New York State Park Boat Launch Sites with Geographic Coordinates

Over 250 New York State parks and facilities, visited by 74 million people annually, provide boating access. This dataset lists boat launch sites and marinas operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. It was last updated in December 2024.

Use Cases

• Map facility locations by Region and County using Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
• Analyze the distribution of launch sites by Category across different Counties or NYS Municipal Boundaries.
• Link user-facing applications to facility details via the Name and Facility URL columns for public information.
• Cross-reference site locations with demographic or economic data using Location (zip) and Location (city) fields.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for spatial analysis.
• Covers facilities across multiple administrative units (Counties, Region, NYS Municipal Boundaries).
• Managed by the authoritative state agency (NYS OPRHP).

Limitations

• Unknown total row count for assessing dataset scale.
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing data quality and completeness.
• Potential geographic bias limited to New York State facilities.

Provenance

Source

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).

Collection Method

Operational records from the state park system.

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-12-17.

Geography

New York State, USA.