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Wellesley Island State Park

State park in New York, United States

Field	Value
name	Wellesley Island State Park
photo	Gfp-new-york-wellesley-island-state-park-lake-and-shore.jpg
photo_caption	View from the shore of Wellesley Island in Wellesley Island State Park.
map	New York
map_caption	Location of Wellesley Island State Park within New York State
coords
type	State park
location	44927 Cross Island Road
Fineview, New York
nearest_city	Alexandria Bay, New York
area	2636 acre
created
operator	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
visitation_num	204,017
visitation_year	2014
visitation_ref
open	All year
website	Wellesley Island State Park

Fineview, New York

Wellesley Island State Park is a 2636 acre state park located on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The park is divided into sections that are on different parts of the island. It has the largest camping complex in the Thousand Islands region, including wilderness campsites on the banks of the St. Lawrence accessible only by foot or boat. The park is open year-round.

History

The Thousand Island State Park Commission began purchasing farmland on Wellesley Island in 1951, and opened Wellesley Island State Park in 1954. The park was preceded by two other state parks on Wellesley Island, Dewolf Point and Waterson Point, both of which were established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.

In 2004, Reserve America named Wellesley Island State Park one of the top 100 campgrounds in the nation.

Activities and services

Wellesley Island State Park offers swimming at a life guarded beach, hiking, hunting and fishing, cross-country skiing, biking and recreation programs. The park includes a nature trail, the Minna Anthony Common Nature Center, a marina and three boat launches (power boats permitted), a nine-hole golf course, cabins, camping and a dump station, showers, picnic tables, a playground, and a food concession with attached recreation area. Several of the hiking trails overlook Eel Bay. Archery and muzzle loading are allowed in designated areas.

References

"Wellesley Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
(2014). "2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook". The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
(August 21, 2014). "Information Packet for the Wellesley Island, Dewolf Point and Waterson Point State Parks Master Plan Public Open House/Information Meeting". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003".

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