Great little small park located right in the center of Montebello Pines. You have a few paths in…read morethe woods to walk. Dog bags in the entrance in case you forgot your own and really beautifully manicures and kept up. A boy scout troop dedicated a path that you can hike as soon as you park your car, or you can take the path down to the end and than loop around through the woods. All in all, it's really not a big park, but on a nice day when you want to get yourself and dog out for a bit of exercise, this is perfect!

small neighborhood park nestled in the midst of a wealthy suburban village of McMansions.. a nice…read moretrail that loops past a few small ponds and up a small hill which has some rather tall conifers where I saw a number of deer unafraid of humans. You can see McMansions in all directions but a pleasant place if you are in the neighborhood, not reAlly worth going out of your way for..

PROS: many trails that are clean are here and good sights to see including the Hudson River. Great…read moreparking, which is free now, and they have bathrooms CONS: unclear trail markers and no maps throughout the trails. Easy to get lost. No elevation hiking so it's not a good workout OVERALL: great place for a nature center walk and is clean. If you have a map then you're good. But if you're looking for a workout this wouldn't be the area

A summer favorite. There is the paved trail that is convenient to walk on or ride your bike. But I…read morelove the long path trail for a nice hike. It's about 2-3 miles total to loop around via long trail. There's lots to do here too. Miniature golf. Pool. Picnic and more. If you want to spend an awesome day in nature Definately give this place a try. Parking is $8. The pool is $20 for the whole day but you cant bring food inside. They do have plenty of food for sale tho.

Great park, scenic and clean. The lake loop is my favorite to run/walk as the trail is about 2.5…read moremiles all the way around the lake - so makes it easy to measure your distance - with mostly flat paved trails and a pretty boardwalk section. There are picnic areas, a basketball court, tennis/handball/pickle ball courts, small playground, community center, and swimming pool (open in the summer and requires a pass obtained from the Town of Clarkstown registration office). Fishing is also permitted.

Beautiful! This lake park provides a beautiful walking trail around the lake. Lots of wildlife to…read morebe seen: on our last visit, we saw deer, lots of swans and geese, and many other beautiful birds. Sunset time is amazing here as the sky's changing colors reflect onto the lake for a peaceful, picturesque scene. The park is very clean. There are a few wildlife guides on the trail created by the local girl scouts. I also saw pickleball courts, basketball courts (indoors), swimming pools, and more which I believe are all part of the park. Very peaceful, scenic park. If you're in the area, I highly recommend it!

This is a great little park right next to the south Nyack fire house. Almost fully gated playground…read morefor kids surrounded by a bigger fence encompassing the whole park. There's a gazebo where there is live music in the summertime. There is an enclosed tennis court, basketball court, as well as the entrance to the Esposito trail which goes all the way into piermont. We often choose this park when the others are busier Also like that there is water fountains and bathrooms right near the park.

This is a great little park! There's public bathrooms, a pavilion and picnic areas if you're…read morelooking to hang out for a bit. Theres a jungle gym and swing set for the kids. There's also basketball and tennis parks. I came here on my way to check out the path across the bridge, but there is also the entrance to the Raymond Esposito trail.

