Waterport

Waterport is in Orleans County, New York.

Understand
Strictly speaking, Waterport is the tiny hamlet located at the spot where Route 279 crosses the Oak Orchard River at Lake Alice. The surrounding town is called Carlton, but since the post office is in Waterport, mail is addressed to that location, and residents throughout the township consider themselves to live in Waterport.

Unlike other Western New York villages with "-port" in their names, Waterport isn't on the Erie Canal. Instead, it's on the Oak Orchard River (also known as Oak Orchard Creek), just upstream from the dam that creates Lake Alice.

Do
In 2013, Point Breeze was named the country's "Ultimate Fishing Town" by the World Fishing Network&mdash;just beating out Cape Hatteras. Sure, it's just an unscientific poll, but the designation is well earned. There's some outstanding fishing to be had, not just at Point Breeze but well upstream along the Oak Orchard River. Brown trout, salmon, and steelhead are among the most common catches.

Sleep
The hamlet of Waterport itself has no lodging, but there are a couple of places to stay at Point Breeze.



In addition to the above listings, Childs has a nice inn, and there are a couple of motor lodges in Albion. Lakeside Beach State Park has camping and RV parking if you want to rough it a bit.

Connect
The local area code is Rochester's, 585, and most Waterport phone numbers are in the 682 exchange.

The Waterport ZIP code is 14571. The southern part of the area is in Albion's ZIP code, 14411. A few small parts of the area, like the east side of the river at Point Breeze, are in the Kent ZIP code, 14477.