| Point Au Roche State Park | |
| Map: | New York |
| Coords: | 44.779°N -73.39°W |
| Type: | State park |
| Location: | 19 Camp Red Cloud Road Plattsburgh, New York[1] |
| Area: | 856acres[2] |
| Operator: | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitation Num: | 74,730 |
| Visitation Year: | 2014 |
| Visitation Ref: | [3] |
| Open: | All year |
Point Au Roche State Park is an 856acres state park in Clinton County, New York.[2] The park is in the eastern part of the Town of Beekmantown, on the shore of Lake Champlain.
Prior to its designation as a state park, Point Au Roche was used as pasture or cropland, and as a military encampment for cadets during World War One. In the 1950s, a theme park named Fantasy Kingdom operated in the vicinity of the beach area. The area known as Long Point was used for nearly 50 years as a private camping area called Camp Red Cloud. St. Armand's beach was operated by the Town of Beekmantown as a bathing beach for local residents. The site of this park was acquired by the state in 1972.[4]
Point Au Roche State Park is a day-use park, offering a playground, picnic areas, biking paths, hiking trails, cross-country skiing, fishing, a nature center, and a sandy beach. Mooring for up to 60 boats is available in Deep Bay.[1]