Westchester Parks
Kick Off Their Second
Half-Century
n 2012, Westchester celebrated
an important anniversary: 50
years earlier, the county’s Parks
Commission merged with the
Recreation Commission to form what is
now the Westchester County Department
of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.
The department celebrated the anniversary
with a year-long calendar of special events,
including craft fairs, cultural festivals and
discount days.
The county park system also happens
to include more than 50 parks and
recreation areas spanning nearly 18,000
acres. Destinations range from the Kensico
Dam Plaza, site of a moving September
11th Memorial called “The Rising,” to the
crescent-shaped beach at Glen Island Park.
Visiting many Westchester County park
properties requires a pass that can be purchased
through the parks department and at other
locations year-round.
TRIVIA:
•
During winter months, the 85-
acre lake at the Edith G. Read
Wildlife Sanctuary in Rye often
hosts more than 5,000 ducks.
• The 508-acre Croton Point Park,
popular for hiking, swimming
and camping, is the site of
historic wine cellars thought to
be the oldest in NewYork State.
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