Type State park Visitors 115,344 (in 2014) Area 101 ha Year built 1630 | Nearest city Waterford, New York Open All year Phone +1 518-237-8643 Added to NRHP 2 October 1973 | |
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Location 1 Delaware Avenue
Waterford, New York Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Address 1 Delaware Ave, Waterford, NY 12188, USA Similar Max V Shaul State Park, Mine Kill State Park, Hudson River Islands St, John Boyd Thacher State Park, Thompson's Lake State Park | ||
Peebles island state park
Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre (0.77 km2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York State. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.
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Peebles island state park
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Peebles Island State Park includes hiking and cross-country ski trails, as well as earthworks dating from the Revolutionary War and a visitors' center detailing the island's industrial history. The park also offers picnic tables with pavilions, river views, and fishing access.
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in the city of Cohoes.
Headquarters for New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites as well as the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services are located within the park. Contained within a converted factory complex on the island known as the Peebles Island Resource Center, the headquarters serve as a home to conservators, archaeologists, historians and others tasked with preserving historic locations within New York.