Schodack Island State Park

Schodack Island State Park
Schodack Island State Park's boat launch area as viewed from the western shore of the Hudson River
Schodack Island State Park is located in New York
Schodack Island State Park
Location of Schodack Island State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location1 Schodack Island Way
Schodack Landing, New York[1]
Coordinates42°29′N 73°47′W / 42.49°N 73.78°W / 42.49; -73.78
Area1,052 acres (4.26 km2)[2]
Created2002 (2002)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors125,466 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
Camp sites66
WebsiteSchodack Island State Park

Schodack Island State Park (formerly known as Castleton Island State Park[5]) is a 1,052-acre (4.26 km2) state park that spans portions of Rensselaer, Greene, and Columbia counties, New York.[2] The park is located between the Hudson River and Schodack Creek, and was opened in 2002.

  1. ^ "Schodack Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 24, 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 April 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Governor, Majority Leader Open Schodack Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. June 19, 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2006. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Green, Stella; Zimmerman, H. Neil (2008). Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley: Hikes and Walks from Westchester County to Albany. The Countryman Press. p. 271. Retrieved October 31, 2016.