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Selkirk Shores State Park

Richland, Oswego County

Visitors at Sunset, Salmon

This park encompasses a bluff overlooking Lake Ontario, where visitors can enjoy spectacular sunsets. In addition, the park offers outstanding hiking trails that are used for cross-country skiing in winter.

Wildlife to Watch

  • Tropical songbirds
  • Pied-billed grebes
  • Bitterns
  • Sharp-shinned hawks
  • White-tailed deer
  • Salmon
  • Northern pike

Where to Watch

  • Trails
  • Lake

Recreational Opportunities

  • Hiking
  • Biking
  • Boat launch
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Snowshoeing

Accessible Features

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This Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation site has accessible features that include camping. A full list of DEC's accessible recreation destinations is available on the DEC website.

Size

990 acres

Closest Town

Richland

Directions

Go to Google Maps, and enter your address for step-by-step directions to Selkirk Shores State Park. (This link will open a page outside the DEC website. Hold the "Shift" key down, and click on the link to open it in a new window.)

Contact Information

Telephone: 315-298-5737

Address: 7101 State Rte. 3, Pulaski, NY

Website: Selkirk Shores State Park (This link opens outside of DEC's website)

Photo credit: OPRHP