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Captree State Park

State park in New York, United States

Summary

State park in New York, United States

Field	Value
name	Captree State Park
photo	Captree state park NY docks.jpg
photo_caption	Charter fishing boats at Captree State Park
map	New York
map_caption	Location of Captree State Park within New York State
coords
type	State park
location	3500 East Ocean Parkway
Babylon, New York
area	340 acre
created
operator	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
visitation_num	1,124,776
visitation_year	2014
visitation_ref
open	All year
website	Captree State Park

Babylon, New York

Captree State Park is a 340 acre state park located in the towns of Babylon and Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The park is located south of Captree Island on the easternmost end of Jones Beach Island, and overlooks the Fire Island Inlet and the westernmost section of Fire Island.

Captree State Park can be accessed via the Robert Moses Causeway and the Ocean Parkway. The park primarily provides boating and fishing access to the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island's Great South Bay, and numerous charter boats are available for fishing excursions.

Park description

Robert Moses State Park]] can be seen in the distance.

Captree State Park is home to "The Captree Fleet", which comprises between 24 and 28 independently-owned charter boats that are available for fishing, scuba diving, sightseeing and excursion tours. The fleet is the largest public fishing fleet on Long Island. Anglers at or departing from the park typically target flounder, fluke, and sea bass.

The park also offers a marina and boat launch, picnic tables, a restaurant, a playground and recreation programs. Two piers are available for fishing and crabbing, and a put-in for kayaks is available for launching smaller watercraft.

The Fall Harvest and Seafood Festival is hosted each year at the park, in addition to several annual fishing tournaments and derbies. A free salt water fishing clinic is also held each year at the park by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and New York Sea Grant.

Like most New York State Parks, Captree charges entry fees for vehicles.

References

"Captree State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
(2014). "2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook". The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
"Captree State Park".
"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".
"Captree State Park - Hours of Operation". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
(2012). "Paddling Long Island and New York City: The Best Sea Kayaking from Montauk to Manhasset Bay to Manhattan". Menasha Ridge Press.
(April 27, 2013). "Katherine Heinlein: President, Captree Fleet".
(2006). "Captree Island, NY Community Profile". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

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