Cumberland Bay State Park | |
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Type | State park |
Location | 152 Cumberland Head Road Plattsburgh, New York[1] |
Nearest city | Plattsburgh, New York |
Coordinates | 44°44′06″N 73°25′08″W / 44.735°N 73.419°W / 44.735; -73.419 |
Area | 350 acres (1.4 km2)[2] |
Created | 1932 (1932)[2] |
Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
Visitors | 47,432 (in 2014)[3] |
Open | All year |
Website | Cumberland Bay State Park |
Cumberland Bay State Park is a 350-acre (1.4 km2) state park located in the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York.[4] The park is located on the Cumberland Head peninsula on the western shore of Lake Champlain.
Cumberland Bay State Park offers a 2,700-foot (820 m) sand beach, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields.[5] The park also hosts a campground with 152 tent and trailer sites, 18 of which include electrical hookups. The campground is open May through October.[6]
The park is a popular location for ice fishing during the winter months.[7]