Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

For questions about Planning Projects, Master Plans or other planning related issues, please contact us at ParksPlanning.Info@parks.ny.gov

Statewide Plans

2021-2026 State Historic Preservation Plan (SHPP)

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Final State Historic Preservation Plan (2021-26) Executive Summary (pdf)
• Final State Historic Preservation Plan (2021-26) (pdf)
• Final State Historic Preservation Plan (2021-26) Final Generic EIS (pdf)
• Final State Historic Preservation Plan (2021-26) Appendices (pdf)

2020-2025 SCORP

• 2020-2025 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Governor Concurrence (pdf)
• Signed Findings and Adoption Statement (pdf)
• 2020-2025 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (pdf)
• 2020-2025 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Appendices (pdf)

2020 Statewide Greenway Trails Plan

• Greenway Trails Plan- Public Hearing Recording, January 6, 2021

• Signed Findings and Adoption Statement (pdf)
• Final Statewide Greenway Trails Plan/Final GEIS (pdf)
• Final Statewide Greenway Trails Plan Appendices (pdf)

• Greenway Trails Inventory & Web Map

Statewide Trails Plan

• 2010 Statewide Trails Plan
• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Figure 1 - Greenway Trails Network (pdf)
• Figure 2 - New York City Greenway Trails Network (pdf)
• Figure 3 - Long Distance Hiking Trails Network (pdf)
• Figure 4 - Water Trails Network (pdf)
• Figure 5 - Statewide Framework (pdf)
• Appendix A - Legal Authorization to Develop a Statewide Trails Plan (pdf)
• Appendix B - Physical Activity Calorie Use Chart (pdf)
• Appendix C - Every Mile Counts - An Analysis of the 2008 Trail User Surveys (pdf)
• Appendix D - 2004 General Public Recreation Survey Report (pdf)
• Appendix E - 2008 General Public Trails Workshops - Comment Summary (pdf)
• Appendix F - Results of the 2005 Park Professional Survey (pdf)
• Appendix G - Results from the 2006 Trail Organization Survey (pdf)
• Appendix H - Greenway Trails Network - Trail Listing (pdf)
• Appendix I - Rail Trail White Papers (pdf)

New York State Open Space Plan

• 2016 Open Space Conservation Plan

Park and Historic Site Plans

Clermont State Historic Site Final Master Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Clermont State Historic Site Final Master Plan (pdf)
• Clermont State Historic Site Final Environmental Impact Statement (pdf)
• Clermont State Historic Site Final Appendices (pdf)
• Clermont State Historic Site Final Master Plan Map (pdf)

Crown Point State Historic Site Unit Management Plan

• Final Scoping Document for Draft Unit Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Crown Point Reservation

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Comprehensive Plan

• Public Information Meeting (Recorded July 8, 2025)

Grant Cottage State Historic Site Strategic Development Plan

• Public Information Meeting (Recorded May 23, 2023)

Green Lakes State Park Master Plan Addendum

• Green Lakes East Addition Management Plan (pdf)

Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail

• https://parks.ny.gov/inside-our-agency/public-documents.aspx

James Baird State Park Final Master Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• James Baird State Park Final Master Plan (Revised January 25, 2023) (pdf)
• James Baird State Park Final Environmental Impact Statement (Revised January 25, 2023) (pdf)
• James Baird State Park Appendices (Revised January 25, 2023) (pdf)
• James Baird State Park Final Master Plan Map (Revised January 25, 2023) (pdf)
• Final Scoping Document (pdf)
• James Baird State Park Virtual Public Meeting Outreach Presentation (pdf)

John Brown Farm State Historic Site Unit Management Plan

• Public Information Meeting Packet (February 8-9, 2023) (pdf)
• Public Information Meeting Presentation (February 8-9, 2023) (pdf)
• Public Information Meeting Comments Summary (February - March 2023) (pdf)

• Public Information Meeting (Recorded February 8, 2023)
• Public Information Meeting (Recorded February 9, 2023)

Johnson Hall State Historic Site Final Master Plan

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Final Johnson Hall SHS Master Plan (pdf)
• Final Johnson Hall SHS Master Plan Map (pdf)
• Final Johnson Hall SHS Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (pdf)
• FEIS Figures 1-8 (pdf)

Lake Taghkanic State Park Final Master Plan

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Lake Taghkanic State Park Final Master Plan (pdf)
• Lake Taghkanic State Park Final Master Plan Map (pdf)
• Lake Taghkanic State Park Final Appendices (pdf)

Minnewaska State Park Preserve Master Plan Addendum

• 2016 Minnewaska State Park Preserve Master Plan Amendment and EAF (pdf)

Moreau Lake State Park Management Plan: Palmertown Range Addition

• Palmertown Management Plan Map (pdf)
• Final Palmertown Addition Management Plan (pdf)

Nissequogue River State Park Master Plan/Environmental Impact Statement

• Signed Adoption and Findings Statement (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park Final Master Plan (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park Final Master Plan Map (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park Final Environmental Impact Statement (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS – Appendices (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 0 – 7 (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 8 – 18 (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 19 – 23B (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 23 – 27 (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 28 – 33 (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 34 – 36 (pdf)
• Nissequogue River State Park FEIS Figures 37 – 40 (pdf)

Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park

• OCA Community Design Guidelines (pdf)
• OCA Management Plan Maps (pdf)
• OCA Final Management Plan (pdf)

Robert G. Wehle State Park Master Plan Amendment

• Master Plan Amendment (pdf)

Sampson State Park Final Master Plan

• Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Sampson State Park Final Master Plan (pdf)
• Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (pdf)
• Appendices (pdf)
• Master Plan Map (pdf)

Taconic State Park Final Master Plan

• TSP Signed Adoption & Findings Statement (pdf)
• Taconic State Park Final Master Plan (pdf)
• Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) (pdf)
• Fig 1A TSP Boundary and Topography North (pdf)
• Fig 1B TSP Boundary and Topography South (pdf)
• Fig 2A TSP Land Use North (pdf)
• Fig 2B TSP Land Use South (pdf)
• Fig 3A TSP Bedrock Geology North (pdf)
• Fig 3B TSP Bedrock Geology South (pdf)
• Fig 4A TSP Surficial Geology North (pdf)
• Fig 4B TSP Surficial Geology South (pdf)
• Fig 5A TSP Soils North (pdf)
• Fig 5B TSP Soils South (pdf)
• Fig 06 TSP Watershed (pdf)
• Fig 7A TSP Water Resources North (pdf)
• Fig 7B TSP Water Resources South (pdf)
• Fig 8A TSP Ecological Communities North (pdf)
• Fig 8B TSP Ecological Communities South (pdf)
• Fig 9A TSP Significant Communities North (pdf)
• Fig 9B TSP Significant Communities South (pdf)
• Fig 10A TSP Recreational Resources North (pdf)
• Fig 10B TSP Recreational Resources South (pdf)
• Fig 11 TSP Bird Conservation Area (pdf)
• Fig 12 TSP Natural Heritage Area (pdf)
• Fig 13A TSP Existing Trails North (pdf)
• Fig 13B TSP Existing Trails South (pdf)
• Fig 14A TSP Trail Assessment North (pdf)
• Fig 14B TSP Trail Assessment South (pdf)
• Fig 15A TSP Proposed Trails North (pdf)
• Fig 15B TSP Proposed Trails South (pdf)
• TSP Master Plan Map (pdf)
• TSP Trails Plan Map (pdf)