Seeing and Doing: Outdoors

Cross Country Skiing

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Beebe Hill State Forest
County Rt 5, Austerlitz
(State Forest Ranger Chris Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html

Borden’s Pond Conservation Area
off Rt 203, outside Chatham Village
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org

Clermont State Historic Site
Off Rt 9G, Clermont
518-537-4240
http://www.nysparks.com/sites

Copake Country Club
44 Golf Course Road, off County Route 11, Copake
518-325-4338
http://www.copakecountryclub.com
Rentals available and groomed trails

Crellin Community Park
Rt 66, outside Village of Chatham

The Fields at Omi
59 Letter S Rd. (off Cty Rt 22 & Rt 9H), Ghent
392-4747
http://www.artomi.org
groomed trails and skate lanes (for skate skiing)

Greenport Conservation Area
Daisy Hill Rd, off Joslen Blvd, Greenport
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org

Hand Hollow Conservation Area
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 Rd (off Rt 22, near the I-90 B-3 Exit), Austerlitz
(State Forest Ranger Chris Dicintio 518-828-0236)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/45415.html

High Falls Conservation Area
Roxbury Road (off Route 217), Philmont
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org

Hudson Park
3521 Rt 9, Greenport/Livingston
518-851-2228
access to 165 acres of open fields. Park at the restaurant and check in with the manager. 

Lake Taghkanic State Park
Off Taconic State Parkway or 1528 Rt 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
Rt 9H (across from Martin Van Buren NHS), Kinderhook
518-758-9689

Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center
1024 Rt 66, Ghent; 518-828-4386
http://www.ccswcd.org

New Forge State Forest
New Forge Rd #2, off Rt 82, Taghkanic
(State Forest Ranger Chris 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.nysparks.com/sites

Pachaquack Preserve
Elm Street (off Rt 203) at Rt 203 bridge, Valatie Village

River Street Park
River Street (off Rt 9) Valatie Village

Roeliff Jansen Park
9140 Route 22, Hillsdale
http://www.roejanpark.org

Round Ball Mountain Conservation Area
Carson Road, off Rt 22, Ancram
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org

Schor Conservation Area
Cemetery Rd, (off Cty Rt 24) , Canaan
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
http://www.clctrust.org

Siegel-Kline Kill
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
Rt 344, off Rt 22, Copake Falls
518-329-3993
http://www.nysparks.com/parks