Wellesley Island State Park

#4633 among destinations in the United States

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Wellesley Island State Park is a 2,636-acre state park located on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The park is divided into sections that are on different parts of the island. It has the largest camping complex in the Thousand Islands region, including wilderness campsites on the banks of the St. Lawrence accessible only by foot or boat. The park is open year-round. ()

Created: 1951Visitors per year: 204 thous.Elevation: 253 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°18'60"N, 76°1'21"W

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Wellesley Island State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Boldt Castle, Cornwall Brothers' Store, Thousand Islands Bridge, Church of Saint Lawrence.

5.3 miE
Storybook-style mansion open for tours
Boldt Castle, Alexandria Bay
136 min walk • Nestled on the picturesque Heart Island in the Thousand Islands region of Alexandria Bay, New York, Boldt Castle emerges as a monument to both grandeur and heartbreak. This early 20th-century castle is a popular tourist attraction, drawing visitors from around the...
5.3 miE
Museum, Historical place
Cornwall Brothers' Store, Alexandria Bay
135 min walk • Cornwall Brothers' Store is a historic commercial building located at Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1866 and is a massive 2- to 2 ¹⁄₂-story, three-by-seven-bay, structure built of coursed rubble stone.
2.9 miNE
Bridge
Thousand Islands Bridge, Thousand Islands
74 min walk • The Thousand Islands International Bridge is an American-maintained international bridge system over the Saint Lawrence River connecting northern New York in the United States with southeastern Ontario in Canada.
5.2 miE
Church, Shingle style architecture
Church of Saint Lawrence, Alexandria Bay
133 min walk • Church of Saint Lawrence is a historic Episcopal church located at Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1889 and is a three-by-four-bay wood-frame Shingle Style structure on a massive, raised stone foundation.
2.5 miS
Park
Rock Island Light, Clayton
65 min walk • Rock Island Light is a lighthouse on Rock Island in the Saint Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The island is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and operated as Rock Island Lighthouse State Park.
5.7 miE
Lighthouse
Sunken Rock Light, Alexandria Bay
145 min walk • Sunken Rock Light is a lighthouse in Bush Island, New York. It was converted to solar power in 1988. It is maintained by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation pursuant to an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard authorized under 14 USC 81.
5.2 miNE
Ship
Kestrel, Wellesley Island
132 min walk • Kestrel is a steam yacht that was built in 1892. It is located in the George C. Boldt Yacht House on the Saint Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York.
2.7 miSE
State park, Body of water, Nature and wildlife
Grass Point State Park, Alexandria Bay
70 min walk • Grass Point State Park is a 114-acre state park located in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. The park is located along the St. Lawrence River by NY 12 and NY 180, between Clayton and Alexandria Bay.
2.7 miW
Park
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park, Thousand Islands
70 min walk • Canoe-Picnic Point State Park is a 70-acre state park located on Grindstone Island in the St. Lawrence River. The park is within the bounds of the Town of Clayton in Jefferson County, New York.
1.7 miNE
Park
Waterson Point State Park, Thousand Islands
44 min walk • Waterson Point State Park is a six-acre state park located on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. It is near Wellesley Island State Park. The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation.
3.4 miE
Church, Shingle style architecture
Densmore Bay Church, Thousand Islands
88 min walk • Densmore Methodist Church of the Thousand Islands is a historic Methodist church located at Alexandria in Jefferson County, New York. It was built in 1900 and consists of a square block with an engaged round corner bell tower in the Shingle Style. The interior feature an Akron plan layout.