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'''Glimmerglass State Park''' is a [[state park]] located north of [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown]], in [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]], [[New York]], USA. Most of the park is located inside the [[Springfield, New York|Town of Springfield]]. |
'''Glimmerglass State Park''' is a {{convert|600|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] located north of [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown]], in [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]], [[New York]], USA. Most of the park is located inside the [[Springfield, New York|Town of Springfield]]. |
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==Park description== |
==Park description== |
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  Location of Glimmerglass State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 1527 County Highway 31 Cooperstown, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Cooperstown, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°47′38″N 74°51′58″W / 42.794°N 74.866°W |
| Area | 600 acres (2.4 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1963[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 153,882 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Glimmerglass State Park |
Glimmerglass State Park is a 600-acre (2.4 km2) state park located north of Cooperstown, in Otsego County, New York, USA. Most of the park is located inside the Town of Springfield.
Park description
Glimmerglass State Park is located at Hyde Bay on the east shore of Otsego Lake, which is the "Glimmerglass" of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales. The Hyde Hall mansion overlooks the bay and most of the grounds.[4]
The park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, ice skating, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling and a food concession. The park is open year-round.[4]
See also
References
- ^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Glimmerglass State Park - Getting There". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Guide to the George Hyde Clarke Family Papers, 1705-1937". Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Cornell University Library. 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ a b NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Glimmerglass State Park". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
External links
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