page_title: Sandy Island Beach State Park
hierarchical_section_title: Sandy Island Beach State Park
caption_attribution_description: English: Topographic map showing the boundaries of Sandy Island Beach, which is a New York State Park, and for the Sandy Island Beach Unique Area, which is a New York State Forest. Park boundaries are based on the Oswego County tax map for a parcel with tax ID 027.13-01-01, which in 2008 is listed as owned by "New York State (Sandy Island)". Unique Area boundaries are based on the parcel with tax ID 027.14-01-01.2, which in 2008 is listed as owned by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; this region was sold to New York by the Nature Conservancy in 2004. The shaded gray area within the boundary of the Unique Area is privately owned.
context_page_description: Sandy Island Beach State Park is a New York State park on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Its highlight is a 1,500-foot natural sandy beach. The park is near the southern end of a notable 17-mile length of sandy shoreline, coastal dunes, and wetlands; a 1959 study noted that "The eastern end of Lake Ontario contains not only the finest beaches on the entire lake but also the finest wildlife habitat."
  The park's facilities include several lake swimming areas with lifeguards, changing rooms and restrooms, and a concession stand; a parking fee is charged through the summer season. The park averages about 30,000 recorded visits each season.
  Prior to 2011, the park's area totaled 13 acres. At that time, the adjacent 120-acre Sandy Island Beach Unique Area was a conservation area administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Unique Area incorporated several additional acres of land near the park as well as most of the southern end of North Sandy Pond.
context_section_description: Sandy Island Beach State Park is a New York State park on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Its highlight is a 1,500-foot (460 m) natural sandy beach. The park is near the southern end of a notable 17-mile (27 km) length of sandy shoreline, coastal dunes, and wetlands (the Eastern Lake Ontario Dunes and Wetlands); a 1959 study noted that "The eastern end of Lake Ontario contains not only the finest beaches on the entire lake but also the finest wildlife habitat."
  The park's facilities include several lake swimming areas with lifeguards (in season), changing rooms and restrooms, and a concession stand; a parking fee is charged through the summer season. The park averages about 30,000 recorded visits each season.
  Prior to 2011, the park's area totaled 13 acres (5.3 ha). At that time, the adjacent 120-acre (49 ha) Sandy Island Beach Unique Area was a conservation area administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Unique Area incorporated several additional acres of land near the park as well as most of the southern end of North Sandy Pond. In 2011, administration and ownership of both the Sandy Island Beach Unique Area and the nearby Sandy Pond Beach Unique Area were transferred to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to be incorporated into Sandy Island Beach State Park. As of 2014, the park covers a total of 229 acres (93 ha) in the Town of Richland in Oswego County.
caption: Topographic map illustrating the boundaries of Sandy Island Beach State Park (SP) and Sandy Island Beach Unique Area, which are on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario in New York State (NYS). The gray shaded areas within the Unique Area boundaries are privately owned.
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