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Waterson Point State Park

A state park on the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York, established 1898, 6 acres. It counted 1,600 visitors in 2014.

Chart of Waterson Point State Park on Lake Ontario, with its beaches, lights and neighboring parks markedDewolf Point State ParkWellesley Island State ParkGrass Point State ParkKeewaydin State ParkCanoe-Picnic Point State ParkMary Island State ParkWaterson Point State Park

The park

On the record

Water
St. Lawrence River (Lake Ontario system)
Location
Jefferson County, New York
Established
1898
Area
6 acres
Visitors
1,600 in 2014
Run by
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Coordinates
44.3387° N, 76.0072° 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.

Along the shore

Nearest Ontario state parks

  1. Dewolf Point State Park0.9 mi · 13 ac · NY
  2. Wellesley Island State Park1.7 mi · 2,636 ac · NY
  3. Grass Point State Park3.9 mi · 114 ac · NY
  4. Keewaydin State Park4.0 mi · 282 ac · NY
  5. Canoe-Picnic Point State Park4.1 mi · 70 ac · NY
  6. Mary Island State Park4.7 mi · 13 ac · NY

Straight-line distance.

Source

Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Waterson Point 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.