Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Guidance and Policy Documents

• Accessibility Policy (pdf)
  
  • Languages: 
  • Arabic (pdf) | 
  • Bengali (pdf) | 
  • Chinese (pdf) | 
  • French (pdf) | 
  • Haitian Creole (pdf) | 
  • Italian (pdf) | 
  • Korean (pdf) | 
  • Polish (pdf) | 
  • Russian (pdf) | 
  • Spanish (pdf) | 
  • Urdu (pdf) | 
  • Yiddish (pdf)
• Annual Fee Schedule Review and Approval: March 31, 2019 (pdf)
• Antennas and Communication Equipment: May 27, 2015 (pdf)
• Bird Conservation in New York State Parks (pdf)
• Collections Management Policy (pdf)
• Consultation on Historic Properties with Indian Nations and Tribes: November 1, 2016 (pdf)
• Consultation on Historic Properties with Indian Nations and Tribes – attachment A: November 1, 2016 (pdf)
• Consultation on Historic Properties with Indian Nations and Tribes – attachment B: November 1, 2016 (pdf)
• Deposit Return and Patron Refund Procedures: August 15, 2019 (pdf)
• Designation of Cross-Border Snowmobile Trail: May 27, 2015 (pdf)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Rights and Responsibilities Handbook (pdf)
• Establishing and Managing the Division of Law Enforcement: November 18, 2014 (pdf)
• Free Annual Empire Pass - Patriot Plan: May 16, 2022 (pdf)
• Fire Management Policy (pdf)
• Fish and Wildlife Management: September 27, 2010 (pdf)
• General Complaint and Comment Form (pdf)
  
  • Languages: 
  • Arabic (pdf) | 
  • Bengali (pdf) | 
  • Chinese (pdf) | 
  • French (pdf) | 
  • Haitian Creole (pdf) | 
  • Italian (pdf) | 
  • Korean (pdf) | 
  • Polish (pdf) | 
  • Russian (pdf) | 
  • Spanish (pdf) | 
  • Urdu (pdf) | 
  • Yiddish (pdf)
• Guidance Document: Geocaching in State Parks and Historic Sites (pdf)
• Language Access Complaint Form (pdf)
  
  • Languages: 
  • Arabic (pdf) | 
  • Bengali (pdf) | 
  • Chinese (pdf) | 
  • French (pdf) | 
  • Haitian Creole (pdf) | 
  • Italian (pdf) | 
  • Korean (pdf) | 
  • Polish (pdf) | 
  • Russian (pdf) | 
  • Spanish (pdf) | 
  • Urdu (pdf) | 
  • Yiddish (pdf)

• Language Access Plan

• Mission Statement And Guiding Principles (pdf)
• Managing Uncontrolled Cats and Dogs (pdf)
• NYS Discrimination Complaint Form (pdf)
• Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices: April 1, 2022 (pdf)
• OPRHP Compliance with SEQRA - Determinations of Eligibility of Historic Properties or Historic Districts for Inclusion in the State Register (pdf)
• OPRHP Scientific Research Application and Permit (pdf)
• Pesticide Reduction Policy: April 22, 2009 (pdf)
• Policy on Bicycles with Electric Assist in State Parks, Trails and Historic Sites (pdf)
• Policy on Management of Trees: March 12, 2009 (pdf)
• Policy on No Smoking Areas at State Parks Historic Sites: June 13, 2022 (pdf)
• Policy on the Possession of an Unloaded Firearm for the Purpose of Accessing Adjacent Lands for Lawful Hunting Purposes: September 23, 2016 (pdf)
• Policy on Residency Requirements (pdf)
• Procedure for the Acquisition, Loan, Transfer and Disposal of Museum Collections (pdf)
• Protecting Individual Social Security, Driver License, and Identification Card Information: November 25, 2009 (pdf)
• Public-Private Partnerships in State Parks and Historic Sites: May 5, 2015 (pdf)
• Recognition of Donations: January 12, 2018 (pdf)
• Acknowledgement of Risk & Release (pdf)
  
  • Languages: 
  • Arabic (pdf) | 
  • Bengali (pdf) | 
  • Chinese (pdf) | 
  • French (pdf) | 
  • Haitian (pdf) | 
  • Italian (pdf) | 
  • Korean (pdf) | 
  • Polish (pdf) | 
  • Russian (pdf) | 
  • Spanish (pdf) | 
  • Urdu (pdf) | 
  • Yiddish (pdf)
• Sample UAS Permit (pdf)
• Single-Use Plastic Reduction Policy (pdf)
• Statewide Hunting Regulations in NY State Parks: May 11, 2016 (pdf)
• State Parks and Historic Sites Where Alcohol Can Be Consumed Without a Permit (pdf)
• Sustainability Plan (pdf)
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Drones, Model Airplanes, Quad Copters: January 6, 2015 (pdf)
• Use of Uniform Appearance Ticket/Simplified Information for Violations (pdf)
• Vendor Responsibility Review Process: May 20, 2015 (pdf)
• Notice of Nondiscrimination (pdf)

Allegany State Park

• Environmental Assessment for Limestone Natural Gas Storage Field Lease (pdf)
• Gas Storage Lease Summary (pdf)

American Falls Bridges Project Draft Scoping Report

• American Falls Bridges Public Presentation (pdf)

• https://www.dot.ny.gov/AmericanFallsBridges
• Project Scoping to Begin on Historic Bridges

• American Falls Bridge Draft Design Report (pdf)
• American Falls Bridge Draft Design Report Appendices (pdf)
• Notice of Public Hearing: American Falls Bridge Proposed Improvement Project (pdf)
• Project Draft Scoping Report (pdf)

