950,000 More Visitors Than Previous Year, Estimated Attendance Marks Seven Years of Steady Growth
More than 700 Improvement Projects Since Inception of NY Parks 2020 Initiative
February 20, 2018 – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York's system of state parks, historic sites, campgrounds, and trails welcomed 71.5 million estimated visitors in 2017. This milestone marks seven years of steady visitor growth and represents an overall increase of 23 percent, or 13.6 million visitors since the Governor took office in 2011.