New York
Sampson State Park
Location of Sampson State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location6096 Route 96A
Romulus, New York[1]
Coordinates42°44′10″N 76°54′29″W / 42.736°N 76.908°W / 42.736; -76.908
Area2,070 acres (8.4 km2)[2]
Created1960 (1960)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors166,043 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
Camp sites309 (245 electric)[1]
WebsiteSampson State Park

Sampson State Park (along with Sampson State Park Beach) is a 2,070-acre (8.4 km2) state park located in Seneca County, New York.[2] The park is south of the city of Geneva in the Town of Romulus on the east shore of Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.

The park is located on the site of the former Sampson Naval Training Station, which later became the Sampson Air Force Base.

  1. ^ a b "Sampson State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 18, 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. 674. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks and Recreation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 34.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2016.