Burnham Point State Park is a 12-acre state park located on the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The park is approximately 32 miles north of Watertown. The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.
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Beautiful State Park. The best of the three others State parks nearby. Beautiful views of the river from many sites. We were on Site 2. The sites are mostly grass. Most are spacious. We were there for a week.
The only problem was we couldn’t take showers for that whole week. No hot water! First it was because the electrician had to fix something. Then they discovered they were out of propane. Then it seemed like the supplier was out of propane. Once’s filled with propane it was discovered that one of the heaters still had electrical issues so we were waiting on the electrician again. We were told that we should be able to take warm showers until the electrician made it back. We tried. The hot water in the sink got barely warm. Since the showers weee push button the showers did not. Slightly warm plus extremely cold ends up being cold so the showers were still not useable. We weee told we could go to one of the nearby parks to take a hot shower but didn’t want to drive 20-40 minutes to take a hot shower.
The staff were very nice but extremely young. They couldn’t seem to get their supervisor, who worked at a nearby park, to do anything about the useless shower situation. They did plant new plants in many planters. Pretty but not useful like the showers might have been.
Also the drinking water fountains around the park were wrapped in plastic to, again, useless.
The park has a very nice playground and a volleyball net.
Great park. Beautiful. Just think the supervisor...
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This state park is a fantastic camp ground. The spots are much larger than private campgrounds, and have nice fire pits and picnic tables. There is a good number of trees, providing great shade on a lot of the sites. The central wash house is brand new and really nice, there are six private bathrooms each with shower, sink and toilet. There is also a great new playground with swings, teeter totter, forest fort and pirate ship; certainly a little kid hangout. The views of the river are spectacular, especially from the tent sites on the edge of the bluff where you get totally immersed in the feeling of it. Great staff takes impeccable care of the grounds, are friendly and proud of their little slice of heaven on the river. Many of the docks were washed out from the high water of 2017/2019; the concrete pier is still intact but still a little treacherous until the water subsides (if it ever does) Connectivity: Cellphone service here is limited to Verizon and a Canadian service from across the river. You have to drive west almost to Clayton to get Sprint, there appears to be no Sprint or US GSM carrier towers anywhere near here. The park doesn't have wifi either, so this is a good spot for...
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Great State Park campground! It's a little small and the sites don't have much privacy and intermittent shade (trees and shrubs are sparse) but great river views and awesome amenities! The fire rings on many sites tend to be a little close to the road rather than in the center of the site, making it easier to park a camper, I suppose but decreasing the overall coziness of the camp common space. It's extremely family friendly and accessible in general with a brand new awesome playground (including some accessible equipment), great paved biking/walking loops around camp, and large well-lit and private bathrooms (with individual shower stalls, efficient toilets, hand dryers). The ice is cheap and the camp wood is reasonable. Most sites have convenient water, and all sites have electric (except for the row closest to the lakeshore). There is a boat launch, picnic tables and pavilion, fishing/sunbathing pier, and honestly just the nicest bathrooms I've ever seen in a state park! Would definitely...
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