Cumberland Bay State Park

State park in Clinton County, New York

44°44′06″N 73°25′08″W / 44.735°N 73.419°W / 44.735; -73.419Area350 acres (1.4 km2)[2]Created1932 (1932)[2]Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic PreservationVisitors47,432 (in 2014)[3]OpenAll yearWebsiteCumberland Bay State Park

Cumberland Bay State Park is a 350-acre (1.4 km2) state park located in the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York.[4] The park is located on the Cumberland Head peninsula on the western shore of Lake Champlain.

Park description

Cumberland Bay State Park offers a 2,700-foot (820 m) sand beach, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields.[5] 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.[6]

The park is a popular location for ice fishing during the winter months.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cumberland Bay State Park - Getting There". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (May 10, 2010). State Park Acquisition Record and Document Review (PDF) (Report). pp. 6–11. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cumberland Bay State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Cumberland Bay State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  6. ^ Keene, Ben (2013). "Cumberland Bay State Park". Camping New York: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds. Globe Pequot. p. 59. ISBN 978-0762780914. Retrieved November 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Rybaak, Spider (2004). Fishing Eastern New York. Guilford, Conn.: Falcon. p. 101. ISBN 0762711000. Retrieved November 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]

External links

  • New York State Parks: Cumberland Bay State Park
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