Westcott Beach State Park
Westcott Beach State Park is located in New York
Westcott Beach State Park
Location of Westcott Beach State Park within New York State
TypeState park
LocationRoute 3
Henderson, New York[1]
Nearest cityWatertown, New York
Coordinates43°53′53″N 76°07′12″W / 43.898°N 76.12°W / 43.898; -76.12
Area318 acres (1.29 km2)[2]
CreatedJuly 1, 1946 (1946-07-01)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors127,115 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteWestcott Beach State Park

Westcott Beach State Park is a 318-acre (1.29 km2) state park in Jefferson County, New York.[2][5] The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario in the Town of Henderson.

Park description

Westcott Beach State Park offers a beach, a playground and playing fields, picnic tables and pavilions, a nature trail, a group campsite, hunting and fishing, a boat launch and docks, and a food concession. Trails for hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are available.[1] The park also offers a campground with 168 campsites.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Westcott Beach State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 674. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Thousand Islands Region". State of New York Conservation Department, Thirty-Sixth Annual Report, For the Year 1946. 1947. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Westcott Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Westcott Beach State Park". Visit1000islands.com. 1000 Islands International Tourism Council. Retrieved December 8, 2015.

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