Cumberland Bay State Park Explained

Cumberland Bay State Park
Map:	New York
Coords:	44.735°N -73.419°W
Type:	State park
Location:	152 Cumberland Head Road Plattsburgh, New York^[1]
Nearest City:	Plattsburgh, New York
Area:	350acres^[2]
Operator:	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:	47,432
Visitation Year:	2014
Visitation Ref:	^[3]
Open:	All year
Website:	Cumberland Bay State Park

Cumberland Bay State Park is a 350acres state park located in the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York. The park is located on the Cumberland Head peninsula on the western shore of Lake Champlain.

Park description

Cumberland Bay State Park offers a 2700feet sand beach, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields.^[4] The park also hosts a campground with 152 tent and trailer sites, 18 of which include electrical hookups. The campground is open May through October.^[5]

The park is a popular location for ice fishing during the winter months.^[6]

See also

• List of New York state parks

External links

• New York State Parks: Cumberland Bay State Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cumberland Bay State Park - Getting There . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 4, 2015.
2. NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . May 10, 2010 . State Park Acquisition Record and Document Review . 6–11 . November 27, 2015.
3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . November 4, 2015.
4. Web site: Cumberland Bay State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 4, 2015.
5. Book: Keene. Ben. Camping New York: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds. 2013. Globe Pequot. 978-0762780914. 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=EaQAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59. November 4, 2015. Cumberland Bay State Park.
6. Book: Rybaak. Spider. Fishing Eastern New York. 2004. Falcon. Guilford, Conn.. 0762711000. 101. November 4, 2015.