Grafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Lakes State Park
Long Pond, Grafton Lakes State Park, September 2015
Grafton Lakes State Park is located in New York
Grafton Lakes State Park
Location of Grafton Lakes State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way
Cropseyville, New York[1]
Nearest cityTroy, New York
Coordinates42°46′12″N 73°27′50″W / 42.77°N 73.464°W / 42.77; -73.464
Area2,545 acres (10.30 km2)[2]
Created1971 (1971)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors240,063 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteGrafton Lakes State Park

Grafton Lakes State Park is a 2,545-acre (10.30 km2) state park located in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.[2] The park is in the central part of the Town of Grafton and north of the hamlet of Grafton on NY Route 2, northeast of Albany. The park contains the Shaver Pond Nature Center.

  1. ^ "Grafton Lakes State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 12, 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. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 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. 43.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2016.