Cedar Island State Park

Cedar Island State Park

Location of Cedar Island State Park within New York State

Type State park
Location Hammond, New York[1]
Nearest city Alexandria Bay, New York
Coordinates 44°27′N 75°47′W / 44.45°N 75.79°W / 44.45; -75.79Coordinates: 44°27′N 75°47′W / 44.45°N 75.79°W / 44.45; -75.79
Area 10 acres (0.040 km2)[2]
Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors 1,928 (in 2014)[3]
Open Late May through early September[4]
Camp sites 18
Website Cedar Island State Park

Cedar Island State Park is a 10-acre (0.040 km2) state park located in the Town of Hammond in St. Lawrence County, New York.[5] The park comprises half of Cedar Island, located in Chippewa Bay in the St. Lawrence River, part of the Thousand Islands region. The remainder of the island is privately owned.[6]

Park description

Cedar Island State Park is accessible only by boat. The park offers dockage, fishing, seasonal waterfowl hunting, pavilions, picnic tables, and a campground with 18 tent sites.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. "Cedar Island State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  2. "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. Table O-9. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. "Cedar Island State Park Hours of Operation". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  5. "Cedar Island State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Rybaak, Spider (2004). Fishing Western New York. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon. p. 112. ISBN 0762728701. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  7. "Cedar Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved October 15, 2015.

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