Grass Point State Park Explained

Grass Point State Park
Map:New York
Type:State park
Location:42247 Grassy Point Road
Alexandria Bay, New York[1]
Nearest City:Alexandria Bay, New York
Area:114acres[2]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:38,109
Visitation Year:2014
Visitation Ref:[3]
Open:Mid-May through mid-October
Website:Grass Point State Park

Grass Point State Park is a 114acres state park[2] located in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The park is located along the St. Lawrence River by NY 12 and NY 180, between Clayton and Alexandria Bay.

Park description

Grass Point State Park offers picnic tables with pavilions, a playground and playing fields, fishing and ice fishing, a boat launch and docks, a swimming beach, and seasonal hunting.[4] A nearly 1mile snowmobile trail passes through the park, which may be used for hiking during the summer months.[5]

The park also includes a campground with 53 tent and 19 trailer sites, in addition to Grass Point Cottage, a two-story full-service accommodation located on the river's edge.[5] The park is open from mid-May through mid-October.[6]

The park offers views of nearby Rock Island Light, also owned by New York State but accessible only by boat.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grass Point State Park - Getting There . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 5, 2015.
  2. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 672 . February 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . September 16, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . November 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: Grass Point State Park Amenities and Activities . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 5, 2015.
  5. Book: Keene . Ben . Camping New York: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds . 2013 . Globe Pequot . 0762780916 . 99–100 . November 5, 2015.
  6. Web site: Grass Point State Park Hours of Operation . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 5, 2015.
  7. Book: Beckius . Kim Knox . Backroads of New York . Voyageur Press . 121 . November 5, 2015.