State park · Lake Ontario · New York
Chimney Bluffs State Park
A state park on Lake Ontario in Wayne County, New York, established 1963, 597 acres. It counted 51,563 visitors in 2021.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Ontario
- Location
- Wayne County, New York
- Nearest town
- Wolcott
- Established
- 1963
- Area
- 597 acres
- Visitors
- 51,563 in 2021
- Run by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Coordinates
- 43.2800° N, 76.9200° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
The story
History and visiting
Chimney Bluffs State Park
Eroded drumlin spires standing up to 150 feet over Lake Ontario in Wayne County, New York — a landform with no real match on the chain.
Chimney Bluffs State Park
How the park came to be, and what grows and nests there, with sources.
parks.ny.gov
Hours, fees, campground maps and reservations from the people who run it.
Along the shore
Nearest Ontario state parks
- Beechwood State Park5.6 mi · 288 ac · NY
- Fair Haven Beach State Park13 mi · 1,141 ac · NY
- Irondequoit Bay State Marine Park31 mi · 44 ac · NY
- Mexico Point State Park37 mi · 122 ac · NY
- Selkirk Shores State Park41 mi · 980 ac · NY
- Sandy Island Beach State Park44 mi · NY
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Fair Haven Beach State Park12 mi · beach
By boat
Launches nearby
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area (East Bay)1.0 mi · unimproved trailer launch
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area (East Bay)1.9 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Sodus US Coast Guard launch2.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Sodus municipal launch3.9 mi · trailer ramp
- Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area (Port Bay)4.4 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- St. Peter11 mi · lost 1898
On the water
What to fish on Lake Ontario
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Chimney Bluffs State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.