The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is closing 41 parks and 14 historic sites across the state and reducing services 23 parks and 1 historic site.

According to the Press Release

The Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) today put forward a list of closures and service reductions in order to achieve its proposed 2010-11 agency savings target and help address the State’s historic fiscal difficulties. As part of a comprehensive plan to close an $8.2 billion deficit……

The plan also assumes $4 million in park and historic site fee increases that will be identified at a later date, and the use of $5 million in funds from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to finance OPRHP operations.

SOURCE: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

To see the list of parks and historic sites

Specific recommended closures and service reductions are detailed below:

Long Island

• Brookhaven State Park (Suffolk)–Close Park
• Bethpage State Park (Suffolk)–Eliminate Winter Sports; Reduce picnic area and polo field
• Caleb Smith State Park Preserve (Suffolk)–Close Park
• Cold Spring Harbor State Park (Suffolk)–Close Park
• Connetquot River State Park (Suffolk)–Close Weekdays
• Heckscher State Park (Suffolk)–Close Swimming Pool
• Jones Beach State Park (Nassau)–Close West Swimming Pool; Eliminate July 4th fireworks
• Montauk Downs State Park (Suffolk)–Close Swimming Pool
• Nissequogue River State Park (Suffolk)–Close Park
• Orient Beach State Park (Suffolk)–Close Park
• Trail View State Park (Suffolk)–Close Park

New York City Region

• Bayswater Point State Park (Queens)–Close Park
• Riverbank State Park (New York)–Reduce Operating Hours; Close Outdoor Swimming Pool; Eliminate Seniors Classes, and Community/Cultural Events

Palisades Region

• Fort Montgomery Historic Site (Orange)–Close Historic Site
• Harriman SP– Anthony Wayne (Orange)–Close Park Area
• Harriman SP – Group Camps (Orange)–Reduce Maintenance
• High Tor State Park (Rockland)–Close Pool
• Knox Headquarters Historic Site (Orange)–Close Historic Site
• New Windsor Cantonment SHS (Orange)– Close Historic Site
• Schunnemunk State Park (Orange)– Close Park
• Stony Point State Historic Site (Orange)–Close Historic Site
• Tallman Mountain State Park (Rockland)–Close Pool

Taconic Region

• Donald J. Trump State Park (Westchester)–Close Park
• FDR (Roosevelt) State Park (Westchester)–Reduce Swimming Pool Season
• Hudson Highlands State Park (Putnam)–Close Arden Point Area
• James Baird State Park (Dutchess)–Reduce Golf Course Season
• Mills Norrie State Park (Dutchess)–Reduce Golf Course Season
• Olana State Historic Site (Columbia)–Close 2 Days per Week
• Philipse Manor Hall Historic Site (Westchester)–Close Historic Site
• Rockefeller State Park Preserve (Westchester)–Eliminate Interpretive Programs
• Taconic Outdoor Education Center (Putnam)–Eliminate Interpretive Programs
• Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond (Dutchess)–Close Rudd Pond Area
• Wonder Lake State Park (Putnam)–Close Park

Saratoga-Capital Region

• Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site (Rensselaer)–Close Historic Site
• Hudson River Islands State Park (Rensselaer)–Close Park
• John Boyd Thacher State Park (Albany)–Close Park
• John Brown Farm Historic Site (Essex)–Close Historic Site
• Johnson Hall State Historic Site (Fulton)–Close Historic Site
• Max V. Shaul State Park (Schoharie)–Close Park
• Schodack Island State Park (Rensselaer)–Close Park
• Schoharie Crossing Historic Site (Montgomery)–Close Historic Site
• Schuyler Mansion Historic Site (Albany)–Close Historic Site

Central Region

• Chittenango Falls State Park (Madison)–Close Park
• Clark Reservation State Park (Onondaga)–Close Park
• Fort Ontario State Historic Site (Oswego)–Close Historic Site
• Helen McNitt State Park (Madison)–Close Park
• Herkimer Home Historic Site (Herkimer)–Close Historic Site
• Hunts Pond State Park (Chenango)–Close Park
• Oquaga Creek State Park (Broome)–Close Park
• Old Erie Canal State Park (Onondaga)–Close Park
• Oriskany Battlefield/Steuben SHS (Oneida)–Close Historic Site
• Pixley Falls State Park (Oneida)–Close Park
• Robert Riddell State Park (Delaware)–Close Park
• Selkirk Shores State Park (Oswego)–Close Public Swimming Beach

Finger Lakes Region

• Beechwood State Park (Wayne)–Close Park
• Bonavista State Park (Seneca)–Close Park
• Chimney Bluffs State Park (Wayne)–Close Park
• Newtown Battlefield State Park (Chemung)–Close Park
• Springbrook Greens State Park (Cayuga)–Close Park
• Two Rivers State Park (Tioga)–Close Park
• Buttermilk Falls State Park (Tompkins)–Close Public Swimming Area
• Seneca Lake State Park (Seneca)–Close Lake Swimming Beach
• Stony Brook State Park (Steuben)–Close Public Swimming Area

Thousand Islands Region

• Canoe Island State Park (Jefferson)–Close Park
• Cedar Island State Park (Jefferson)–Close Park
• Eel Weir State Park (St. Lawrence)–Close Park
• Keewaydin State Park (Jefferson)–Close Park
• Macomb Reservation State Park (Clinton)–Close Park
• Mary Island State Park (Jefferson)–Close Park
• Point Au Roche State Park (Clinton)–Close Park
• Sackets Harbor State Historic Site (Jefferson)–Close Historic Site

Genesee Region

• Hamlin Beach State Park (Monroe)–Close Swimming Beach 3 Days per Week
• Oak Orchard State Marine Park (Orleans)–Close Park
• Regionwide Multiple Eliminate Camper Recreation Program

Niagara Region

• Joseph Davis State Park (Niagara)–Close Park
• Knox Farm State Park (Erie)–Close Park
• Wilson-Tuscarora State Park (Niagara)–Close Park
• Woodlawn Beach State Park (Erie)– Close Park
• Regionwide–Reduce interpretive programs

Allegany Region

• Allegany State Park (Cattaraugus)–Close Quaker Area Swim Beach; Close Quaker Cabins Area on December 1st; Eliminate Winter Trails Maintenance; Reduce Recreation Programs
• Long Point State Park (Chautauqua)–Close Park