This is a very popular state park, with multiple roped swimming areas, a large sand beach, and clear green water. There is a shaded picnic area, playground, and pavilion. Very pretty views, and this would be a nice place to spend the day, but this area does get crowded on weekends. http://www.nysparks.com/parks/150/details.aspx
This is part of Grafton Lakes State Park, but it is not the main swim area. This seems to be an unofficial area that is intended as a boat launch, but that people use to swim away from the crowds at the main beach. You can’t access this from the main park entrance area, and […]
This is a small to medium sized beach and swim area, and seems to be popular with families. There are very tall trees to picnic under, a playground, and restroom facilities. Dogs are allowed in the picnic areas, but not on the beach. http://www.lakestolocks.org/content/lake-lauderdale-county-park/ltlA12D2C0B4F49962A2
This swimming hole is absolutely gorgeous, and one of the best we’ve seen. Clear turquoise water, multiple falls and pools, with a larger deeper pool under the bridge. Please keep this place open, and keep it clean. This area is under the bridge on Route 2, going over the Little Hoosick River in Petersburg. There is […]
There is a marked, paved parking lot just beside the dirt road going down to the water. You can park here and walk 1 min to the stream, or park on the dirt road itself, but it is muddy. The current here moves visibily fast. We did see tents set up along the shore, and […]
This beach is EXTREMELY crowded on weekends. It feels more like a New York City beach in that way. Large swimming area and sand beach, shaded picnic area, large facilities building. http://www.nysparks.com/parks/53/details.aspx
Our GPS coordinates were taken at the falls. Along the road you will see state park signs, and you want to follow the ones for “Shelving Rock Falls.” If you are coming from the south you’ll see a sign marked “Shelving Rock Falls Trail” followed by a small bridge. The parking lot is the first […]
To find this road, go along Saratoga Ave in South Glen Falls, and you’ll see a large barn-type structure that looks abandoned. The road is an immediate right onto Beach road. This place is totally weird, but has a small beach which seems to be popular with families. There is a well worn trail around […]
This is a small town beach that seems to be very popular with families with children. There is a medium sized swimming area on the Hudson, with a sand beach and surrounding picnic areas. There seems to be a kayaking launch as well. You can see that upstream there is a rope swing on the […]
New York City is surrounded by beaches, but they can be extremely difficult to access. Many of the beaches have limited use for the public, require permits obtained in advance, or have extremely high entrance fees. These restrictions prohibited us from covering this area in-depth, so instead we have included our research below to help […]