Westcott Beach State Park
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State park in Jefferson County, New York
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Westcott Beach State Park is located in New York Westcott Beach State Park Location of Westcott Beach State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | Route 3 Henderson, New York [1] |
| Nearest city | Watertown, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°53′53′′N 76°07′12′′W / 43.898°N 76.12°W / 43.898; -76.12 |
| Area | 318 acres (1.29 km2)[2] |
| Created | July 1, 1946 (1946年07月01日)[3] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 127,115 (in 2014)[4] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Westcott 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Westcott Beach State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Thousand Islands Region". State of New York Conservation Department, Thirty-Sixth Annual Report, For the Year 1946. 1947. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Westcott Beach State Park". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ "Westcott Beach State Park". Visit1000islands.com. 1000 Islands International Tourism Council. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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