Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre (0.77 km2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.[5][6]
Peebles Island State Park | |
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Location of Peebles Island State Park within New York State | |
Type | State park |
Location | 1 Delaware Avenue Waterford, New York[1] |
Nearest city | Waterford, New York |
Coordinates | 42°46′55″N 73°41′10″W / 42.782°N 73.686°W |
Area | 190 acres (0.77 km2)[2] |
Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 115,344 (in 2014)[3] |
Open | All year |
Website | Peebles Island State Park |
Peebles (Peobles) Island | |
Location | Junction of Mohawk and Hudson rivers, Waterford, New York |
Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
Built | 1630 |
Architect | Kosciuszko, Thaddeus |
NRHP reference No. | 73001265[4] |
Added to NRHP | October 2, 1973 |
Peebles Island State Park includes hiking and cross-country ski trails, as well as earthworks dating from the Revolutionary War and a visitors' center detailing the island's industrial history. The park also offers picnic tables with pavilions, river views, and fishing access.[1]
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in the city of Cohoes.[7]
Headquarters for New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites as well as the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services are located within the park.[1] Contained within a converted factory complex on the island known as the Peebles Island Resource Center, the headquarters serve as a home to conservators, archaeologists, historians and others tasked with preserving historic locations within New York.[8]