Lakeside Beach State Park

Lakeside Beach State Park

View of Lake Ontario along the shore of Lakeside Beach State Park

Location of Lakeside Beach State Park within New York State

Type State park
Location Route 18
Waterport, New York[1]
Coordinates 43°22′01″N 78°14′31″W / 43.367°N 78.242°W / 43.367; -78.242Coordinates: 43°22′01″N 78°14′31″W / 43.367°N 78.242°W / 43.367; -78.242
Area 744 acres (3.01 km2)[2]
Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors 77,326 (in 2014)[3]
Open All year
Camp sites 274
Website Lakeside Beach State Park

Lakeside Beach State Park is a 744-acre (3.01 km2)[2] state park located on the shore of Lake Ontario in the Town of Carlton, Orleans County, New York.

Park description

The park includes 274 campsites, as well as a campground store. Despite its name, swimming is not allowed at the park.[1] The park installed the 18-hole "Shore Winds Disc Golf Course" in 2009,[1] which starts near the back of the park and includes several holes playing along the Lake Ontario shoreline.

The park may be accessed from Route 18. The park is also the western terminus of the Lake Ontario State Parkway.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lakeside Beach State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  3. "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2016.


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