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| type = State parkNorth Babylon, New YorkHTTP://PARKS.NY.GOV/PARKS/88/DETAILS.ASPX PUBLISHER=NYS OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION, October 12, 2016, | nearest_city = 463km2}}2014 NEW YORK STATE STATISTICAL YEARBOOK >URL=HTTP://WWW.ROCKINST.ORG/NYS_STATISTICS/2014/2014_YEARBOOK_SECTION_O.PDF YEAR=2014 PAGE=671 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20150916082616/HTTP://WWW.ROCKINST.ORG/NYS_STATISTICS/2014/2014_YEARBOOK_SECTION_O.PDF URL-STATUS=DEAD, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation| visitation_num = 1,305,359| visitation_year = 2020WEBSITE=DATA.NY.GOV, March 22, 2021, | open = All year| camp_sites = | other_info =| website = Belmont Lake State Park}}Belmont Lake State Park is a {{convert|463|acre|km2|adj=on}} day-use state park located in North Babylon, New York, United States on Long Island.GNIS, 943640, Belmont Lake State Park, October 16, 2015,

History

Belmont Lake State Park was established in 1926 on land that was formerly part of the "Nursery Stud Farm", a Thoroughbred horse farm owned by August Belmont, namesake of the Belmont Stakes.BOOK, Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974,weblink 21, Natural Heritage Trust, 1975, Natural Heritage Trust, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York State Council of Parks & Recreation, {{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}The park was selected by Robert Moses as regional headquarters for all state parks on Long Island in 1935. The park served as the headquarters of the Long Island State Park Commission and Long Island State Parkway Police from their founding in 1946 until their disbandment in 1977 and 1980, respectively.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} It now serves as the headquarters of the Long Island region of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, as well as the New York State Park Police.

Park description

Belmont Lake State Park is a day-use park, featuring boating and picnicking facilities in addition to playing fields for popular sports. Two modern children's playgrounds are also available. Pedal boats, rowboats and kayaks can be rented at the boat dock from May through Columbus Day. The park is located near the Southern State Parkway at Exit 38. Bike and pedestrian entrances exist at several points around the perimeter which are free all year long. The park also contains a bicycle path leading to Southards Pond and Argyle Lake in the Village of Babylon.Belmont Lake State Park to Argyle Lake, Babylon (Bicycling in New York: NYSDOT)

See also

• List of New York state parks

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Belmont Lake State Park}}

• New York State Parks: Belmont Lake State Park

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