Evangola State Park

Evangola State Park
Location of Evangola State Park within New York State
Type	State park
Location	10191 Old Lake Shore Road Irving, New York^[1]
Nearest city	Farnham, New York
Coordinates
Area	733 acres (2.97 km²)
Created	1954 (1954)
Operated by	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors	139,804 (in 2014)^[2]
Open	All year
Camp sites	80
Website	Evangola State Park

Evangola State Park is a 733-acre (2.97 km²) state park in southern Erie County, New York, USA. The park is located west of the Village of Farnham, at the border of the Town of Brant and the Town of Evans. The park, which opened in 1954, fronts on Lake Erie, and has a large swimming beach bordered by cliffs of Angola shale.^[3]

Park description 1
See also 2
References 3
External links 4

Park description

Evangola State Park is open year-round from dawn to dusk, and offers a beach, picnic tables and pavilions, seasonal pheasant and small game hunting, hiking and biking, nature trails (park wildlife includes white-tailed deer, raccoons, turkey, and red-tailed hawks), a playground and playing fields (baseball, tennis, basketball), a disc golf course, fishing, ice-fishing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing.^[4] The park's swimming beach was identified as the second-least polluted beach in Erie County based on water sampling in 2013.^[5]

From mid-April to late October, 80 campsites are available for public use, offering both tent options and trailer sites. Flush toilets and hot showers are available in the park. There is also one yurt that sleeps six.^[4] In 2007, Evangola was named one of the Top 100 campgrounds in the nation by ReserveAmerica.^[6]

The park is also available for weddings, and includes a gazebo overlooking Lake Erie. There is also a 125-person banquet room overlooking the beach. The park hosts the Tomato Festival each year on the last full weekend of August.

The park also offers a variety of programs led by park naturalists (Dave McQuay and Matthew Nusstein). Programs include nature hikes, dragonfly surveying, bird watching, sandcastle contests, salamander hunts, fishing programs and marsh studies. All programs are free of charge and usually meet at the Nature Center located in the campground area.

New York State Route 5 passes through the eastern part of the park.

References

^ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Evangola State Park - Getting There". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "About Evangola". Friends of Evangola State Park. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. "Evangola State Park". Parks.ny.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "Testing The Waters 2014 - A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches - State Summary - New York". Natural Resources Defense Council. 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica". PRNewswire. May 3, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2015.

External links

New York State Parks: Evangola State Park
Friends of Evangola State Park: Park information

Protected areas of New York

Federal

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National Trails	Appalachian Trail North Country National Scenic Trail

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National Historic Sites	Kate Mullany affiliated Thomas Cole affiliated

National Wildlife Refuges	Amagansett Conscience Point Elizabeth A. Morton Iroquois Montezuma Oyster Bay Sayville Seatuck Shawangunk Grasslands Target Rock Wallkill River Wertheim

National Forests	Finger Lakes

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State

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Other

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Evangola State Park