Buffalo Harbor State Park

• Buffalo Harbor (pdf)
• Data Summary (pdf)
• Department of Health Letter May 2014 (pdf)
• Sanitary Survey (pdf)

Empire State Trail Draft Plan

• Empire State Trail Draft Plan (pdf)

Fort Niagara State Park, Partial Conversion

• Final Environmental Assessment for Conversion of a Portion of Fort Niagara State Park (pdf)

• Fort Niagara Transformational Project: Boat Dock Rendering

Jones Beach State Park Revitalization Initiative

• Draft Conceptual Proposal (pdf)
• Jones Beach Historic Structures and Cultural Landscape Report (pdf)
• Responsiveness Summary Final (pdf)

Lake Taghkanic State Park, LWCF Conversion

• Draft Environmental Assessment for Marion Beggs Point Park (Essex County) and Cloud Property (Columbia County) (pdf)

Lapse of Oil and Gas Interests in Allegany State Park

• Allegany Lapse Law -Notice of Expiration of Time Within Which to File (pdf)
• Chapter 501 of the Laws of New York, 2011 (pdf)
• Legal Notice (pdf)

Park Police Documents

• Core Values: P-R-I-D-E (pdf)
• Use of Force Policy (pdf)
• Use of Force Procedures (pdf)

Permit Applications

Standard application only. Please contact the individual park or regional office for application and instructions.

The State Park Acquisition Record and Document Review Project

Several State Parks under the jurisdiction of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are located within the State Forest Preserve counties as identified in Environmental Conservation Law § 9-0101(6). Recently, OPRHP was requested to research the acquisition history of eight Parks within Forest Preserve counties but outside of the Adirondack Park. The search was to determine if the forest preserve status of these parks was referenced during the acquisition process. This document is the result of that research.

Pursuant to the agreement, OPRHP has provided one set of relevant records to the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks' Adirondack Research Library.

• State Park Acquisition Record And Document Review (pdf)

Open Space Plan

• 2016 Open Space Conservation Plan

2010 Statewide Trails Plan

• Executive Summary (pdf)

• 2010 Statewide Trails Plan

Harlem Valley Rail Trail

• Final Harlem Valley Rail Trail Interim Management Guide (pdf)
• Figure 1 (pdf)
• Figure 2 (pdf)
• Figure 3 (pdf)
• Figure 4 (pdf)
• Figure 5 (pdf)
• Figure 6 (pdf)

Final Northern Shawangunks Fire Management Plan

• Shawangunk Ridge Fire Management Plan (pdf)

Niagara Scenic Parkway - North Segment

• Public Information Meeting
  • Public Information Meeting - October 26, 2017 (pptx)
  • Board Scale 1 (pdf)
  • Board Scale 2 (pdf)
  • Board Scale 3 (pdf)
  • Board Scale Full (pdf)
  • Gateway Elevations 1-3 (pdf)
  • Invasive Species Section (pdf)
  • Oblique Renderings 1 (pdf)
  • Oblique Renderings 2 (pdf)
  • Oblique Renderings 3 (pdf)
  • Whirlpool Section (pdf)
• Design Report/Environmental Assessment
  • DREA Chapter 1 July2016 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 3 July 2016 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 4July 2016 Part 1 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 4 July 2016 Part 2 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 5 July 2016 (pdf)
  • DREA Chapter 6 July 2016v2 (pdf)
  • TO C July 2016 (pdf)
• Final Design Report/Environmental Assessment
  • Final DR/EA , November 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix I - Public Hearing Certification, November 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix II - Comment Documents Received, November 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix III - Additional FHWA Correspondence, November 2016 (pdf)
• Appendices
  • Appendix A Plans July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix A Profiles Typical Sections July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix B Alt Conc Consider and Reject July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix C Cost Estimate July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix D White Paper July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix E Traffic Info July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix F Ecological July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G1 Report Part 1 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G1 Report Part 2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G1 Report Part 3 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G3 Part1 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G3 Part 2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 1 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 3 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 4 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 5 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix G G4 Part 6 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix H VIA July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix I Air July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix J Noise July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix K Preliminary Asbestos Assessment July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix L Hazardous Waste July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix M Coastal Zone July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix N Full EAF Part1 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix O Recreational 4f 6f July 2016 v2 (pdf)
  • Appendix P P1 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix P P2 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix P P3 July 2016 (pdf)
  • Appendix Q Recipients of DREA July 2016 (pdf)
• SEQR
  • Environmental Assessment Form / Negative Declaration (pdf)
• NEPA
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 2017 (pdf)
  • Notice of Availability (pdf)

PIN 5410.54 Niagara Scenic Parkway - South Segment "Riverway"

• Final Design Report/Environmental Assessment January 2014 (pdf)
• Public Information Update March 2014 (pdf)
• Public Information Update July 2014 (pdf)

"For access to the Appendices and graphic plans, please visit the Niagara Region Administration Building at Niagara Falls State Park or the Niagara Falls Public Library, Main Street, where Appendices A - P including graphic plans may be found".

Volunteer

• Volunteer Service Agreement (pdf)
• Volunteer Service Agreement (Spanish) (pdf)

West River Connector Trail

• West River Connector Trail Packet (pdf)
• River View Connector Summary (pdf)
• Final Option Letter (pdf)
• West River Greenway Connector Trail Presentation (pdf)
• West River Greenway Trail Details Combine Set (pdf)
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)