Parks

Offering nature, serenity and beauty, our parks are the perfect antidote to urban stress. Take time for reflection, or get energetic with volleyball, swimming and golf.

Bowdoin Park
Location: Wappingers Falls, 85 Sheafe Rd.
Hours/Rates: 9am-8pm summer. 9am-5pm winter. Free.
Contact: 845/298-4600
URL: www.co.dutchess.ny.us
Notes: 300 acres.
Codes: B, H, I, K, M, N, P, U, V, Y, Z

Boyce Park
Location: Cor. of Rt. 55 and Rt. 22, Wingdale.
Contact: 845/832-9168
Hours/Rates: Free.
URL: TownofDover.us
Codes: B, H, I, M, P, U, V, Y, AA

Burger Hill Park
Location: Rhinebeck, west side of Rt. 9G between Kerr Rd. & Violet Hill Rd. .
Hours/Rates: 9am-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845 876-4213
URL: WinnakeeLand.org
Notes: 76 acres. Enjoy this lovely hilltop park for picnicking, hiking and sledding. It rises to a 550-foot hilltop boasting panoramic vistas of the Hudson River Valley including the Shawangunk Ridge, Catskill and Taconic Mountains, Stissing Mountain and the Berkshires.
Codes: K, P, U, AA

Dover Stone Church
Location: Dover, Rt. 22, 100 ft. southwest of Rt. 22 & Mill St.
Hours/Rates: Dawn to dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/877-4272
URL: TownOfDover.us
Notes: 58 acres.
Codes: P

Edward R. Murrow Park
Location: Pawling, Lakeside Dr. & Old Rt. 55.
Hours/Rates: May-Aug., 10am-7pm. Adults $6, Children/Seniors $5.
Contact: 845/855-1131
URL: Pawling.org
Notes: 86 acres.
Codes: A, B, D, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, U, V, Y, G

Ferncliff Forest
Location: Rhinebeck, Mt. Rutsen Rd.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/876-3196
Notes: 200 acres.
Codes: C, G, I, L, N, P, U, V, Y

Fishkill Ridge
Location: Fishkill or Beacon, Rt. 52 to Old Glenham Rd., left on Maple Ave. to end, turn right, cross bridge, left on Old Town Rd., right on Sunnyside Rd. to end, bear left, then right, up hill to parking.
Hours/Rates: 9am-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/473-4440
URL: ScenicHudson.org
Notes: 1900 acres.
Codes: N, P

Hackett Hill Park
Location: Hyde Park, 79 E. Market St.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Free. Pool fees.
Contact: 845/229-8086
URL: HydeParkNY.us
Codes: B, G, I, K, L, M, N, P, Q, U, V, W, Y

Hudson Highlands State Park
Location: Cold Spring, off Rt. 9D.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk.
Contact: 845/225-7207, 1-800-456-CAMP
URL: NYSParks.com
Notes: 5400 acres.
Codes: A, E, F, L, P

James Baird State Park
Location: LaGrange, 1 mile north of Rt. 55 on the Taconic Parkway.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Free. Greens fees. Reserved tee-times for weekends and holidays.
Contact: 845/452-1489, 1-800-456-CAMP
URL: NYSParks.com
Notes: 590 acres. B, H, I, J, M, N, O, P, U, V, X, Y, Z, AA

Lakeside Park
Location: Pawling, 2 Lakeside Dr..
Hours/Rates: Open: Year Round, Dawn-dusk. Non Resident Day rate/swimming: $10, family $15.
Contact: 845/855-1131
URL: Pawling.org
Notes: 290 acres.
Codes: A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, P, R, U, V, Y, Z, AA

Mills-Norrie State Park
Location: Staatsburg, off Rt. 9.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Golf, camping, marina & boat launch, ramp & greens fees.Camping rates: $15/night weekdays, $19/night weekends.
Contact: 845/889-4646, 1-800-456-CAMP
URL: NYSParks.com
Notes: 1,000 acres.
Codes: C, E, G, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, S, U, V, X, AA

Mount Beacon
Location: Beacon, Rt. 9D to intersection of Howland
& Wolcott Aves.
Hours/Rates: 9am-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/473-4440
URL: ScenicHudson.org
Notes: 235 acres.
Codes: P, N

Pinewoods Park
Location: Hyde Park, Pinewoods Rd.
Hours/Rates: Dawn- dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/229-8086
URL: HydeParkNY.us
Notes: 25 acres.
Codes: B, H, L, N, P, U, V, Z

Poets' Walk Romantic Landscape Park
Location: Red Hook, River Rd.
Hours/Rates: 9am-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/473-4440
URL: ScenicHudson.org
Notes: 120 acres.
Codes: I, N, P, U, Y

Quiet Cove Riverfront Park
Location: Poughkeepsie, Rt. 9,
Hours/Rates: 9am to 8pm until Labor Day; then 9am-7pm. Free.
Contact: 845/298-4600
URL: www.co.dutchess.ny.us
Notes: 27 acres.
Codes: E, M, P, V

Riverfront Park, Beacon
Location: Beacon, Red Flynn Dr. near Beacon Train Station.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Free. 10 acres.
Contact: 845/838-5024
Codes: B, H, V, Z

Riverfront Park, Hyde Park
Location: Hyde Park, W. Market St.
Hours/Rates: Dawn-dusk. Free.
Contact: 845/229-8086
URL: HydeParkNY.us
Notes: 4 acres.
Codes: H, K, P, V, Y

Taconic State Park, Rudd Pond Area
Location: Millerton, Co. Rt. 62.
Hours/Rates: 8am-dusk. Parking & camping fees.
Contact:518/789-3059, 1-800-456-CAMP
URL: NYSParks.com
Notes: 225 acres.
Codes: D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, Q, R, V

Victor C. Waryas Park
Location: Poughkeepsie, Main St.
Hours/Rates: 7am-9pm. Free.
Contact: 845/451-4100
Notes: The Walkway is 1.25 miles in length and 212 feet high above the Hudson River. Non-motorized vehicles and dogs allowed. This linear park is managed and maintained by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation www.nysparks.state.ny.us

Walkway Over the Hudson
Location: parking & access from Parker Ave., Poughkeepsie.
Hours/Rates: Open: year round, 7am-sunset. Free.
Contact: 845/454-9649
URL: nysparks.com or www.Walkway.org
Notes: The Walkway is 1.25 miles in length and 212 feet high above the Hudson River. Non-motorized vehicles and dogs allowed. This linear park is managed and maintained by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation www.nysparks.state.ny.us

Wilcox Memorial Park
Location: Stanfordville, Rt. 199.
Hours/Rates: See website or call for hours. Admission charged when swimming lake is open.
Contact: 845/758-6100
URL: Dutchess.gov
Notes: 615 acres.
Codes: B, D, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, U, V, X, Y

Winnakee Nature Preserve
Location: on Van Dam Road, off of Route 9 in Hyde Park.
Hours/Rates: Open daily until dusk. Free.
Contact: 845 876-4213
URL: WinnakeeLand.org
Notes: 104 acres preserve with extensive hiking trails.