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Coles Creek State Park, Waddington, NY
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Coles Creek State Park

Camp, swim and launch a boat on the St. Lawrence River at a big summer park in the North Country of New York.

Route 37, Waddington, NY 13694 · Waddington, NY

About Coles Creek State Park

Coles Creek State Park covers 1,800 acres on the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, on the west bank of Coles Creek. Its campground has 232 tent and trailer sites, 147 of them with electric hookups, plus cabins. You can swim at the guarded beach in midsummer, fish, use the marina and boat launch, or walk the nature trail. Day use costs $7 per car in peak season and $6 off-peak.

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