Lake Erie State Park Explained

Lake Erie State Park
Map:	New York
Type:	State park
Location:	5838 Lake Road Brocton, New York^[1]
Coords:	42.423°N -79.431°W
Area:	355acres^[2]
Operator:	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:	97,565
Visitation Year:	2014
Visitation Ref:	^[3]
Open:	All year
Website:	Lake Erie State Park

Lake Erie State Park is a 355acres state park^[2] located in the Town of Portland in Chautauqua County, New York, United States, northeast of the village of Brocton. Its major attraction is its Lake Erie beach, in addition to its campsites and other recreational facilities.

Park facilities

The park includes facilities and trails for hiking, cross-country skiing, birdwatching, fishing, boating and camping at one of its 97 campsites or 10 cabins. Swimming is available on scheduled days and times at the beach.^[4] An 18-hole disc golf course named "Shipwreck Bluff DGC" was constructed at the park in 2015.^[5] The park sells discs and clothing related to the course.

See also

• List of New York state parks

External links

• New York State Parks: Lake Erie State Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lake Erie State Park - Getting There . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . February 25, 2016.
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 . 673 . February 25, 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 . June 1, 2015.
4. Web site: Lake Erie State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . April 14, 2015.
5. Web site: Shipwreck Bluff DGC in Brocton, NY . Disc Golf Course Review . August 10, 2015 . October 19, 2015.