Catskill Park
| Catskill Park | |
|---|---|
View to central Catskills from Twin Mountain | |
Catskill Park within New York state | |
| Location | Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, Ulster, Catskill Mountains, New York, United States |
| Area | 1,120 sq mi (2,900 km2) |
| Established | 1885 |
| Visitors | 553,000 (in 2002) |
The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. It is made up of 700,000 acres (280,000 ha; 2,800 km2) of land inside in four counties: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster. As of 2005, 287,500 acres (116,300 ha)[1] or 41 percent of the land within, is owned by the state as part of the Forest Preserve. Another 5% is owned by New York City.
References
- ↑ "Catskill Forest Preserve - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation". www.dec.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-10.