Best beaches
Lake Ontario (Lake America) Best Beaches
All eight profiled beaches are real, currently monitored New York State beaches. This roundup is a starting point for a trip, not a ranking based on survey data we do not have.
The picks
Hamlin Beach State Park
A New York State Parks beach in Monroe County.
Full profile → Pick 2Ontario Beach Park
The only profiled beach inside a major city, at the mouth of the Genesee River in Rochester.
Full profile → Pick 3Sodus Point Beach
A village beach at the mouth of Sodus Bay, walkable to the rest of the village.
Full profile → Pick 4Fair Haven Beach State Park
A state park with three separate monitored beach sites along the same shoreline.
Full profile → Pick 5Sandy Island Beach State Park
A New York State Parks beach in Oswego County, on the lake's eastern shore.
Full profile → Pick 6Southwick Beach State Park
A Jefferson County state park beach on the lake's eastern shore.
Full profile → Pick 7Wilson-Tuscarora State Park
Sits on Wilson Harbor, next to the state park's boat launches.
Full profile → Pick 8Olcott Beach
A Niagara County beach inside Krull Park, in the hamlet of Olcott.
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