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{{Short description|State park in Jefferson County, New York}} |
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| name = Kring Point State Park |
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| map_caption = Location of Kring Point State Park <br/>within New York State |
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| coords = {{coord|44.383|-75.857|type:landmark_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=title,inline}} |
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| type = [[State park]] |
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| location = 25950 Kring Point Road <br/>[[Redwood, New York]]<ref name=NYSP_main>{{cite web |url=http://parks.ny.gov/parks/14/details.aspx |title=Kring Point State Park |publisher=NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation |access-date=August 16, 2016}}</ref> |
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| nearest_city = [[Alexandria Bay, New York]] |
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| area = {{convert|61|acre|km2}}<ref name=RIoG_PS>{{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=673 |access-date=February 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf |archive-date=September 16, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| created = {{Start date|1898}}<ref name=FGFC_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=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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| operator = [[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |
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| visitation_num = 54,550 |
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| visitation_year = 2014 |
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| visitation_ref = <ref name=NYSP_attendance>{{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=August 16, 2016}}</ref> |
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| open = Seasonal |
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| website = [http://parks.ny.gov/parks/14/details.aspx Kring Point State Park] |
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| ⚫ | '''Kring Point State Park''' is a {{convert|61|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[state park]]<ref name=RIoG_PS/> located on the [[St. Lawrence River]] in the [[Alexandria, New York|Town of Alexandria]] in [[Jefferson County, New York|Jefferson County]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The park is north of [[Alexandria Bay, New York|Alexandria Bay]] near the [[St. Lawrence County, New York|St. Lawrence County]] line and is connected to [[New York State Route 12|NY 12]] by Kring Point Road. |
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The park was established in 1898 as part of the [[St. Lawrence Reservation]].<ref name=FGFC_1898/> |
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| ⚫ | Open from the last Friday in April through Columbus Day, the park offers a beach, a playground, picnic tables and pavilions, recreation programs, a nature trail, showers, fishing and hunting, a boat launch, a dump station, a campground for tents and trailers, cabins and cross-country skiing.<ref name=NYSP_main/> |
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== See also == |
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[[Category:Parks in Jefferson County, New York]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 1 August 2023
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  Location of Kring Point State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 25950 Kring Point Road Redwood, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Alexandria Bay, New York |
| Coordinates | 44°22′59″N 75°51′25″W / 44.383°N 75.857°W |
| Area | 61 acres (0.25 km2)[2] |
| Created | 1898[3] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 54,550 (in 2014)[4] |
| Open | Seasonal |
| Website | Kring Point State Park |
Kring Point State Park is a 61-acre (0.25 km2) state park[2] located on the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Alexandria in Jefferson County, New York. The park is north of Alexandria Bay near the St. Lawrence County line and is connected to NY 12 by Kring Point Road.
The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.[3]
Open from the last Friday in April through Columbus Day, the park offers a beach, a playground, picnic tables and pavilions, recreation programs, a nature trail, showers, fishing and hunting, a boat launch, a dump station, a campground for tents and trailers, cabins and cross-country skiing.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Kring Point State Park". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b "The St. Lawrence River Park". Fourth Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York. Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., Printers. January 20, 1899. p. 124.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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