Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

Draft 2009-2014 State Comprehensive Recreation Plan now available for public review.

Niagara Falls

The Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is prepared periodically by New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) to provide statewide policy direction and to fulfill the agency's recreation and preservation mandate. The SCORP process has evolved well beyond its original purpose of satisfying eligibility requirements for continued funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The 2003 SCORP will serve as a status report and as an overall guideline for recreation resource preservation, planning and development through the year 2007.

A CD-Rom of the SCORP in Adobe Acrobat Reader Files is available from the agency contact. Paper copy of the Executive Summary or the full document can also be obtained. Contact Planning Bureau at (518) 486-2909 or write to:

New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Planning Bureau
Empire State Plaza, Agency Building 1
Albany, NY 12238

Please follow the link below to download SCORP in Adobe PDF Format.

• Table of Contents:
• Notice of Completion of a Final EIS (pdf)
• Title Page & Executive Summary (pdf)
• Table of Contents (pdf)
• Chapter I - Introduction (pdf)
• Chapter II - Recreation Resources and Needs (pdf)
• Chapter III - Programs and Initiatives (pdf)
• Chapter IV - State Outdoor Recreation System (pdf)
• Chapter V - Policy and Implementation (pdf)
• Chapter VI - Environmental Impacts (pdf)
• Chapter VII - Comments and Responses (pdf)
• References (pdf)
• Appendix A - Legal Authorization to Develop the New York Statewide Parkland Recreation Plan (pdf)
• Appendix B - Sample Survey Forms (pdf)
• Appendix C - Federal Recreation Sites in New York State (pdf)
• Appendix D - Trail Terms and Definitions (pdf)
• Appendix E - Wildlife as a Recreational Resource (pdf)
• Appendix F - State Parks, Historic Sites and Other Properties (pdf)
• Appendix G - State Nature and Historical Preserves (pdf)
• Appendix H - Open Project Selection Process Rating Form (pdf)
• Appendix I - Recreation Facility Design Guidelines (pdf)
• Credits (pdf)