Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area

Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area
South-facing view of the dunes along the Lake Ontario shore at Sandy Pond Beach in spring 2009.
Map. Shows New York State and bordering regions of other states and of Ontario Province in Canada.
Map. Shows New York State and bordering regions of other states and of Ontario Province in Canada.
Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area
Location of Sandy Pond Beach
LocationOswego County, New York, USA
Nearest cityOswego, New York
Coordinates43°39′36″N 76°11′46″W / 43.66°N 76.196°W / 43.66; -76.196
Area76 acres (31 ha)
Established1994 (1994)
Visitors18,874[1] (in 2009)
Governing body
Topographic map illustrating the boundaries of Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area (UA), as well as Sandy Island Beach State Park (SP) and Sandy Island Beach Unique Area. The gray regions within the Unique Area boundaries are privately owned land.

Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area is a 76-acre (31 ha) New York State conservation area located within the eastern Lake Ontario dunes. It lies at the north end of a spit of land dividing North Sandy Pond from Lake Ontario, and is about two miles (3.2 km) north of the developed portion of Sandy Island Beach State Park.[2] There is no road access to the area, which can be most easily reached by boat. For this reason, local residents have long referred to the beach as "Boaters' Beach". It has been managed as part of Sandy Island Beach State Park since 2011.

  1. ^ Kuehn, Diane; Habig, Rachel (January 2010). "Monitoring Recreational Use in the Eastern Lake Ontario Dune and Wetland Area" (PDF). See Table 4, p. 17.
  2. ^ "Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010.