New York State Park Police

09/29/2026

The New York State Park Police are proud to state that we have been training at the state of the art NYS DHSES State Preparedness Training Center for years.
Among some of the trainings that we have attended;
-Initial Response to Active Shooter and Rescue Task Force in the Cityscape
-Swift Water and Flood training
-Personal Radiation Detector course
-K9 trainings
-Emergency Vehicle Operator Course
-ICS Position Specific Courses
-Incident Management Team Training and Exercises
to name a few.

Training today prepares us for the challenges of tomorrow.

New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services

09/26/2026

What do the New York State Park Police do when they are off duty? Well, if you are Officer L. Lurie of the Taconic Zone you participate in the Albany Ride for Missing Children 100 mile bicycle ride on Friday. Then to take it easy you wake up on Saturday and run in the Great Pumpkin Challenge 10k with a couple thousand others at Saratoga Spa State Park.

09/24/2026

Congratulations Major T. Astacio on your retirement. The New York State Park Police are grateful for your decades of dedication to protecting and serving the visitors of NY State Parks & Historic Sites.

09/19/2026

Expect moderate Traffic at tonight’s concert.
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Albany Med Health System at S**C
O.A.R.

09/19/2026

Expect traffic closures and delays in and around Saratoga Spa State Park on the morning of Sunday, September 20, 2026. The tentative timeline of the iRun LOCAL 1/2 marathon activity in the park is 8am -10am.

🚧CLOSURES/DELAYS🚧

-Rte. 9 at Crescent Ave.
-East West Rd. Rte. 9 to Lower Geyser Loop.
-Lower Geyser Loop from Creekside Classroom to East West Rd.
-Parking lot from Roosevelt Baths to Roosevelt II
-Avenue of the Pines at Saratoga Automobile Museum
- Ped-xing Rte. 50 b/w Par 29 Golf and path to YMCA.

The Children's Museum at Saratoga
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Spa Golf Course
Saratoga Automobile Museum

Not running the half marathon this weekend but don't want to get stuck in traffic? Check out the course map at the website here:

https://www.irunlocal.com/content/irun-saratoga-half-marathon

Roadways will begin closing around 6am. Roadways will re-open as the last participants pass by; we estimate that all roads will be re-opened by 11:30am.

09/11/2026

Expect heavy traffic at tonight’s concert.
New York State Park Police
Saratoga Spa State Park
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Albany Med Health System at S**C

09/11/2026

New York State Park Police NYC Zone out at the NYPD 30th Precinct for a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony this morning.

09/11/2026

09/11/2026

We will never forget.

09/09/2026

Exam application deadline is tonight, September 9, 2026.

SIGN UP NOW!

https://parks.ny.gov/park-police/police-employment