State Parks in Hudson Valley

Bear Mountain State Park offers a large play field, shaded picnic groves, lake and river fishing access, a swimming pool, Trailside Museums and Zoo, hiking, biking and more...

This 14,086-acre park covers land in Putnam and Dutchess counties and boasts hiking trails, picnic areas, a scenic campground, and plenty of opportunities for boating, hunting, fishing, and birding.

The park offers more than 2.5 miles of hiking and biking trails that follow a historic carriage road and passes by the ruins of a 19th century mansion.

Boasting more than 44,000 acres, Harriman State Park is the second-largest park in the New York state parks system.

Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve offers outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, hiking, and birding and Breakneck Ridge trail, rated by Newsweek as one of the top 10-day hikes in America.

Situated on the dramatic Shawangunk Mountain ridge, Minnewaska State Park Preserve rises more than 2,000 feet above sea level and is surrounded by rugged, rocky terrain.

Traversing through woodlands, meadows & fields, Rockefeller State Park Preserve features 45 miles of historic and scenic carriage roads that are wide and easy to walk.

Overlooking the Hudson River, tour General Washington's Headquarters during the final year of the American Revolutionary War.