Rockland Lake State Park | |
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Type | State park |
Location | 299 Rockland Lake Road Valley Cottage, New York[1] |
Coordinates | 41°08′06″N 73°55′23″W / 41.135°N 73.923°W |
Area | 1,133 acres (4.59 km2)[2] |
Created | 1958[2] |
Operated by | |
Visitors | 629,173 (in 2014)[3] |
Website | Rockland Lake State Park |
Rockland Lake State Park is a 1,133-acre (4.59 km2) state park located in the hamlets of Congers and Valley Cottage in the eastern part of the Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States.[4] The park is located on a ridge of Hook Mountain above the west bank of the Hudson River. Included within the park is the 256-acre (1.04 km2) Rockland Lake.[2]
Development of the park as part of the Palisades Interstate Park system began in 1958. Rockland Lake State Park is functionally part of a continuous complex of parks that also includes Hook Mountain State Park, Nyack Beach State Park, and Haverstraw Beach State Park.[2]