Peebles Island State Park
State park in New York, United States
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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.[6][7]
Waterford, New York[1]
| Peebles Island State Park | |
|---|---|
View of the Mohawk River from Peebles Island State Park | |
  Location within New York | |
| 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 |
| Area | 190 acres (0.77 km2)[2] |
| Operator | 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 within New York  Location within the United States | |
| 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[5] |
Description
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.[8]
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.[9]
