This is a large town park with a small swimming area and a small sand beach. There are two playgrounds, pretty views, and a tiny light house on little peninsula that you can walk out on. There is a small amount of camping, but do call ahead as this area is sort of a dead […]
This park has a small swimming area with a grass beach. There is a diving float, and pretty turquoise blue water. There is very little public access to this lake and it is nice to be able to enjoy it. The park is on the smaller side, and there is no camping, but it would […]
There is a waterfall trail with multiple falls, and they also have a dammed swimming area, with a fall above that feeds into the pool. When we were here there had been a week of rain, and the swimming area was closed so they could test for run-off from the local farms. Since this is […]
This park is massive, particularly for a town park. There is a boat canal, pavilion, multiple sports and picnic areas, playground and merry-go-round, and some kind of Play House. The beach was closed due to storms stirring up bacteria in the water, so we couldn’t really assess it, but it looks nice. Overall this is […]
This location has an ENORMOUS picnic area, and a large swimming section for a town park. The water is clear blue, with a sand beach, and there are boat rentals available. There is a playground and pavilion, and everything is nicely maintained. There is a day use fee, but when we were there it was […]
This state park may be one of the most interesting swimming places in New York. The turquoise waters cover a freshwater reef, which is exceedingly rare. Parts of the reef are visible from the shore, and it is fascinating to observe. Wikipedia lists it as “perhaps the most studied meromictic lake – one in which […]
This is a Christian-run recreation camp that is available for day use and event rentals. They used to allow swimming in one of the waterfalls but apparently stopped because it was too dangerous. Now it says you can get kicked out for swimming, so this is more of a “See” location, though we’re not sure […]
This park has a large swimming area, though it seemed to be quite shallow for quite a ways out. There is a campground and all facilities, and there are also concessions available. http://www.nysparks.com/parks/102/details.aspx
This is a small town beach with a playground, and it would be nice for small children. There is a volleyball net and picnic area, and lots of open space. http://townconstantia.org/parks.shtml
Sylvan Beach is next to an amusement park, and has a very “Coney Island” or “Jersey Shore” feel. There is a large sand beach with a medium sized swim area, but they didn’t seem to care that people were swimming outside the ropes. It is a strange beach in that there were lots of boats […]