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Stony Brook State Park

State park in Steuben County, New York

Field	Value
name	Stony Brook State Park
photo	Stony Brook State Park waterfalls.jpg
map	New York
map_caption	Location of Stony Brook State Park within New York State
location	Steuben County, New York, USA
nearest_city	Dansville, New York
coords
area	568 acre
established	1928
visitation_num	164,536
visitation_year	2014
visitation_ref
operator	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
open	All year
website	Stony Brook State Park

Stony Brook State Park is a 568 acre state park located in Steuben County, New York. It is located south of Dansville, Livingston County, New York Dansville, Steuben County, New York on New York State Route 36.

History

Stony Brook became a summer tourist spot in the late 19th century, following the construction of a railroad in 1883. The resort fell into decline by the 1920s. New York state resurrected the area by buying the land and establishing the state park in 1928.

Stony Brook was enhanced in the 1930s by improvements constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration. The footprint of these government programs is evident throughout the park in the form of hiking paths, bridges, picnic areas, and buildings.

Park description and facilities

The signature attraction of the park is the eponymous brook, which is an example of small, post-glacial streams in the Finger Lakes area. The small creeks and brooks in this area cut through the Great Lakes-area escarpments following retreat of the ice age glaciers, creating deep, narrow gorges, with many waterfalls, which are uncommonly accessible.

Initially 250 acre, the park is now 568 acre. It offers two stream-fed swimming pools, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground, a nature trail, hiking, fishing and bow-hunting (deer), a campground with tent and trailer sites, and cross-country skiing. The park has an upper and lower entrance, connected only by Route 36 and trails.

As do some other parks in the region, such as Fillmore Glen State Park, Robert H. Treman State Park, and Buttermilk Falls State Park, the park features a semi-natural swimming pool, created by a small dam constructed in the lower reaches of the stream.

References

(2014). "2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook". The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".

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