Westcott Beach State Park
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Westcott Beach State Park is a state park
in Jefferson County, New York
in the USA. The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario
in the Town of Henderson
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The park offers a beach, a playground and playing fields, picnic tables and pavilions, hiking, a nature trail, hunting and fishing, a boat launch and docks, a campground with tent and trailer sites, a group campsite, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and a food concession.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,229. It is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America, and president at the time the county was created in 1805...
in the USA. The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...
in the Town of Henderson
Henderson, New York
Henderson is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,360 at the 2010 census. The town is named after William Henderson, the original land owner....
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The park offers a beach, a playground and playing fields, picnic tables and pavilions, hiking, a nature trail, hunting and fishing, a boat launch and docks, a campground with tent and trailer sites, a group campsite, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing and a food concession.