WHO:         State Parks Executive Deputy Commissioner Andy Beers                      
                     Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen M. Jimino

WHAT:       Tour future Schodack Island Campground, Announce Camping Season Promotions

WHEN:       11 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2014                                         

WHERE:    Schodack Island State Park                       
                     1 Schodack Island Way                      
                     Schodack Landing, NY 12156

State Parks officials will discuss the 2014 summer camping season kicking off Memorial Day weekend, and highlight a future Capital District camping destination. Construction is underway on the 63-site campground at Schodack Island State Park, the first new major campground built by State Parks in decades.

The event will be held rain or shine in a new campground loop, just beyond the park office. Schodack Island State Park is located off of Route 9J, south of Castleton-on-Hudson.