Guidelines for Use EMPIRE PASS - New York State Office of ...

1 Guidelines for Use The EMPIRE pass permits unlimited vehicle access to most facilities operated by the New York State Office of Parks, recreation and Historic Preservation and the New York EMPIRE pass . State Department of Environmental Conservation (see the enclosed listing). Please review the following rules to assure uninterrupted use of your EMPIRE pass . Your Key to the Outdoors! Guidelines For Use & Where to Visit The EMPIRE pass does not guarantee park- ing when the park is at maximum capacity. KEEP YOUR pass GO GREEN! Parking is available on a first-come, first-serve Don't toss your EMPIRE pass when the season basis and does not allow for early entry prior is over. You will receive a discount if you reuse to park hours. your card next season and each year after.

2 The EMPIRE pass is valid any day from the Details about renewing your card are available online at date of purchase through December 31st for Verona Beach State Park the year purchased. There is no discount if the pass is purchased in later months. The EMPIRE pass is shareable. It allows Discover Your entry of the vehicle when the card is presented at most New York State parks, Department of Next Adventure Environmental Conservation forest preserve areas, boat launch sites, arboretums and park preserves. Please refer to the facilities listed in the Where to Visit section of this document. Download the free NY State Parks Explorer mobile app, available for both . Niagara Falls State Park Olana State Historic Site The EMPIRE pass does not guarantee free iOS and Android.

3 Find local favorites and vehicle entry into the park when special events discover must-see locations. occur and are operated by other organizations. The EMPIRE pass does not include waiver of The EMPIRE pass will not be accepted if it has fees for camping, golf, museum or historic site been altered in any way. admission and other special activity fees are not included. Do not puncture a hole in the EMPIRE pass Card. Puncturing a hole will destroy the The EMPIRE pass is usable for all motor technology inside of the card, and the card vehicles except those used in the business will become unusable. Damaged cards are of transporting passengers for hire including subject to a replacement fee. public or private buses, shuttles, taxis, limou- nysparks sines, or other livery vehicles.

4 The EMPIRE pass must be presented upon entry to the facility. Without the pass , you will be * Commercial vehicles are generally prohibited on required to pay the vehicle entry fee. NYstateparks parkways in the State Parks system. Use of an EMPIRE pass to enter a facility does not waive these The EMPIRE pass is not refundable. If it is lost, Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park restrictions on commercial vehicles from driving on stolen, damaged or destroyed, it is replaceable An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Agency parkways. Contact the appropriate regional Office with a fee. A replacement may be issued in for information on parkway restrictions. person or by mail. 1/22 Printed on recycled paper Where To Visit .. The EMPIRE pass is usable at the facilities listed below and at most NYS Department of Environmental Conservation facilities found at For information about other New York State Park facilities visit Allegany Region (716-354-9121) Taughannock Falls Niagara Region (716-278-1770 or Taconic Region* (845-889-4100).)

5 Allegany Quaker Area Watkins Glen TDD 716-278-1749) Clarence Fahnestock Allegany Red House Area Artpark (excludes Fahnestock Winter Park). Lake Erie Genesee Region (585-493-3600) Beaver Island Clermont State Historic Site*. Long Point on Lake Chautauqua Conesus Lake* Big Six Mile Creek Marina+ Franklin D. Roosevelt Sunset Bay State Marine Park Darien Lakes Buffalo Harbor Lake Taghkanic Hamlin Beach Evangola Mills Norrie (Margaret Lewis Norrie) Marina Central Region (315-492-1756) Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park+ Fort Niagara Rockefeller State Park Preserve Canadarago Boat Launch Lakeside Beach Four Mile Creek Taconic - Copake Falls Area Chenango Valley Letchworth Golden Hill Taconic - Rudd Pond Area Chittenango Falls+ Oak Orchard State Marine Park* + Niagara Falls Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park Clark Reservation Silver Lake* Wilson-Tuscarora Delta Lake Woodlawn Fort Niagara State Park Thousand Islands Region.

6 Gilbert Lake Long Island Region (631-669-1000 (315-482-2593). Palisades Region (845-786-2701) Burnham Point+. Glimmerglass ext. 223). Green Lakes Anthony Wayne-Harriman* +. Canoe-Picnic Point+. Bayard Cutting Arboretum Bear Mountain (excludes Bear Mountain car shows). Mexico Point Boat Launch+. Mexico Point Boat Launch Belmont Lake Cedar Island* +. Pine Grove Boat Launch+ Lake Kanawauke-Harriman+ Cedar Point Bethpage Lake Tiorati Beach-Harriman Sandy Island Beach Coles Creek Caleb Smith Preserve Lake Welch Beach-Harriman Cumberland Bay Selkirk Shores Camp Hero Verona Beach Minnewaska (excludes cross-country skiing & Dewolf Point Captree rock-climbing/bouldering) Eel Weir Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Grass Point Finger Lakes Region (607-387-7041) Minnewaska-Sam's Point Area Connetquot River State Park Preserve Higley Flow Nyack Beach+.

7 Allan H. Treman Marine Park Hallock Jacques Cartier Wellesley Island State Park Rockland Lake Buttermilk Falls (excludes Jennings Pond) Heckscher Keewaydin Silver Mine-Harriman+. Canandaigua Lake Marine Park Hempstead Lake Kring Point Tallman Mountain Cayuga Lake Hither Hills Long Point Chimney Bluffs+ Jones Beach Macomb Reservation Saratoga Region (518-584-2000). Dean's Cove Boat Launch+. Montauk Downs Mary Island+. Montauk Point* Cherry Plain Point Au Roche Fair Haven Beach Nissequogue River Grafton Lakes Robert Moses Robert Moses State Park Fillmore Glen Orient Beach Max V. Shaul Southwick Beach Honeoye Lake Boat Launch+ Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park Mine Kill* Waterson Point* +. Keuka Lake Robert Moses Moreau Lake Wellesley Island Lodi Point* Sunken Meadow Peebles Island* + Moreau Lake State Park Westcott Beach Long Point Valley Stream Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch+ Whetstone Gulf Robert H.

8 Treman Wildwood Saratoga Spa Schodack Island * Does not accept credit cards Seneca Lake +. Does not sell EMPIRE Passes Thacher Stony Brook Watkins Glen State Park Thompson's Lake-Thacher+.