I Love My Park Day
Various Locations
Join us for the 13th annual I Love My Park Day on Saturday, May 4, 2024. Parks & Trails New York (PTNY), in partnership with DEC and New York State Parks, hosts I Love My Park Day on the first Saturday in May. This event brings together thousands of volunteers from across the state to participate in cleanup and improvement events at New York State parks, historic sites, and public lands. Help celebrate and protect New York's park system and prepare our public lands for spring by cleaning up litter, planting native plants, restoring trail and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects. Gather your friends and family and join your community in helping to preserve and protect New York lands!
Volunteer registration for I Love My Park Day is now open! Scroll down for DEC host locations and register online at Parks & Trails New York.
**I Love My Park Day is a Love Our New York Lands Stewardship Day event! Check out our other Love Our New York Lands Stewardship Days and see how you can participate in stewardship and conservation year-round.
Find an I Love My Park Day Location Near You:
Region 1 – Long Island
Upper Twin Pond
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Wantagh, Nassau County
Project: Light litter pickup and demonstration by DEC’s Freshwater Fishing program.
Appropriate for ages 12 and under. Registration closed for this event.
Region 3 - Lower Hudson Valley/Catskills
Kenneth L. Wilson Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Mt. Tremper, Ulster County
Project: Facility and campsite cleanup, garden maintenance and weeding.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County
Project: Volunteers will work on preparing our community garden paths for the busy season ahead. Based on volunteer numbers, we may split into two teams and tackle additional spring-cleaning projects.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Region 4 - Capital Region/Northern Catskills
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: Delmar, Albany County
Project: Help improve Five Rivers as a wildlife habitat through improving our wildlife gardens along our Nature's Accessible Backyard Trail and removing invasive species.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
North – South Lake Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Haines Falls, Greene County
Project: Facility cleanup, tree planting and pollinator garden cleanup.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Region 5 – Eastern Adirondacks/Lake Champlain
Fish Creek Pond Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 9am – 12pm
Location: Saranac Lake, Franklin County
Project: Facility cleanup.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Lake Eaton Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Long Lake, Hamilton County
Project: Building bird, bat, and bug boxes, planting trees, raking and facility cleanup.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Lake George Battlefield Park and Beach
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Lake George, Warren County
Project: Facility cleanup and tree potting.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Moffitt Beach Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County
Project: Facility cleanup.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Ralph Road State Forest
Time: 9:30am – 2pm
Location: Lake Luzerne, Warren County
Project: We'll be picking up trash and firearm shells/waste along the various paths throughout the state land.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Rogers Rock Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Hague, Warren County
Project: Raking and cleanup, staining and painting throughout park and garden bed cleanup.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Region 6 – Western Adirondacks/Mohawk Valley
Cranberry Lake Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County
Project: Set up recreation field, rake leaves, and install new signage and planters.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRIALS NY!
Nicks Lake Campground and Day Use Area
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Old Forge, Herkimer County
Project: Campsite cleanup, picnic table placement, flower planting/gardening, and fire ring leveling.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Region 7 – Central New York
Rogers Environmental Education Center
Time: 11am – 2pm
Location: Sherburne, Chenango County
Project: We'll have a variety of options available, from pulling invasive garlic mustard and water chestnuts to helping clear the trails.
Appropriate for ages 13 and up. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Region 8 - Western Finger Lakes
Montezuma Audubon Center
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Savannah, Wayne County
Project: Volunteer with Montezuma Audubon Center and DEC staff to restore native plants to the gardens outside of the Montezuma Audubon Center. We will meet at the Montezuma Audubon Center (2295 State Route 89, Savannah, NY) at 9AM. Lunch will be provided by the Friends of Montezuma. Please call (315) 365-3588 or email [email protected] with any questions.
Appropriate for ages 13 and up. Registration is required at https://act.audubon.org/a/marsh-native-plant-garden-restoration-from-9am-1pm.
Region 9 - Western New York
Boutwell Hill State Forest – Chautauqua County Equestrian Trail System
Time: 10am – 3pm
Location: Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County
Project: Cleaning up trails from winter and planting trees.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
North Harmony State Forest – Chautauqua County Equestrian Trail System
Time: 9am – 1pm
Location: Panama, Chautauqua County
Project: Picnic area clean up, trail marking and clearing.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRIALS NY!
Palmer’s Pond State Forest
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: West Almond, Allegany County
Project: Clear Trails 8 and 6 and general trail maintenance.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
Reinstein Woods Environmental Education Center
Time: 10am – 12pm
Location: Depew, Erie County
Project: Depending on the weather conditions, we will be raking trails, picking up trash, painting and sprucing up the Labyrinth, removing invasive plants, maintaining fences, and weeding and mulching our gardens.
Projects are not appropriate for kids under 5 years old. Youth under 18 welcome but must be accompanied by adult.
Registration closed for this event.
Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area and Unique Area
Time: 10am – 12pm
Location: Collins, Erie County
Project: We will be doing a trash cleanup for the Holcomb Pond Parking Area and associated trail. The trash cleanup will run from the event start time until the listed end time.
All ages welcome. REGISTER at PARKS & TRAILS NY!
