Where to see a White-tailed Deer in New York

The White-tailed Deer is recorded in the counties of 243 New York state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Montauk Point State Park
2. Camp Hero State Park
3. Hither Hills State Park
4. Orient Beach State Park
5. Connetquot River State Park Preserve
6. Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
7. Sunken Meadow State Park
8. Heckscher State Park
9. Robert Moses State Park
10. Wildwood State Park
11. Hallock State Park Preserve
12. Bear Mountain State Park
13. Harriman State Park
14. Hudson Highlands State Park
15. Storm King State Park
16. Minnewaska State Park Preserve
17. Sterling Forest State Park
18. Clarence Fahnestock State Park
19. Rockefeller State Park Preserve
20. Nyack Beach State Park
21. Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
22. Lake Taghkanic State Park
23. Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
24. Taconic State Park
25. Basha Kill Wildlife Management Area

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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