NEW YORK — 2023 will soon come to an end and many are looking for plans to celebrate the start of a new year.
For those who like to hike, Governor Kathy Hochul proposes a special outdoor plan with a celebration at state parks, historic sites, wildlife areas, canal trails and public lands throughout New York State on 1 January 2024. The program First Day Hikes offers varied hiking options for people to enjoy at more than 80 locations throughout the state.
“New York’s public lands are something to behold. We lead the nation in state public lands and are home to the oldest state park in the country. As New York State Parks celebrates its centennial next year, our first-ever hikes day are the first of many celebratory events,” said Governor Hochul. “I invite all New Yorkers to start the New Year by experiencing New York’s beautiful landscapes and enjoying the environmental and cultural legacy we call home.”
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation and Canal Corporation are partnering to host the numerous walks taking place across the state as part of the 13th annual walking program for the first day of the year.
The hikes are family-friendly and typically range from one to five miles, depending on location and conditions. More than 90 hikes are offered at state parks, historic sites, DEC state lands, wildlife areas, forest preserves and canal trails, and environmental education centers.
Notably coming in 2024 is an exploration of Camp Hero State Park on Long Island, a hike along the Quaker Run Area Trail in Allegany State Park, post-hike art activities in Olana, a Canal Walk Erie at Herkimer Home and a hike focused on indigenous history on Peebles Island.
The Catskill Visitor Center hike leads to the Upper Esopus Fire Tower, which qualifies for the DEC’s annual Fire Tower Challenge. The DEC North-South Lake Day Use Area hike leads to Catskill Mountain House, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary since opening its doors to the public.
Where will the walks be?
A list of New York State First Day Walks, location details, format, pre-registration requirements, and additional information can be found online for the parks here, DEC here and channels here.
List of parks with hikes for January 1, 2024
Western New York
- Allegany State Park – Quaker Area, Salamanca; 716.379.6941
- Brockport Welcome Center, Brockport; 585.637.1000
- Buckhorn Island State Park, Grand Island; 716.475.0192
- Evangola State Park, Irving; 716.475.0192
- Fort Niagara State Park, Youngstown; 716.282.5154 (2 caminatas)
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Hinsdale; 585.493.3614
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Cuba; 585.209.5512
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Fillmore; register here
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Avon; 585.278.5100
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Nunda; 585.905.2117
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Rochester; 585.256.2130
- Genesee Valley Greenway, Scottsville; 585.943.2611
- Genesee Valley Greenway, York; 585.493.3614
- Genesee Valley Park, Rochester; 585.490.4463 or register here
- Hamlin Beach State Park, Hamlin; 585.964.2462
- Letchworth State Park Humphrey Nature Center, Castile; 585.493.3680 (3 caminatas)
- Letchworth State Park Highbanks Picnic Shelter, Mt. Morris; 585.493.3680 (2 caminatas)
- Macedon Canal Park, Macedon; 315.986.5631
- Mount Pleasant State Forest, Chautauqua; 716.363.2052
- Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls; 716.282.5154
- Phillips Creek State Forest, West Almond; 607.382.9770 (2 caminatas)
- Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center, Depew; 716.683.5959
- Wilson Tuscarora State Park, Wilson; 716.282.5154
Finger Lakes and Central New York
- Bowman Lake State Park/McDonough State Forest, Oxford; 607.775.2545, Ext.121 (Muchas excurciones disponibles).
