Cumberland Bay State Park

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

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

{{Infobox park

| name = Cumberland Bay State Park

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| map = New York

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| map_caption = Location of Cumberland Bay State Park within New York State

| coords = {{coord|44.735|-73.419|type:landmark_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=title,inline}}

| type = State park

| location = 152 Cumberland Head Road
Plattsburgh, New York{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/34/getting-there.aspx |title=Cumberland Bay State Park - Getting There |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=November 4, 2015}}

| nearest_city = Plattsburgh, New York

| area = {{convert|350|acre|km2}}{{Cite report |author=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |date=May 10, 2010 |title=State Park Acquisition Record and Document Review |url=http://nysparks.com/inside-our-agency/documents/StateParkAcquisitionRecordAndDocumentReview.pdf |pages=6–11 |access-date=November 27, 2015}}

| created = {{Start date|1932}}

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

| visitation_num = 47,432

| visitation_year = 2014

| 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=November 4, 2015}}

| open = All year

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| website = [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/34/details.aspx Cumberland Bay State Park]

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Cumberland Bay State Park is a {{convert|350|acre|km2|adj=on}} state park located in the Town of Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York.{{cite GNIS|947927|Cumberland Bay State Park|November 4, 2015}} The park is located on the Cumberland Head peninsula on the western shore of Lake Champlain.

Park description

Cumberland Bay State Park offers a {{convert|2700|ft|m|adj=on}} sand beach, picnic tables, a playground, and playing fields.{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/34/details.aspx |title=Cumberland Bay State Park |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=November 4, 2015}} The park also hosts a campground with 152 tent and trailer sites, 18 of which include electrical hookups. The campground is open May through October.{{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=59|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EaQAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59|access-date=November 4, 2015|chapter=Cumberland Bay State Park}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The park is a popular location for ice fishing during the winter months.{{cite book|last1=Rybaak|first1=Spider|title=Fishing Eastern New York|date=2004|publisher=Falcon|location=Guilford, Conn.|isbn=0762711000|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EoEJRyAuYPYC&pg=PA101|access-date=November 4, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

See also

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