Jacques Cartier State Park

This article is about the park in New York. For other parks named after Jacques Cartier, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).

Jacques Cartier State Park
Jacques Cartier State Park is located in New York
Jacques Cartier State Park
Location of Jacques Cartier State Park within New York State
TypeState park
LocationRoute 12
Morristown, New York[1]
Coordinates44°33′18″N 75°40′48″W / 44.555°N 75.68°W / 44.555; -75.68
Area461 acres (1.87 km2)[2]
Operated byNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitors22,022 (in 2014)[3]
OpenAll year
WebsiteJacques Cartier State Park

Jacques Cartier State Park is a 461-acre (1.87 km2) state park[2] located in the Town of Morristown in St. Lawrence County, New York. The park is located on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River.

The park offers a beach, picnic tables, playground, hiking, fishing, a boat launch and docks. The park also features a campground with both tent and trailer sites, including bathroom facilities and showers. Cross-country skiing and ice-fishing is permitted during the winter, and seasonal waterfowl and deer hunting is allowed with permits.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jacques Cartier State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 29, 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. 672. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2016.


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