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[[Image:Lake in Fahnestock Park.jpg|thumb|A view of the park in Autumn.]]
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'''Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park''' a 14,086 acre (56.3 km²) [[New York]] [[state park]], in [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] and [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]] counties. The park has hiking trails, an environmental center, a beach on [[Canopus Lake]], and fishing on four ponds and two lakes. Most of the park is in northern Putnam County between the [[Taconic State Parkway]] and [[U.S. Highway|US Route 9]].
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| name = Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
| photo = Canopus Lake, Fahnestock State Park, NY.jpg
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| photo_caption = [[Canopus Lake]] in Fahnestock Memorial State Park
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| map_caption = Location of Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park within New York State
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| type = [[State park]]
| location = 1498 Route 301 <br/>Carmel, New York<ref name=NYSP_main>{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/133/details.aspx |title=Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref>
| nearest_city = [[Carmel, New York]]
| area = {{convert|15,638|acre|km2}}<ref name=RIoG_PS>{{cite book |title=2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook |url=http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf |publisher=The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government |year=2014 |chapter=Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 |page=671 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| created = {{Start date|1929}}
| operator = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]
| visitation_num = 285,464
| visitation_year = 2014
| visitation_ref = <ref name=NYSP_attendance>{{cite web |url=https://data.ny.gov/Recreation/State-Park-Annual-Attendance-Figures-by-Facility-B/8f3n-xj78 |title=State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 |website=Data.ny.gov |access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref>
| open = All year
| camp_sites =
| other_info =
| website = [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/133/details.aspx Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park]
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'''Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park''', also known as '''Fahnestock State Park''', is a {{convert|22.4|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]] located in [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]] and [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]] counties, [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=RIoG_PS/> The park has hiking trails, a beach on [[Canopus Lake]], and fishing on four ponds and two lakes.<ref name=NYSP_main/> Spanning parts of the towns of [[Putnam Valley, New York|Putnam Valley]], [[Kent, New York|Kent]], and [[Carmel, New York|Carmel]], most of the park is situated in northern Putnam County between the [[Taconic State Parkway]] and [[U.S. Route 9]].<!--What town in Dutchess County does the park lie in? -->


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During the winter season, part of the park functions as the '''Fahnestock Winter Park'''. The park also includes an environmental center known as the '''Taconic Outdoor Education Center'''.
The original land, a donation of about 2,400 acres (9.6 km²), was donated in 1929 by Dr. Ernest Fahnestock as a memorial to his brother Clarence. While family lore has it that the donation was not so altruistic as it may appear as the donation of land is said to have been in fact a tax dodge, coming just before the IRS took the land to cover back taxes (from his great niece), the dedication is real and came from the heart. Clarence Fahnestock, Ernest's brother and a Harvard graduate, died in the post-WWI influenza epidemic treating patients with the disease.


==History==
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During the winter season, part of the park functions as the [[Fahnestock Winter Park]]. The park also includes the [[Taconic Outdoor Education Center]].
The park was created through a donation of about {{convert|2400|acre|km2}} in 1929 by [[Harris C. Fahnestock#Descendants and legacy|Dr. Ernest Fahnestock]] as a memorial to his brother Clarence, who died in the post-World War I influenza epidemic treating patients with the disease. Today the park covers {{convert|15,638|acre|km2}}.


==Description==
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The park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, a bridle path, seasonal turkey and deer hunting, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, sledding, ice skating, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, a boat launch with boat rentals, and a food concession.
[[File:Pelton Pond.jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Pelton Pond]] within the park]]


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Clarence Fahnestock State Park includes a lake ([[Canopus Lake|Canopus]]), a pond ([[Pelton Pond|Pelton]]), a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, a bridle path, seasonal turkey and deer hunting, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, a boat launch with boat rentals, and a food concession.
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== See also ==
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*[[List of New York state parks]]


The park's forests form part of the [[Northeastern coastal forests]] [[ecoregion]].<ref name="terrestrial">{{cite journal|author=Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein |title=Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth |journal=[[BioScience]] |year=2001 |volume=51 |issue=11 |pages=933–938 |doi=10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2 |display-authors=etal |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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== External links ==
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*[http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=129 New York State Parks: Clarence Fahnestock State Park]
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===Fahnestock Winter Park===
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Contained within Clarence Fahnestock State Park is Fahnestock Winter Park, which is open from December through March, depending on conditions. The winter park offers sledding (tube only), cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, recreation programs and a nature trail. Equipment rental, lessons, and a food concession are available.
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==See also==
[[Category:New York state parks]]
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[[Category:Appalachian Trail]]
* [[Glynwood Center]]
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[[Category:Putnam County, New York]]
[[Category:Dutchess County, New York]]
* [[List of New York state parks]]


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* [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/133/details.aspx New York State Parks: Clarence Fahnestock State Park]
* [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/147/details.aspx New York State Parks: Fahnestock Winter Park]
* [http://parks.ny.gov/environment/nature-centers/3/details.aspx New York State Parks: Taconic Outdoor Education Center]
* [http://www.nynjtc.org/park/fahnestock-state-park-clarence-fahnestock-memorial-state-park New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park]

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Latest revision as of 06:04, 6 October 2024

Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park
Canopus Lake in Fahnestock Memorial State Park
Clarence Fahnestock State Park is located in New York
Clarence Fahnestock State Park
Location of Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location1498 Route 301
Carmel, New York[1]
Nearest cityCarmel, New York
Coordinates41°25′44″N 73°51′29″W / 41.429°N 73.858°W / 41.429; -73.858
Area15,638 acres (63.28 km2)[2]
Created1929 (1929)
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors285,464 (in 2014)[3]
OpenAll year
WebsiteClarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park

Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, also known as Fahnestock State Park, is a 22.4-square-mile (58 km2) state park located in Putnam and Dutchess counties, New York.[2] The park has hiking trails, a beach on Canopus Lake, and fishing on four ponds and two lakes.[1] Spanning parts of the towns of Putnam Valley, Kent, and Carmel, most of the park is situated in northern Putnam County between the Taconic State Parkway and U.S. Route 9.

During the winter season, part of the park functions as the Fahnestock Winter Park. The park also includes an environmental center known as the Taconic Outdoor Education Center.

History

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The park was created through a donation of about 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) in 1929 by Dr. Ernest Fahnestock as a memorial to his brother Clarence, who died in the post-World War I influenza epidemic treating patients with the disease. Today the park covers 15,638 acres (63.28 km2).

Description

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Pelton Pond within the park

Clarence Fahnestock State Park includes a lake (Canopus), a pond (Pelton), a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, a bridle path, seasonal turkey and deer hunting, fishing and ice fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, a boat launch with boat rentals, and a food concession.

The park's forests form part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.[4]

Fahnestock Winter Park

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Contained within Clarence Fahnestock State Park is Fahnestock Winter Park, which is open from December through March, depending on conditions. The winter park offers sledding (tube only), cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, recreation programs and a nature trail. Equipment rental, lessons, and a food concession are available.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 671. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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