Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

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 2009 SCORP will serve as a status report and as an overall guideline for recreation resource preservation, planning and development through the year 2013.

A CD-Rom of the SCORP in Adobe Acrobat Reader Files is available from the agency contact. 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:

• Cover Pages, NOC and TOC (pdf)
• Chapter 1 Introduction (pdf)
• Chapter 2 Vision and Policies (pdf)
• Chapter 3 Trends, Issues and Needs (pdf)
• Chapter 4 Land Conservation and Stewardship (pdf)
• Chapter 5 Creating Connections Beyond Parks and Open Space (pdf)
• Chapter 6 Sustainability (pdf)
• Chapter 7 Statewide Programs (pdf)
• Chapter 8 The State Outdoor Recreation System (pdf)
• Chapter 9 Implementation (pdf)
• Chapter 10 Environmental Impacts (pdf)
• Chapter 11 Responses to Comments (pdf)
• References (pdf)
• Credits (pdf)
• Appendix A Legal Authorization (pdf)
• Appendix B Sample Survey Forms (pdf)
• Appendix C Federal Recreation Sites in NYS, Appendix D Trail Terms and Definitions, Appendix E Wildlife as a Recreational Resource (pdf)
• Appendix F State Parks and Historic Sites, Appendix G State Nature and Historical Preserves (pdf)
• Appendix H Open Project Selection Process Rating Form, Appendix I Recreation Facility Design Guidelines, Appendix J Federal and State Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers (pdf)

Executive Summary:

• Cover Pages, NOC and TOC (pdf)
• Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Vision and Policies, Chapter 3 Trends, Issues and Needs (pdf)
• Chapter 4 Land Conservation and Stewardship, Chapter 5 Creating Connections Beyond Parks and Open Spaces, Chapter 6 Sustainability (pdf)
• Chapter 7 Statewide Programs, Chapter 8 The Outdoor Recreation System (pdf)
• Chapter 9 Implementation, Chapter 10 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation, References, Back Cover (pdf)