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SOUTHWICK BEACH STATE PARK, NY

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Southwick Beach State Park is spacious and popular, known for outstanding swimming and sunning on its long, sandy beach. Campers and day-users enjoy picnicking, hiking, and games on the playing fields. The park is adjacent to the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, home to ...
Status: Open through Sun Oct 11 2026   Season Dates
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** Arrival dates earlier than the online-reservation-window may also be available at the facility.
*** Some sites may be available only from the campground on a first-come-first-served basis.
Overview
Description

Southwick Beach State Park is spacious and popular, known for outstanding swimming and sunning on its long, sandy beach. Campers and day-users enjoy picnicking, hiking, and games on the playing fields. The park is adjacent to the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, home to environmentally-sensitive coastal sand dunes. Nature trails, hiking trails, cross-country ski trails, and snowshoeing trails adjoin the wildlife management area and its trail system, which visitors are encouraged to use. During the winter, snowmobilers are permitted in the park. Deer hunting is allowed south of the park entrance in season.

Geography:

Southwick Beach State Park is located next to the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area on the Lake Ontario shore, off Route 3, southwest of Watertown.

Recreation:

Considered a flagship facility, visitors enjoy picnicking, hiking, playing field sports, walking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and deer hunting.

Facilities:

The park offers a variety of campsites, a beach, restrooms with showers, a dumping station, food concession, nature trails, hiking trails, picnic areas, reservable picnic areas with canopy tents, playgrounds, and playing fields. Most facilities are handicapped-accessible.

Booking Window
Campsite
Wed Jun 10 2026 - Tue Mar 09 2027

Reservations can be made for today and can be made up to 9 Month(s) in advance.

Pavilion
Fri Jun 12 2026 - Sun May 09 2027

Reservations must be made 3 Day(s) ahead of arrival and can be made up to 11 Month(s) in advance.

Season Dates
Southwick Beach State Park - 2026 Camping Season:
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Sunday, October 11, 2026
Southwick Beach State Park - 2027 Camping Season:
Friday, May 7, 2027 - Sunday, October 10, 2027

Season Schedule

Park Season
Start
End
Walk In
Fri May 08 2026
Sun Oct 11 2026
Walk In
Fri May 07 2027
Sun Oct 10 2027
Services and Amenities
Within Park
  • Baseball/Softball
  • Basketball
  • Biking
  • Bird Watching
  • Boating
  • Canoeing
  • Convenience Store
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Dump Station
  • Handicap Access
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Jet-Skiing
  • Parking
  • Picnic Tables
  • Picnicking
  • Playground
  • Powerboating
  • Recreation Programs
  • Restroom
  • Sail Boarding
  • Sail Boating
  • Showers
  • Swimming - Beach
  • Volleyball
Within 10 Miles
  • Boat Launch
  • Fishing
  • Golfing
  • Restaurant
Fees and Cancellation Policies
Getting There
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
43.76333, -76.215
43°45'48"N, 76°12'54"W

From I-81 North, take exit 40 to NY 193. Follow NY 193 W to Southwicks Place into Park.

315-846-5338

Contact Information
Mailing Address:
SOUTHWICK BEACH STATE PARK
8119 SOUTHWICKS PLACE
WOODVILLE  NY  13650
Phone Number:
Information:  (315)846-5338
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