Valcour Island

Valcour Island is an 895-acre island in Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York, USA. The island is mostly in the Town of Peru and partly in the Town of Plattsburgh, southeast of the City of Plattsburgh.

Valcour Island, about two miles (3 km) long and a mile (2 km) broad, lies by the western shore of Lake Champlain, forming a narrow strait against the New York mainland. Its shores are alternately rocky, craggy outcroppings and sandy beaches. Several protected bays provide anchorages.

Valcour was the site of several farms and summer homes (and one short-lived utopian community) from the nineteenth century until the 1970s, when New York State completed its purchase of the island. The island is now within the Adirondack Park.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valcour_Island

Valcour Island

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Valcour Island

Located a 1/2 mile off the shoreline in Lake Champlain, the 945 acre Valcour Island is home to 26 designated campsites along the shoreline and several hiking trails. Parts of the island are quite rocky, with certain points more then 90 feet above the lake.

For more about Valcour Island, see the DEC website: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/32055.html

Valcour Island Campsite Coordinates and Maps

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Valcour Island Campsite Coordinates and Maps

Valcour Island is a 968-acre island in Lake Champlain in Clinton County, NY. The island is mostly in the Town of Peru and partly in the Town of Plattsburgh, southeast of the City of Plattsburgh. It is within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park. On October 11, 1776, a naval engagement known as the Battle of Valcour Island between British and United States naval forces under Benedict Arnold was fought in the strait adjacent to the island. Valcour was the site of several farms and summer homes (and one short-lived utopian community, the Dawn Valcour Society) from the nineteenth century until the 1970s, when New York State completed its purchase of the island. The island is now within the Adirondack Park, and is managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as the “Valcour Island Primitive Area“.

Campsite Latitude Longitude
Campsite 1 44.612046881793 -73.42286639561
Campsite 2 44.615222332331 -73.423275059535
Campsite 3 44.6253469112994 -73.4281564842123
Campsite 4 44.6173858889161 -73.4252711688757
Campsite 5 44.6177506875454 -73.4247159815721
Campsite 6 44.6356309436663 -73.4176270547275
Campsite 7 44.6361822556452 -73.4162718794829
Campsite 8 44.6357410636748 -73.4156981847151
Campsite 9 44.635776223568 -73.414744449708
Campsite 10 44.6340432204798 -73.411717194633
Campsite 11 44.6339079469408 -73.4119822301329
Campsite 12 44.6332129588725 -73.4120886545713
Campsite 13 44.6252304809332 -73.4060010457772
Campsite 14 44.6250339125795 -73.4054067272836
Campsite 15 44.6193516413756 -73.4079994284824
Campsite 16 44.619865406031 -73.4083543141594
Campsite 17 44.6183002950397 -73.4093395585105
Campsite 18 44.6114734031153 -73.409943357957
Campsite 19 44.6213442634347 -73.4052848744629
Campsite 20 44.6212210367482 -73.4056926555458
Campsite 21 44.632697323584 -73.4235976390277
Campsite 22 44.6325578049828 -73.424838344847
Campsite 23 44.6253571111095 -73.4281594618369
Campsite 25 44.6210306272869 -73.4308219163776
Campsite 26 44.6211390582903 -73.428074914075

Valcour Island

More information on the DEC’s Lake Champlain Island Complex webpage.

Bradt Hollow Road

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It was a pleasant day walking along Bradt Hollow Road. I saw a couple of phesants in the bush, along the way.

Taken on Sunday October 4, 2020 at Valcour Island.