Robert V. Riddell State Park began as a 1,036-acre (4.19 km2) gift to the state by Patricia Riddell Kent and Steven Kent in 2005, who intended for the land to be preserved as open space.[5] Prior to the donation, the land had been held by Patricia's family since 1871, and the park is named after her father, Robert V. Riddell.[3]
The park was expanded in 2008 when Hartwick College sold 840 acres (3.4 km2) of its Pine Lake Environmental Campus to the state. Since 2010, a collaborative agreement between the college and the state allows for the park to be used for outdoor education, with the college undertaking research to study the effects of recreational impacts on public lands.[6]
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Robert V. Riddell State Park allows for passive recreation such as hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and fishing.[1]Interstate 88 separates the northern section of the park, which consists of former agricultural land, from the park's forested southern section. Schenevus Creek, a trout stream that is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, is located in the northern portion of the park.[3] Park facilities are concentrated in the northern section of the park, with the southern section consisting primarily of trails and access roads.[7]
The park includes Mud Lake, a spring-fed pond that features a dwarf shrub bog at its edges. The bog includes floating mats of sphagnum moss, carnivorous plants, and peat deposits greater than 27 feet (8.2 m) deep in places.[8]
^ abc"Robert V. Riddell State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ ab"Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. pp. 671–674. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ abc. NYS Office of the Governor. July 30, 2005. Archived from the original on October 17, 2005. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^"Robert V. Riddell State Park Trail Map" (PDF). NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^Richardson, Denise (August 26, 2016). "Barn at Riddell Park subject of petition". The Daily Star. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^"Riddell State Park Collaborative". Hartwick College. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^Bowers, Bill; McNulty-Bowers, Eileen (2010). "Robert V. Riddell State Park". Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes in Central New York's Leatherstocking Country. The Countryman Press. pp. 145–147. ISBN9780881508178. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^"Protecting Mud Lake". Nature Times. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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New York State Parks: Robert V. Riddell State Park
robert, riddell, state, park, acre, state, park, otsego, delaware, counties, york, park, located, approximately, miles, from, cooperstown, location, within, york, statetypestate, parklocationriddell, roaddavenport, york, nearest, cityoneontacoordinates42, 4758. Robert V Riddell State Park is a 2 163 acre 8 75 km2 state park 2 in Otsego and Delaware counties New York 4 The park is located approximately 20 miles 32 km from Cooperstown 1 Robert V Riddell State ParkLocation of Robert V Riddell State Park within New York StateTypeState parkLocationRiddell RoadDavenport New York 1 Nearest cityOneontaCoordinates42 28 33 N 74 56 44 W 42 4758 N 74 9456 W 42 4758 74 9456Area2 163 acres 8 75 km2 2 Created2005 2005 3 Operated byNew York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic PreservationOpenAll yearWebsiteRobert V Riddell State Park Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editRobert V Riddell State Park began as a 1 036 acre 4 19 km2 gift to the state by Patricia Riddell Kent and Steven Kent in 2005 who intended for the land to be preserved as open space 5 Prior to the donation the land had been held by Patricia s family since 1871 and the park is named after her father Robert V Riddell 3 The park was expanded in 2008 when Hartwick College sold 840 acres 3 4 km2 of its Pine Lake Environmental Campus to the state Since 2010 a collaborative agreement between the college and the state allows for the park to be used for outdoor education with the college undertaking research to study the effects of recreational impacts on public lands 6 Description editRobert V Riddell State Park allows for passive recreation such as hiking snowshoeing cross country skiing and fishing 1 Interstate 88 separates the northern section of the park which consists of former agricultural land from the park s forested southern section Schenevus Creek a trout stream that is a tributary of the Susquehanna River is located in the northern portion of the park 3 Park facilities are concentrated in the northern section of the park with the southern section consisting primarily of trails and access roads 7 The park includes Mud Lake a spring fed pond that features a dwarf shrub bog at its edges The bog includes floating mats of sphagnum moss carnivorous plants and peat deposits greater than 27 feet 8 2 m deep in places 8 See also editList of New York state parksReferences edit a b c Robert V Riddell State Park NYS Office of Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation Retrieved September 27 2016 a b Section O Environmental Conservation and Recreation Table O 9 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook PDF The Nelson A Rockefeller Institute of Government 2014 pp 671 674 Archived from the original PDF on September 16 2015 Retrieved September 27 2016 a b c Governor Announces Protection of 2 500 acres in Otsego County NYS Office of the Governor July 30 2005 Archived from the original on October 17 2005 Retrieved September 27 2016 Robert V Riddell State Park Trail Map PDF NYS Office of Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation Retrieved September 27 2016 Richardson Denise August 26 2016 Barn at Riddell Park subject of petition The Daily Star Retrieved September 27 2016 Riddell State Park Collaborative Hartwick College Retrieved September 27 2016 Bowers Bill McNulty Bowers Eileen 2010 Robert V Riddell State Park Explorer s Guide 50 Hikes in Central New York s Leatherstocking Country The Countryman Press pp 145 147 ISBN 9780881508178 Retrieved September 27 2016 Protecting Mud Lake Nature Times NYS Office of Parks Recreation amp Historic Preservation September 16 2014 Retrieved September 27 2016 External links editNew York State Parks Robert V Riddell State Park nbsp This article about a location in Otsego County New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a location in Delaware County New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert V Riddell State Park amp oldid 1168486319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
