page_title: Sylvan Beach, New York
section_title: Recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Sylvan Beach, New York / Recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Sylvan Beach, New York, including the amusement park (background) and Erie Canal (foreground). Labor Day weekend, 2016.
context_page_description: Sylvan Beach is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States; in the southeastern end of the Town of Vienna. It is twenty-two miles west of Rome. At the 2010 census, the population of Sylvan Beach was 897.
context_section_description: The village is home to a beach, an amusement park, camping facilities, marinas, and a wide variety of restaurants and shops. Situated on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake, the village attracts many boaters and fishing enthusiasts. The summer is best time for visitors with many different events going on and many places to eat. In the summer, every Tuesday at 5 p.m., the "Bikes at the Beach" event occurs, where motorcycles flood the street.
  The amusement park consists of many rides, including a roller coaster, Ferris wheels, a music express, bumper cars and a spinning teapot ride, as well as games and contests.
  Sylvan Beach also plays host to the annual Sylvan Beach Mile, a one-mile road race which attracts a variety of runners - from recreational to elite. The race takes place during the final weekend in July and brands itself as "The Fastest Mile Anywhere!"
  Verona Beach State Park is south of the village on Route 13.
caption: Sylvan Beach, New York, with amusement park in near background, Erie Canal in the foreground, and Oneida Lake in the distant background.
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