Heckscher State Park

For the NRHP registered local park in Huntington, New York, see Heckscher Park (Huntington, New York).
Not to be confused with Heckscher State Parkway.

Heckscher State Park
Dunes in Heckscher State Park
Heckscher State Park is located in New York
Heckscher State Park
Location of Heckscher State Park within New York State
Heckscher State Park is located in the United States
Heckscher State Park
Heckscher State Park (the United States)
TypeState park
LocationHeckscher Parkway Field 1
East Islip, New York[1]
Nearest cityEast Islip, New York
Coordinates40°42′N 73°10′W / 40.70°N 73.16°W / 40.70; -73.16
Area1,657 acres (6.71 km2)[2]
CreatedFebruary 1929 (1929-02)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors982,530 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteHeckscher State Park

Heckscher State Park is a 1,657-acre (6.71 km2) state park[2] on the shore of the Great South Bay at East Islip in Suffolk County, New York, USA.

  1. ^ "Heckscher State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 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. 672. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p. 19.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2016.