Canoe Point and Picnic Point State Park

Canoe Point and Picnic Point State Park

About

Canoe-Picnic Point State Park is a state park of about 70 acres (0.28 km2) on Grindstone Island in the Town of Clayton, Jefferson County, New York. It is run by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is reached only by boat.

The land was bought in 1897, and the park was one of the first state parks on the St. Lawrence River.

Facts

LocationTown of Clayton, Jefferson County, New York, United States
Nearest placesWhitehouse Marsh (of Grindstone Island), 485 m (0.30 mi) south
Canoe Point (of Grindstone Island), 559 m (0.35 mi) north
Picnic Point (of Grindstone Island), 641 m (0.40 mi) southeast
Nearest townGrandview Park, NY, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) northeast
Coordinates44.30611, -76.07472

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