Westcott Beach State Park
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Westcott Beach State Park is a 318-acre state park in Jefferson County, New York. The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario in the Town of Henderson.
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Westcott Beach State Park is a 318-acre state park in Jefferson County, New York. The park is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario in the Town of Henderson.
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We have enjoyed our visits to this beautiful park. The entrance is $8.00 per vehicle. You can camp here as well but have to do the reservation ahead of time online. I suggest that you bring plenty to eat/snack and drink as there's no vendors near by. There's also a few grilling stations available. There's a playground for the 5 years old and under, clean public bathrooms (I only visited the women's bathroom- they were clean) with baby changing stations. I also suggest to bring a beach tent as the shady area is limited and the 1st to go! If you have also beach chairs and blankets. I have visited during the weekends in the morning and it quickly becomes crowded by noon. I personally prefer morning time during the week days. The staff is seen patrolling on wheels and are very friendly. I definitely recommend visiting.
Mev A-MMev A-M
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First time visiting Wescott Beach State Park and only stayed for the weekend. I really loved the park, workers are very friendly and are constantly cleaning the area including bathrooms/washrooms which is a huge plus. We enjoyed the "beach" thats in the campground area, it's very shallow with no lifeguards. So I don't think it's a actual designated Beach area but it's a very nice area, people had floaties, water toys, & dogs in the water overall a great atmosphere. We did checkout the real beach and that looked very nice as well and plenty of lifeguards but didn't actually swim in it as my youngest really loved the other "beach" and ask if we could just go to that one instead. Our campsite was huge plenty of space. Now for the cons, check in took very long as only one person was working and she had to constantly stop to check vehicles pulling in for tags or take fee for daily entrance. She was very nice and did apologize everytime but it definitely wasn't ideal. The other issue we had as it had rained the night before as well as when we stayed and our site with many others were muddy messes and flooded, I would think they would have some sort of drainage solution for this to run the water off the sites but they don't and most campers we spoke to said it's a regular issue here. Which is a shame because we would have loved to explore more but everything was just a muddy watery mess. The dumpsters aren't conveniently located either, they are just in one area by boat launch. Over all its a beautiful campground, if your a tent camper be careful as water just pools on the sites. I don't think I would book this campground ahead of time again, I think I would wait to try and book during non rain weather to avoid the flooding, but would come back in non rainy weather.
Jaclyn Z HendersonJaclyn Z Henderson
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Wescott Beach State Park is great! So great we wish it was closer to home! The views are fantastic of the lake. There is even a telescope to look out at some of the thousand islands nearby. This park has several amenities and a lot of charm to it. The spring trees were blossoming during our visit. It appears there is a camping area in addition to the park and beach areas. The playground seems newly renovated with a lot of fun features for kids. Loved that it had rubber instead of gravel or wood chips. The beaches here are sandy, not rocky, and the water looks shallow and crystal clear. Lots of shady trees and amenities to enjoy, including a boat/kayak launch area. Will definitely return again in the summer when it's open for swimming!
Princess SugarPrincess Sugar
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Fantastic! I recently spent a little less than a week here. The location is stunning for starters, and the folks that work here are amazing. The property is beautiful with mostly level sites, the sites at the lower campground are nice and private. The sites at the Plateau are GIGANTIC. Brand new bathrooms and children's play yard. The only downside is that it is more than a mile to the beach area (Which you still have full access to) I will go back again. I very much enjoyed the stay and watching the sunset over Lake Ontario
Glenn MayGlenn May
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I love this beach, which is a very safe and family oriented love that the picnic area has grills
elbita arocheelbita aroche
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Wescott Beach State Park is great! So great we wish it was closer to home! The views are fantastic of the lake. There is even a telescope to look out at some of the thousand islands nearby. This park has several amenities and a lot of charm to it. The spring trees were blossoming during our visit. It appears there is a camping area in addition to the park and beach areas. The playground seems newly renovated with a lot of fun features for kids. Loved that it had rubber instead of gravel or wood chips. The beaches here are sandy, not rocky, and the water looks shallow and crystal clear. Lots of shady trees and amenities to enjoy, including a boat/kayak launch area. Will definitely return again in the summer when it's open for swimming!
Princess SugarPrincess Sugar
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Phone
(315) 646-2239
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Website
parks.ny.gov
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