Sterling Forest State Park

Sterling Forest State Park
Sterling Forest State Park is located in New York
Sterling Forest State Park
Location of Sterling Forest State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location116 Old Forge Road
Tuxedo, New York[1]
Coordinates41°11′56″N 74°15′24″W / 41.1988°N 74.2568°W / 41.1988; -74.2568
Area22,180 acres (89.8 km2)[2]
Created1998; 26 years ago (1998)[3]
Operated by
Visitors266,944 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteSterling Forest State Park

Sterling Forest State Park is a 22,180-acre (89.8 km2) state park[5] located in the Ramapo Mountains in Orange County, New York. Established in 1998, it is among the larger additions to the New York state park system in the last 50 years.[3]

  1. ^ "Sterling Forest State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "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 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Berger, Joseph (February 11, 1998). "For $55 Million, New York Acquires Sterling Forest". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sterling Forest State Park". parks.ny.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-08.