Golden Hill State Park

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Golden Hill State Park is a Template:Convert state park located in Niagara County, New York, United States.<ref name=RIoG_ParkStats/> The park is on the south shore of Lake Ontario in the northeast corner of the Town of Somerset, north of Lower Lake Road. Thirty Mile Point Light is included within the park.<ref name=NYSP_main/>

Golden Hill State Park was established in 1962 on the former estate of Robert Newell, a local industrialist; remnants of Newell's estate were largely left abandoned after the state purchased it and were not rediscovered until 2017.<ref>Reilly, Ed (April 18, 2017). Remains of 1920s luxury estate found in Barker. WKBW-TV. Retrieved April 20, 2017.</ref>

The park offers picnic tables with pavilions, a playground and playing fields, recreation programs, a nature trail, hiking and biking, fishing and ice fishing, a boat launch, seasonal small game and waterfowl hunting, a campground with tent and trailer sites, ice skating, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and disc golf.<ref name=NYSP_main/>

In 2005, Golden Hill was named one of Reserve America's Top Outdoor locations.<ref name=MYSP_main_GHSP_2006>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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