- Catharine Valley Trail, Watkins Glen; 607.481.0584
- Chenango Valley State Park, Chenango Forks; 607.648.5251
- Clark Reservation State Park, Jamesville; register here
- Delta Lake State Park, Rome; 315.337.4670 (2 hikes)
- Fort Ontario State Historic Site, Oswego; 315.343.4711
- Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown; 607.643.1275
- Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville; 315.637.6111
- Hemlock-Canadice State Forest, Canadice; 585.259.4505 (2 caminatas)
- Herkimer Home State Historic Site, Herkimer; 315.823.0398
- Montezuma Audubon Center, Savannah; 315.365.3588
- Newtown Battlefield State Park, Elmira; 607.732.6287
- Rogers Environmental Education Center, Sherburne; 607.674.4733 (2 caminatas)
- Selkirk Shores State Park, Pulaski; 315.298.5737
- Seneca Lake State Park, Geneva; 315.789.2331
- Taughannock Falls State Park, Trumansburg; 607.387.7041, Ext. 131
- Two Rivers State Park, Waverly; 607.732.6287
North Country/Adirondacks
- Cat Mountain, Lake George Wild Forest, Bolton Landing; 518.338.8173
- Coney Mountain, Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest, Tupper Lake; 315.916.403
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site, Lake Placid; 518.527.0191
- Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC), Paul Smiths; 315.832.2695
- Point Au Roche State Park, Plattsburgh; 518.563.0369
- Prospect Mountain, Lake George Wild Forest, Lake George; 518.623.1268
- Robert G. Wehle State Park, Henderson; 315.938.5302
- Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site, Sackets Harbor; 315.646.2321
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry – Adirondack Interpretive Center, Goodnow
- Mountain, Newcomb; 518.582.4551, Ext. 113
- Wellesley Island State Park, Fineview; 315.482.2479
- Winona State Forest, Lacona; 315.785.2610 (this will be December 31, 2023)
Greater Capital District
- Adirondack Ultra Cycling, Schuylerville; 518.583.3708
- Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, Delmar; 518.475.0291 (2 caminatas)
- Grafton Lakes State Park, Grafton; 518.279.1155 (2 caminatas)
- Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort; 518.793.0511
- Mine Kill State Park, North Blenheim; 518.827.8691
- Peebles Island State Park, Cohoes; register here (2 walks)
- Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs; 518.810.6906
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter; 518.829.7516
- Thacher State Park, Voorheesville; 518.807.7640
Hudson Valley/Catskills
- Bramley Mountain, Delhi; 845.428.0160
- Catskills Visitor Center, Mount Tremper; 845.688.3369
- Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, Yorktown; 914.245.4434
- Little Stony Point/Hudson Highlands State Park, Cold Spring; 410.456.8998
- John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Katonah; 914.232.5651
- Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill, Kerhonkson; 845.255.0752
- Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor; 845.647.7989
- North-South Lake Day Use Area, Haines Falls; 518.303.6050
- Olana State Historic Site, Hudson; 518.751.6938
- Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, Dobbs Ferry; 646.303.1448
- Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Pleasantville; 914.631.1470
- Staatsburgh State Historic Site, Staatsburgh; registrarse here.
- Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo; 845.351.5907
- Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center, Wappingers Falls; 845.831.3800
- Taconic State Park – Copake Falls, Copake Falls; 518.329.3993 (2 caminatas)
- Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, Poughkeepsie; 845.834.2867
- West Kill Mountain, Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Area, West Kill; 607.832.4413
- Willowemoc Wild Forest, Livingston Manor; 845.693.4181
New York City and Long Island
- Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale; 631.962.0217
- Camp Hero State Park, Montauk; 631.668.5000, Ext. 0
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, W. Babylon; 631.581.1072
- Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, Staten Island; 347.850.5355
- Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Oakdale; 631.481.3505, registrarse aqher.
- Hallock State Park Preserve, Riverhead; 631.315.5475
- Heckscher State Park, North Babylon; 631.581.1072
- Hempstead Lake State Park, West Hempstead; 516.766.1029
- Jones Beach Energy and Nature Center, Wantagh; 516.548.7823
- Montauk Point State Park, Montauk; 631.668.5000
- Mt. Loretto Unique Area, Staten Island; 718.313.8591
- Orient Beach State Park, Orient; 631.323.2440
- Ridge Conservation Area, Ridge; 631.444.0350
- Robert Moses State Park, Babylon; 631.581.1072
- Shirley Chisholm State Park, Brooklyn, 718.277.2420
- Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park; 631.269.4333, Ext. 0
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