Cedar Island State Park is a
state park
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located in the
Town of Hammond in
St. Lawrence County,
New York
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The park comprises half of Cedar Island, located in Chippewa Bay in the
St. Lawrence River, part of the
Thousand Islands
The Thousand Islands (french: Mille-Îles) constitute a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for abo ...
region. The remainder of the island is privately owned.
The park was established in 1898 as part of the
St. Lawrence Reservation.
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Park description
Cedar Island State Park is accessible only by boat. The park offers dockage, fishing, seasonal waterfowl hunting, pavilions, picnic tables, and a campground with 18 tent sites.[
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See also
* List of New York state parks
This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. Also listed are state golf courses, seasonal hunting areas, and ''former'' state parks.
In New York, state parks are managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preserva ...
References
External links
New York State Parks: Cedar Island State Park
State parks of New York (state)
Parks in St. Lawrence County, New York
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