This is a large beach with very a small swimming area. The waterfront section is spacious and has beautiful views, so it is sort of ridiculous to have such a small roped section. The water is very clear with a pebble bottom, and they seem to have kayak and canoes rentals. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24463.html
This location is a little hard to find as it isn’t well marked, but it is at the end of Beach Road in the town of Minerva. Exceptionally picturesque town beach, with a lot of amenities including tennis courts, two playgrounds, camping, concessions, and a boat launch. There is a medium to large sized swim […]
Very small beach, the capacity is only 25. There is a small swimming area, sand beach and picnic area. The water is tannic with some organic debris. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24473.html http://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/lake-durant/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=653
Coming from the south on River Road-2.8 miles from where the pavement ends the road will split, and you want to stay to the left. You’ll come to a large-ish parking lot (maybe holds 15 cars), stay to the left again and park in lot 6. There is a sign for lot 6 but it […]
The parking area for Shanty brook is on Route 8, 8.9 miles north from the junction of Route 8 and Route 30. It is a fairly large parking lot, but it can be hard to spot because there is tall grass blocking it from view. The lot is shaped like a half circle and has […]
This state park has a medium sized sand beach, with medium swimming area. The camping sites around the lake are beautiful and spacious, and we recommend staying the night if you can get one. http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24483 http://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/moffitt-beach-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=673
This is a fairly unusual campground in that it has one beach for day use and one for campers. The campers beach was technically closed when we were here but the ranger said people were down there, and there were a ton of people swimming. Having this beach closed was actually was nicer, as there […]
This location is near the town marina, and there is a convenience store and mini golf nearby. This is a gorgeous state park beach with expansive views, a large sand beach, and clear blue water. It is one of those places where you feel like you’re on the ocean, and it is very relaxing. There […]
This is a very small beach, and the swimming area wasn’t roped off when we were there, so it may be sort of an “open swim.” The water is reedy, but looked okay. We were told that the other parks in this area don’t have swimming that year, but the ranger didn’t know why, since […]
We actually messed up in documenting this location for you guys, because it was so nice when we arrived that we decided to take the day and enjoy it. The next day, of course, it was raining, so our pictures really don’t do it justice. This was a great little campsite beach, and it is […]