Cedar Point State Park

Cedar Point State Park

Location of Cedar Point State Park within New York State

Type State park
Location 36661 Cedar Point State Park Drive, Clayton, New York[1]
Nearest city Clayton
Coordinates 44°12′11″N 76°11′42″W / 44.203°N 76.195°W / 44.203; -76.195Coordinates: 44°12′11″N 76°11′42″W / 44.203°N 76.195°W / 44.203; -76.195
Area 48 acres (0.19 km2)[2]
Created 1898 (1898)[3]
Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors 72,601 (in 2014)[4]
Open May through Columbus Day
Website Cedar Point State Park

Cedar Point State Park is a 48-acre (0.19 km2)[2] state park located on Cedar Point in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York.[5] The park is located on Route 12E on the St. Lawrence River.

The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.[3]

Facilities

Cedar Point State Park offers a beach, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground, a marina, fishing pier, hunting (seasonal waterfowl), recreation programs, a boat launch and docks, a campground with tent and trailer sites.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Cedar Point State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "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. 671. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "The St. Lawrence River Park". Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York. Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., Printers. January 20, 1899. p. 124.
  4. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. "Cedar Point State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 18, 2016.


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