Dewolf Point State Park
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Dewolf Point State Park is a small park on Wellesley Island
in the St. Lawrence River.
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The Park forms part of Jefferson County, New York
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The cold climate in the winter season has not proved conducive to attracting viable numbers visitors to DeWolfe Point State Park outside the spring and summer months.
come to, when crossing into the United States
over the Thousand Islands Bridge
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The park is easily accessible to visitors, being close to Interstate 81
, which links northwards to Canadian Highway 401. Dewolf Point State Park thus offers convenient recreational facilities to Canadian visitors seeking to avail themselves cross-border shopping opportunities in the region and to New Yorkers returning from travel in Canada
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Wellesley Island
Wellesley Island in Jefferson County, New York, USA is partially in the Town of Orleans and partially in the Town of Alexandria.-Geography:...
in the St. Lawrence River.
Location in the State of New York
Dewolf Point State Park is situated within the Town of OrleansOrleans, New York
Orleans is a town in Jefferson County, New York, USA. The population was 2,789 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the northern part of the county and is north of Watertown. Orleans is named after the commune of Orléans in France.- History :...
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The Park forms part of Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,229. It is named after Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States of America, and president at the time the county was created in 1805...
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Opening season
The park is open from May to mid-September.The cold climate in the winter season has not proved conducive to attracting viable numbers visitors to DeWolfe Point State Park outside the spring and summer months.
Facilities
Facilities offered by the park include a gazebo, a boat launch and docks, cabins, fishing, picnic tables, and a campground with tent and trailer sites. The park has notable views overlooking Lake of the Isles.Proximity to US-Canadian border
Dewolf Point State Park is the first recreational area which visitors from CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
come to, when crossing into the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
over the Thousand Islands Bridge
Thousand Islands Bridge
The Thousand Islands Bridge is an international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada. Constructed in 1937, with additions in 1959, the bridges span the United States-Canada border in the middle of the...
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The park is easily accessible to visitors, being close to Interstate 81
Interstate 81
Interstate 81 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern part of the United States. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 40 in Dandridge, Tennessee; its northern terminus is on Wellesley Island at the Canadian border, where the Thousand Islands Bridge connects it to Highway 401, the main freeway...
, which links northwards to Canadian Highway 401. Dewolf Point State Park thus offers convenient recreational facilities to Canadian visitors seeking to avail themselves cross-border shopping opportunities in the region and to New Yorkers returning from travel in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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