Selkirk Shores State Park Explained

Selkirk Shores State Park is a 980acres state park located in the Town of Richland in Oswego County, New York. The park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.

Park description

Selkirk Shores State Park features a swimming beach on Lake Ontario, hiking trails, campsites and cabins.^{[1] [4]} The park is associated with the nearby Pine Grove Boat Launch, which provides access for small boats to the lower Salmon River.^[1]

A "Bird Conservation Area" at the park protects breeding habitat for several regionally threatened bird species, including pied-billed grebes, American bitterns, least bitterns, and black terns.^[5]

See also

• List of New York state parks

External links

• New York State Parks: Selkirk Shores State Park
• New York State Parks: Pine Grove Boat Launch

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selkirk Shores State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . March 26, 2016.
2. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . dead . September 16, 2015 . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 674 . March 26, 2016 .
3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . July 21, 2015.
4. Web site: Selkirk Shores State Park . NYS Department of Environmental Conservation . July 21, 2015.
5. Web site: Selkirk Shores State Park - Bird Conservation Area . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . July 21, 2015.