Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park

Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park

Location of Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park within New York State

Type State park
Location Culver Road
Irondequoit, New York[1]
Nearest city Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°13′55″N 77°32′24″W / 43.232°N 77.54°W / 43.232; -77.54Coordinates: 43°13′55″N 77°32′24″W / 43.232°N 77.54°W / 43.232; -77.54
Area 44 acres (0.18 km2)[2]
Created 1970 (1970)[3]
Operated by
Visitors 41,812 (in 2014)[4]
Open All year
Website Irondequoit Bay Marine Park

Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park is a 44-acre (0.18 km2) state park[2] and boat launch located in Monroe County, New York, north of the City of Rochester. The park is operated by the Monroe County Parks Department, and primarily facilitates fishing and boating access to Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario.[5]

Park description

Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park includes space and facilities for fishing, boating, geocaching, kayaking, and canoeing. The park is typically open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., except during the winter months (November 1 through March 31), when the park closes at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The park's boat launch is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., starting in late spring.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  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. 672. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eisenstadt, Peter R.; Moss, Laura-Eve (2005). The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse University Press. p. 1462. ISBN 9780815608080. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Irondequoit Bay Marine Park". Monroe County Parks Department. Retrieved November 19, 2015.


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