Thompson's Lake State Park is a 308-acre (1.25 km2) state park[2] located near East Berne in Albany County, New York.
| Thompson's Lake State Park | |
|---|---|
  Location of Thompson's Lake State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 68 Thompsons Lake Road East Berne, New York[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°39′16″N 74°02′54″W / 42.65444°N 74.04833°W |
| Area | 308 acres (1.25 km2)[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 63,934 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Thompson's Lake State Park |
Park description
editThompson's Lake State Park offers a beach, a playground and playing fields, picnic tables, recreation programs, a nature trail, fishing and ice fishing, a boat launch, a dump station, campground for tents and trailers, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.[1] Located within the park boundaries is the Knox District School No. 5, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[4]
The park is located within the boundaries of John Boyd Thacher State Park and is adjacent to the Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center, which park users also have access to.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Thompson's Lake Campground - Thacher State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 674. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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