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More than 70 I Love My Park Day events are taking place at state parks and historic sites across New York State in 2013. In order to participate in an I Love My Park Day event, volunteers will need to complete a simple online form.

See below to find a participating park or site near you or click on the map to learn more about the events planned. From there you'll be able to register to volunteer. Check back frequently - more events are added often!

Win a $100 Camping Gift Card
Just register for I Love My park Day online by April 22 and you are automatically entered to win a $100 Camping gift card to NY State Parks (OPRHP.) The winner will be selected at random and contacted via email and/or certified mail within five (5) business days of date the winner is selected. *See rules. (Note: The registration deadline for the camping gift card was April 22 - registration for I Love My Park Day is still open.)

2013 Participating Parks and Historic Sites

Links below will take you to park main page. To register for a specific event, click here.

Capital District / Saratoga
Regional sponsorship provided by New York Flower Power
Crown Point State Historic Site
Grafton Lakes State Park (REGISTRATION FULL)
Grant Cottage State Historic Site
John Boyd Thacher and Thompson's Lake State Parks
Johnson Hall State Historic Site
Mine Kill and Max V. Shaul State Parks
Moreau Lake State Park
Peebles Island State Park
Saratoga Spa State Park
Schodack Island State Park

Central Region
Bowman Lake State Park
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum
Clark Reservation State Park
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
Glimmerglass State Park
Green Lakes State Park
Herkimer Home State Historic Site
Lorenzo State Historic Site

Finger Lakes
Catharine Valley Trail
Darien Lakes State Park
Fair Haven Beach State Park
Ganondagan State Historic Site (REGISTRATION FULL)
Genesee Valley Greenway
Hamlin Beach State Park
Ithaca Dog Park at the Allan H. Treman Marine State Park
Letchworth State Park
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park

Hudson Valley
Bannerman Island (REGISTRATION FULL)
Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock)
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
Franny Reese State Park
Harlem Valley Rail Trail (at Taconic State Park)
Harriman State Park - (Silvermine Picnic Area)
Hudson Highlands State Park
Jay Heritage Center
Minnewaska State Park Preserve
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
Rockland Lake State Park (including Hook Mountain and Nyack Beach)
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Taconic State Park
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site

Long Island
Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
Bethpage State Park
Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
Heckscher State Park
Hempstead Lake State Park
Jones Beach State Park
Montauk Point State Park
Nissequogue River State Park
Robert Moses State Park (REGISTRATION FULL)
Sunken Meadow State Park (Alfred E. Smith)
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site

New York City
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
East River State Park (REGISTRATION FULL)
FDR Four Freedoms Park
Gantry Plaza State Park
Riverbank State Park
Roberto Clemente State Park

Thousand Islands Region
Cedar Point State Park
Grass Point State Park
Higley Flow State Park
Point au Roche State Park
Wellesley Island State Park

Western NY
Allegany State Park
Artpark State Park (Earl W. Brydges)
DeVeaux Woods State Park
Evangola State Park
Golden Hill State Park
Knox Farm State Park
Midway State Park
Wilson-Tuscarora State Park

Local Parks
In addition to the events at state parks listed above, local parks are getting in the spirit too! I Love My Park Day events are being held at these locally owned parks and historic sites. To learn more about these, visit the links below:

• Buffalo Olmstead Parks
  
• Douglas Park, Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County
• Edith G Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye, Westchester County (10 AM - 2 PM; meet at the nature center at the end of the sanctuary road)
• Glenville Woods Park Preserve, Greenburgh, hosted by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
• Homer Folks Forest, Oneonta, NY (organized by Oneonta State Mountain Biking Club, SUNY Oneonta); RSVP online or by email
• Mt Hope Reservoir, Oneida, NY -  hosted by the City of Oneida Parks & Recreation Department
• Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway (OSG): Local OSG committee members, community volunteers and student groups from Oneonta State College in conjunction with the college's Into The Streets Community Service Day will be working form 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Greenway Silas Lane section of the trail. The work activities will include cutting back brush, spreading bark chips and staining the pavilion, kiosk and trail benches. All volunteers are welcome. Bring a pair of work gloves if you have them and we will supply the tools and paint brushes.
• Stiglmeier Park Clean-Up  - Town of Cheektowaga, Erie County (organized by VolunteerWNY and the Town of Cheektowaga); Please sign-up at www.VolunteerWNY.org.
• Taylor's Island, and its Smith-Taylor Cabin (Town of Shelter Island)
  
• Town of Yorktown, including Granite Knolls Park
• Union Park, City of Hornell
• Utica Parks and Parkway System, including Valley View/Roscoe Conkling Park and the Memorial Parkway (organized by the Central New York Conservancy, Inc.)
• Village of Hammondsport parks and Canacadea State Forest Trails (organized by 2-1-1 HELPLINE Give Help and the Institute for Human Services). Please register by contacting Tess McKinley.

Organizing an event and don't see your site listed? Let us know.

*Camping Gift Cards can be used when reserving online or by phone with our camping reservation system (Reserve America). Camping gift cards may be used for all fees associated with camping reservations and walk-ups, and other purchases such as camping supplies, firewood, ice, boat rentals etc. when provided by New York State Parks. For more information, visit nysparks.com.

Gift cards can NOT be used for: Vehicle Entrance Fees, services provided at Department of Environmental Conservation facilities (Adirondacks & Catskills) and services or items provided by a concessionaire or Friends group.

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