Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve

Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve

Climbing up Breakneck Ridge - Photo credit: Audrius Juskelis Climbing up Breakneck Ridge - Photo credit: Audrius Juskelis Beacon Reservoir from the Mount Beacon Fire Tower - Photo credit: Daniel Chazin Beacon Reservoir from the Mount Beacon Fire Tower - Photo credit: Daniel Chazin Hudson River from atop Sugarloaf Mountain - Photo credit: Daniela Wagstaff Hudson River from atop Sugarloaf Mountain - Photo credit: Daniela Wagstaff
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This park encompasses the region’s most spectacular and popular trails. A wide variety of trail length and difficulty makes possible hikes from the very gentle to the extremely strenuous.

This park encompasses much of the eastern side of the Hudson River gorge. Totaling 7,400 acres, it has many sections, all administered by the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Many of these sections have dramatic scenery or history -- often both. The area was strategically important during the Revolutionary War, resulting in fortifications on both sides of the...

Park Acreage:

6000.00 acres

Municipality:

Beacon, Nelsonville, Cold Spring, Garrison

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Contact Information

Web Link:

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation

Phone:

(845) 225-7207

Fees:

None

Dogs in park:

Dogs on leash

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