Wellesley Island State Park

Wellesley Island State Park
View from the shore of Wellesley Island in Wellesley Island State Park.
Wellesley Island State Park is located in New York
Wellesley Island State Park
Location of Wellesley Island State Park within New York State
TypeState park
Location44927 Cross Island Road
Fineview, New York[1]
Nearest cityAlexandria Bay, New York
Coordinates44°19′00″N 76°01′14″W / 44.3166°N 76.0205°W / 44.3166; -76.0205
Area2,636 acres (10.67 km2)[2]
Created1951 (1951)[3]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors204,017 (in 2014)[4]
OpenAll year
WebsiteWellesley Island State Park

Wellesley Island State Park is a 2,636-acre (10.67 km2) state park[2] 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,[1] including wilderness campsites on the banks of the St. Lawrence accessible only by foot or boat. The park is open year-round.

  1. ^ a b "Wellesley Island State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 674. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Information Packet for the Wellesley Island, Dewolf Point and Waterson Point State Parks Master Plan Public Open House/Information Meeting" (PDF). NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. August 21, 2014. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2016.