Type State park Visitors 3,415 (in 2014) | Created 1897 (1897) Area 5 ha | |
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Location Wellesley Island
Town of Alexandria
Jefferson County, New York Operated by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Open Memorial Day to Labor Day Operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Similar Grass Point State Park, Dewolf Point State Park, Keewaydin State Park, Waterson Point State Park, Burnham Point State Park | ||
A day in the thousand islands part 2
Mary Island State Park is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) state park located in the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York. The park is situated in the Town of Alexandria on the east end of Wellesley Island, and is accessible only by boat.
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HistoryEdit
Mary Island State Park was purchased by the New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission in 1897. Along with Canoe-Picnic Point State Park, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands region authorized by New York State in 1896.
DescriptionEdit
Mary Island State Park is accessible only by boat. The park offers picnic tables, fishing, a boat launch and docks, and a campground for tents only. It is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.