Seeing and Doing: Outdoors
Snowshoeing
Beebe Hill State Forest
County Route 5, Austerlitz
(State Forest Ranger C. Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
Borden’s Pond Conservation Area
1628 Route 203, Chatham
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Clermont State Historic Site
Off Route 9G, Clermont
518-537-4240
http://www.friendsofclermont.org
Crellin Community Park
Route 66, outside Village of Chatham
Drowned Land Swamp Conservation Area
653 County Route 3, Ancram
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
The Fields at Omi
1405 Cty Rt 22, Ghent
392-4747
http://www.artomi.org
Greenport Conservation Area
54 Daisy Hill Road, Greenport
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Hand Hollow Conservation Area
387 Gale Hill Rd or 4079 County Route 9, New Lebanon
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Access - Undermountain Rd, off Rt 22, Ancram
- Valley View Rd, Copake
- Taconic State Park Entrance (near Depot Deli), Copake Falls
HVRT Assoc., 789-9591
http://www.hvrt.org
A paved bicycle/pedestrian path built on the old railroad bed that
connected New York City, the Harlem Valley, and Chatham, NY.
Harrier Hill Park
Rod and Gun Road, Stockport
http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/harrierhillpark
Harvey Mountain State Forest
Access: East Hill Road (off Route 22, near the I-90 B-3 Exit), Austerlitz
(State Forest Ranger C. Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
High Falls Conservation Area
540 Roxbury Road, Philmont
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Keep Conservation Preserve
Cty Rt 8, Germantown
Columbia Land Conservancy and the Keep Conservation Foundation
518-392-52852
http://www.keepconservation.com/preserves.htm
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Off Taconic State Parkway or 1528 Route 82, Taghkanic
518-851-3631
http://www.nysparks.com/parks
Livingston State Forest
Rt 9G and Fox Creek Rd, Livingston
(State Forest Ranger C. Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
Martin Van Buren Park
Route 9H (across from Martin Van Buren NHS), Kinderhook
518-758-9689
Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
1024 Rt 66, Ghent
518-828-4386 x 3
http://www.ccswcd.org
New Forge State Forest
New Forge Road #2, off Route 82, Taghkanic
(State Forest Ranger C. Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
Olana State Historic Site
5720 Rt 9G, Greenport;
518-828-0135
http://www.olana.org
Ooms Conservations Area at Sutherland Pond
480 Rock City Rd, Chatham
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Pachaquack Preserve
Elm Street (off Route 203), Valatie Village
River Street Park
Pump Station Road (off Route 9) Valatie Village
Roeliff Jansen Park
9140 Route 22, Hillsdale
http://www.roejanpark.org
Round Ball Mountain Conservation Area
503 Carson Road, Ancram
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Schor Conservation Area
58 Shoreview Dr, Canaan
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Siegel-Kline Kill
1452 County Rt 21, Ghent
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org
Stockport Wildlife Management Area (surrounds the Harrier Hill Park)
Rod and Gun Road, Stockport
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
Stuyvesant Unique Area (Nutton Hook Reserve)
Rt 9J and Ferry Rd, Stuyvesant
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html
Taconic State Park
Route 344 off Route 22, Copake Falls
518-329-3993
http://www.nysparks.com/parks
Wilson M. Powell Wildlife Sanctuary
Hunt Club Road, off County Route 13, Old Chatham
http://www.alandevoebirdclub.org