Point Au Roche State Park
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Point Au Roche State Park is an Template:Convert state park in Clinton County, New York.<ref name=RIoG_PS/> The park is in the eastern part of the Town of Beekmantown, on the shore of Lake Champlain.
History
Prior to its designation as a state park, Point Au Roche was used as pasture or cropland, and as a military encampment for cadets during World 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 the Town of Beekmantown as a bathing beach for local residents. The site of this park was acquired by the state in 1972.<ref>Master Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Pt Au Roche State Park https://parks.ny.gov/documents/inside-our-agency/Masterplans/PointAuRoche/EnvironmentalSetting.pdf</ref>
Facilities
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.<ref name=NYSP_main/>
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Visitor Center Point au Roche
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Boathouse in Point au Roche state park
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Point au Roche Trails
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Lookout point at Point au Roche
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Fall colours on Point au Roche hiking trail
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Connor's Bay beach in Point au Roche state park
