Point Gratiot Park — Attraction in City of Dunkirk

Typically I've never ever had a bad experience at the point!!! I've been visiting the point for years, spend many days in the park and at the beaches. I bring my friends, kids, grandkids... tell all sorts of people how relaxing and fun it is. Until just recently.... we were enjoying the water with one of our water toys. It was too rough so we were trying to get it off the beach and stowed away... however multiple vehicles had parked across the end access to walk onto and off the beach you couldn't walk around the vehicles with anything larger than your own body and that was still a tight squeeze. Couldn't get up or down around the vehicle's due to the trees and brush. We politely asked the last vehicle the blocked the walkway to back their vehicle up so we're could get through we were responded to with"when I'm done at the beach I'll move". Meanwhile one of the other vehicles with their speakers blasting out towards the water decided they would move their vehicle a few inches so we could leave the beach. Mind you the other vehicle was still unloading and could have easily backed up a few inches to allow us to pass. We were then accosted with nasty comments and threats of harm.... I will probably never go back to that part of the beach again because of...

Although I love the Point Graciot area we recently rented the area known as the “ fireman’s grounds” a secluded part of the park for a family reunion. We have used these facilities in the past and been very happy. This past weekend ... not so much!!! The cooler truck that is a part of this rental never cooled!!! We called and they did Nothing!!! We had food spoil because of the city’s lack of response and no compensation whatsoever!!! We had at least 3 leaks in the pavilion as it did rain... on us!!! No real designated parking and we got “ parked in “ by other people using the park because the city blocked off parking because of the “ car show”. Really a sad state...

As someone who frequents this location for beach glass collecting, I can't say I'm disappointed with it. The beach is about as clean as you'd expect for a Lake Erie beach. They do their best to clean it during the tourist season. The park is severely lacking in shade due to an issue with the trees, but there are new trees planted in their place with the effort of restoring the park to it's natural beauty. If you're looking for beach glass, this is the place to do it. The right conditions will provide you with some gifts from the lake that are sure to bring...