| Point Au Roche State Park | |
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 Point Au Roche State Park, 2022 | |
  Location of Point Au Roche State Park within New York State | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | 19 Camp Red Cloud Road Plattsburgh, New York[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°46′44″N73°23′24″W / 44.779°N 73.39°W /44.779; -73.39 |
| Area | 856 acres (3.46 km2)[2] |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 74,730 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | parks |
Point Au Roche State Park is an 856-acre (3.46 km2)state park inClinton County, New York.[2] The park is in the eastern part of theTown of Beekmantown, on the shore ofLake Champlain.
Prior to its designation as a state park, Point Au Roche was used as pasture or cropland, and as a military encampment for cadets duringWorld War One. In the 1950s, a theme park named Fantasy Kingdom operated in the vicinity of the beach area. The area known as Long Point was used for nearly 50 years as a private camping area called Camp Red Cloud. St. Armand's beach was operated by theTown of Beekmantown as a bathing beach for local residents. The site of this park was acquired by the state in 1972.[4]
Point Au Roche State Park is a day-use park, offering a playground, picnic areas, biking paths, hiking trails, cross-country skiing, fishing, a nature center, and a sandy beach. Mooring for up to 60 boats is available in Deep Bay.[1]
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