Peebles Island State Park
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Peebles Island State Park is a Template:Convert state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York. A majority of the park is located in Saratoga County, with a smaller portion located in Albany County.<ref name=GNIS>Template:Cite GNIS</ref><ref name=NYSP_trailmap>Template:Cite web</ref>
Description
Peebles Island State Park includes hiking and cross-country ski trails, as well as earthworks dating from the Revolutionary War and a visitors' center detailing the island's industrial history. The park also offers picnic tables with pavilions, river views, and fishing access.<ref name=NYSP_main/>
In addition to encompassing the entirety of Peebles Island, the park also includes the Matton Shipyard on neighboring Van Schaick Island in the city of Cohoes.<ref name=Education>Template:Cite web</ref>
Headquarters for New York State's Bureau of Historic Sites as well as the Bureau of Historic Preservation Field Services are located within the park.<ref name=NYSP_main/> Contained within a converted factory complex on the island known as the Peebles Island Resource Center, the headquarters serve as a home to conservators, archaeologists, historians and others tasked with preserving historic locations within New York.<ref name=NYSP_BHS>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- New York State Parks: Peebles Island State Park
- New York State Bureau of Historic Sites
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