Burnham Point State Park

{{Short description|State park in Jefferson County, New York}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| name = Burnham Point State Park

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| map = New York

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| map_caption = Location of Burnham Point State Park within New York State

| coords = {{coord|44.162|-76.264|type:landmark_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

| type = State park

| location = 340765 NYS Route 12E
Cape Vincent, New York{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/57/details.aspx |title=Burnham Point State Park |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=November 2, 2016}}

| nearest_city = Cape Vincent, New York

| area = {{convert|12|acre|km2}}{{cite book |title=2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook |url=http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf |publisher=The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government |year=2014 |chapter=Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 |page=671 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf# |archive-date=2015-09-16 |url-status=dead }}

| created = {{Start date|1898}}{{cite book |title=Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York |date=January 20, 1899 |chapter=The St. Lawrence River Park |url=http://nysl.cloudapp.net/awweb/guest.jsp?smd=1&cl=all_lib&lb_document_id=115266 |page=124 |publisher=Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., Printers }}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| operator = New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

| visitation_num = 14,053

| visitation_year = 2020

| visitation_ref = {{cite web |url=https://data.ny.gov/Recreation/State-Park-Annual-Attendance-Figures-by-Facility-B/8f3n-xj78 |title=State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 |website=Data.ny.gov |access-date=March 23, 2021}}

| open = Mid-May to Labor Day

| camp_sites = 47

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| website = [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/57/details.aspx Burnham Point State Park]

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Burnham Point State Park is a {{convert|12|acre|km2|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|32|mi|0}} north of Watertown.

The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.

The park is 1 of 80 New York State Parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with the park experiencing 3 minutes and 23 seconds of totality.{{Cite web |last=R |first=Mike |date=2021-09-22 |title=New York 2024 Eclipse State Parks Resources |url=https://cosmospnw.com/new-york-2024-eclipse-state-parks-resources/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=CosmosPNW |language=en-US}}

Park description

Burnham Point State Park is open from mid-May through Labor Day.{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/57/hours-of-operation.aspx |title=Burnham Point State Park Hours of Operation |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=July 2, 2015}} The small park primarily offers space to camp, including 47 tent and trailer sites, 19 of which contain electrical hookups.{{cite book |last1=Keene |first1=Ben |title=Camping New York: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Tent and RV Campgrounds |date=2013 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-0762780914 |page=104 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EaQAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA104 |access-date=July 2, 2015}} The park also offers a boat launch, boat slips, fishing, hunting, pavilions, picnic tables, and a playground.

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