Beach · Lake Ontario · New York
Crescent Yacht Club Beach
A beach on Lake Ontario in Jefferson County, New York, about 50 feet of shore. It is on the federal list of BEACH Act beaches but was not on the state’s sampling schedule in the latest report.
The beach
On the record
- Water
- Lake Ontario
- Location
- Jefferson County, New York
- Length
- about 50 feet
- Owner
- Private
- Access
- Private Access
- Water sampling
- Not monitored in 2025
- Monitoring tier
- Tier 1 — the state’s highest monitoring priority
- Water quality standard
- E. coli, single sample: 235 per 100 mL
- EPA beach ID
- NY526342
- Coordinates
- 44.0630° N, 76.1353° W to 44.0631° N, 76.1352° W
As the state reported it to EPA for the 2025 season. Sampling schedules change year to year. How beach monitoring works →
Down the shore
Nearest Ontario beaches
- Chaumont Village Beach0.7 mi · sampled · NY
- Henderson Harbor Yacht Club Beach15 mi · sampled · NY
- Southwick Beach State Park21 mi · sampled · NY
- Sandy Island Beach State Park30 mi · sampled · NY
- ONTARIO SHORES (Rainbow Shores)31 mi · sampled · NY
- Brennan'S Beach33 mi · sampled · NY
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Chaumont state park launch0.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Lyme DEC launch (Three Mile Bay)3.3 mi · trailer ramp
- Long Point State Park4.6 mi · unimproved trailer launch
- Brownville DEC launch5.0 mi · unimproved trailer launch
On the horizon
Lighthouses nearby
- Horse Island Light8.3 mi · deactivated
- Cape Vincent Light11 mi · deactivated
- Tibbetts Point Light12 mi
Ashore
State parks nearby
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sackets Harbor8.2 mi · town
Off the beach
What to fish on Lake Ontario
Source
Facts on this page are from the EPA BEACON profile for beach NY526342, the record New York files under the federal BEACH Act, retrieved 2026-10-10. The county is placed from the beach’s own coordinates. A blank field means the record is silent. Parking, fees, lifeguards and dog rules are set by whoever runs the beach; check with them before you go.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.