State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003
data.ny.gov | Last Updated 6 Mar 2024The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) oversees more than 250 state parks, historic sites, recreational trails, golf courses, boat launches and more, encompassing nearly 350,000 acres, that are visited by 74 million people annually. These facilities contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life of local communities and directly support New York’s tourism industry. Parks also provide a place for families and children to be active and exercise, promoting healthy lifestyles. The agency is responsible for the operation and stewardship of the state park system as well as advancing a statewide parks, historic preservation, and open space mission. This data set contains the annual attendance figures for facilities operated by the New York State Office for Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The data is organized by OPRHP region and county.
This dataset has the following 5 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | year | number | Calendar year for which attendance was collected | 2023 2021 2022 2019 2020 view top 100 |
| OPRHP Region | oprhp_region | text | Name of State Park Region | Thousand Islands Palisades Long Island Finger Lakes Central view top 100 |
| County | county | text | Name of the County where the facility is located | Suffolk Jefferson Rockland Niagara Orange view top 100 |
| Facility | facility | text | Name of facility operated by Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | Valley Stream St Pk Cayuga Lake St Pk Oriskany Battlefield Eel Weir St Park Honeoye Bt Lau view top 100 |
| Attendance | attendance | number | Annual Visitation. “0” indicates no attendance was recorded or available that year due to data reporting, collection or facility operational considerations. | 0 8588 8514 16342 12266 view top 100 |