STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The $4.5 million improvement project at Stony Brook State Park officially wrapped up on Monday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced. She also announced a new construction plan for an additional $6.4 million in improvements. The next project includes a new park office, new and resurfaced parking lots and updated tennis courts, scheduled to be done sometime in 2025.
The completed project features improvements in the public swimming facilities and comes from Hochul’s “Get Offline, Get Outside” summer campaign and the New York Statewide Investment in Municipal Swimming (NY SWIMS) initiative.
“Stony Brook State Park is nearly a century old, and these upgrades will ensure it remains an outdoor recreation destination for many years to come,” Governor Hochul said. “Swimming in this glacially created brook is a wonderful, unique experience, and I encourage New Yorkers to get offline, go outside, and take a dip this summer."
Visitors to the park can now enjoy a 1,700 square-foot bathhouse with changing rooms, showers and bathrooms, replacing the previous bathhouse built in the 1960s. There is a new lifeguard headquarters with a first aid area and office spaces. Other additional features include a new playground, footpaths and signage and an area for food trucks during special events.
"This work reflects Governor Hochul’s continuing commitment to keep our State Parks welcoming and affordable for New York families," New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Tem Randy Simons said. "During the last decade, nearly 1.8 million visitors have come to Stony Brook to enjoy its striking scenery, and these new facilities and the improvements to come are going to make that experience even more enjoyable.”
For more information on the new improvements at Stony Brook State Park, you can visit the New York State website here.
