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Verona Beach State Park is is a New York State Park located on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake in the Town of Verona, Oneida County, New York. The park is located on NY 13 northwest of the City of Oneida and south of Sylvan Beach. Oneida Creek enters the Oneida Lake south of the park.
| Verona Beach State Park | |
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 Autumn scenery on the hiking trails of Verona Beach State Park. | |
  Location of Verona Beach State Park within New York State | |
| Typ | State park |
| Standort | 6541 Lakeshore Road South Verona Beach, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Oneida, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°10′48″N 75°42′54″W / 43.18°N 75.715°W |
| Area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2) |
| Created | 1946 |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 221,632 (2012)[2] |
| Öffnen Sie | All year |
| Camp sites | 46[3] |
| Website | Verona Beach State Park |
History
Park manager Allan Gordon said the state started buying lots in 1946. By 1962, 59 lots comprising 1,355 acres (5 km2) had been purchased at a cost of $276,300. The final acres, purchased in 1969–70, increased the park's size to 1,734 acres (7 km2) for a total cost of $288,888 or roughly $166 per acre.
Currently operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Central Region), the facility celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006.
Facilities
The park, set on 1,700 acres (7 km2) along the eastern shore of Oneida Lake and featuring a diverse wetland habitat, offers facilities for a variety of outdoor activities.[4]
The park offers a three-quarters-mile (1.2 km) long supervised beach, bathhouse, concession stand, an enclosed picnic pavilion and three picnic shelters, 46 campsites with a recreation building, and numerous picnic sites. There are four miles (6.4 km) of nature trails for hiking and eight miles (13 km) of horseback and mountain bike trails which convert into cross-country ski and snowmobile trails during the winter. Hunting for deer, small game, and waterfowl is also permitted, as is fishing and ice fishing.
In 2013, improvements totaling $4.3 million were announced for Verona Beach State Park, including a new bathhouse, a new food concession, an enclosed picnic pavilion, three picnic shelters to replace the park's temporary rental tents, and a reconstructed parking area.[2]
Special events are frequently scheduled. The annual "Frog Fest", a country music concert sponsored by WFRG 104-FM radio on Father's Day in the park, attracts between 12,000 and 15,000 visitors.
The park has about 35 seasonal employees. It is open for daily use through Labor Day, after which the beach is closed, although the campgrounds are open through Columbus Day in October and hiking trails remain open as well. Daily use fee is $7 per car. The beach is open from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.
References
- ^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Verona Beach State Park - Getting There". NYSparks.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Ned Campbell (June 7, 2013). "$4.3M makeover planned for Verona Beach State Park". Utica Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Campground Details - Verona Beach State Park, NY - New York State Parks". Reserve America - New York State Parks. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Verona Beach State Park - NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation". NYSparks.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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