State park · Lake Ontario · New York
Westcott Beach State Park
A state park on Lake Ontario in Jefferson County, New York, established 1946, 318 acres. It counted 127,115 visitors in 2014.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Ontario
- Location
- Jefferson County, New York
- Nearest town
- Watertown
- Established
- 1946
- Area
- 318 acres
- Visitors
- 127,115 in 2014
- Run by
- New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
- Coordinates
- 43.8980° N, 76.1200° 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
- Robert G. Wehle State Park7.7 mi · 1,067 ac · NY
- Southwick Beach State Park9.8 mi · NY
- Long Point State Park – Thousand Islands10 mi · 23 ac · NY
- Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area17 mi · NY
- Sandy Island Beach State Park19 mi · NY
- Burnham Point State Park20 mi · 12 ac · NY
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Sackets Harbor3.2 mi · town
By boat
Launches nearby
- Westcott Beach State Park0.4 mi · trailer ramp
- Market Square Park3.5 mi · trailer ramp
- Hounsfield DEC launch (Black River Bay at Lloyds Landing)5.3 mi · unimproved trailer launch
- Henderson municipal launch5.6 mi · trailer ramp
- Hounsfield DEC launch (Black River Bay at Muskellunge Creek)6.5 mi · unimproved trailer launch
On the water
What to fish on Lake Ontario
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Westcott Beach 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.