***2 1/2 stars***…read more This is an area I'm pretty familiar with, having previously worked within a few miles of it. It's a stone's throw from Harriman, so it's inevitably going to get compared with it, and that's not to its advantage. I popped over here yesterday morning (a Saturday) for a 6-mile hike in less than ideal weather conditions - it was a bit humid, cloudy and pretty dreary until the sun started to peek out towards the very end. Aside from a few spurs/detours, this was an out-and-back starting from the Route 90 access point near Ridge Road, going east on the Long Path (light blue blazes) past High Tor and ending/circling back from Little Tor. I'd gone on a brief walk in this park last fall from the Route 33 trailhead so it's possible I touched on a few of the same areas, but by and large this was new to me. The trailhead at Route 90 is terrible and desperately needs some upkeep. Even knowing almost exactly where it was, I had trouble locating it because it's completely overgrown and there's no signage or even a nominal rock cairn to note it - there's a few blue blazes on the telephone poles to assist, but other than that you just have to do a bit of trial and error to locate it. And the initial few hundred feet are also pretty overgrown until you start climbing into the forest a bit. Pretty easy fix and I don't know what the point of having a trailhead there is if it's virtually nonexistent. The parking situation is also less than ideal; I opted to park on Parliament Drive, about a five-minute walk to the trailhead, which was fine but I'm never 100% comfortable parking in a residential area versus an official hiking parking lot. Could have been worse though. The first few tenths of a mile are a little spooky (aided by the weather conditions for sure), and I was keeping a close eye out for bears - it just kind of gave off that vibe especially because this clearly is not a heavily used area of the park. There's some nice meadows in this section, and not the faux kind created by power line cuts. I saw a lot of deer and a box turtle (see accompanying pics), which was a pleasant wildlife sighting. The best part of this hike for me by far was stumbling onto the old ruins of the Van Orden House; very cool and unexpected. Again, the dreary weather played a factor and provided for some haunting visuals. Unfortunately, the informative kiosk placed there is also badly in need of cleanup so I couldn't even read the pertinent information about what I'd located here. Also a problem? To get here off the Long Trail via this short white-blazed Spur Trail involves some cringy overgrown meadow shizzle that's just begging for deer tick interaction - tread carefully. The journey on the Long Trail to the High Tor summit definitely has some steep climbs so if you're not in decent hiking shape that area can be a problem. On the initial journey over the summit, the view was nonexistent (giving off Taylor Swift Folklore album cover art vibes) but by the time I returned most of the clouds/fog had burned off so you DID have a nice optic of downtown Haverstraw and the Hudson River. I wasn't particularly thrilled to be reminded of the existence of the Popeyes that loves to overcharge on its sodas, but it is what it is. The journey between High Tor and Low Tur is pretty nondescript; there's not a lot in the way of optics or personality, so for me at least this 3ish-mile section was tedious and seemed to take a while though it's also very flat (it's a fire trail) so it's a nice respite from the mountain climbing. I was expecting to see an increase in foot traffic but it was pretty quiet throughout this adventure - literally I saw one group of older hikers around High Tor, and two other people. That's it. And unfortunately not a single canine chum. There are at least two viewpoints during this hike where you can see Harriman. If you have the ability, I'd just go over there for a more interesting traverse - aside from the ye olde ruins, I don't personally think a sweeping view of Haverstraw is worth the price of admission.

We live in the area and come here often to walk our dogs. Its a great wooded trail and perfect for…read morea nice quiet walk in the woods. We typically enter the trail from the S. Central Highway trailhead.

medium sized county park with a roughly 1 mile blue blazedxloop trail leading from the north end of…read morethe parking lot to a small waterfall and then up to a peak with a view of Rockland County (closeup are is a very scenic industrial park LOL).. waterfall was quite unimpressive on Thanksgiving Day 2016 due to the recent drought, i gather from photos I saw it is much better after a big rain or spring snowmelt.. when you go up the blue blaze trail after descending from peak you will see a gravel road turn right and follow white blaze back to parking lot.

Love coming to this hidden little park. It's great for walking, ruining, or just taking in the…read morepretty sky. There is a short little path through the woods too. Perfect place to get your steps or run in if your looking for an all flat terrain.

This is a cute park, but VERY hard to get to. The signs and GPS will point you to a cemetery. I was…read morevery confused when I first arrived, until a local directed me to go through the cemetery and find it behind the municipal building.

Located in the Village of Piermont on the west shore this small park offers a great vantage point…read moreto take in the grandness of the "Mighty Hudson River". Its a nicely groomed area with a small boardwalk covering the hundred plus feet of northeast facing riverfront. The park is planted with a few shade trees, a nice garden and outfitted with benches to sit and relax. From the Villages web site: "Frank Parelli Park - This park is located at the site of the former Mill beach and is named after a long time resident and 1st President of the Piermont Lions Club Frank Parelli. This park facing the Hudson River has a small boardwalk with benches and is used by both Village residents and our visitors." Parking is right across the street, the park is free for all to use and open till 9pm. BSE23