Welcome to the Official New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation You Tube Channel. The New York State park system is one of the state’s greatest treasures. Today it totals 180 state parks and 35 state historic sites, encompassing 335,000 acres. From the iconic Niagara Falls to the jaw-dropping gorges of the Finger Lakes to the beautiful Thousand Islands region to the oceanfront beaches of Long Island, New York’s parks and historic sites provide year-round, affordable outdoor recreation and education to over 71 million visitors annually.