Love this place! I have been here so many times…read more I love running, walking, hiking and sight seeing here. There are always great views and very picturesque paths ... I would highly recommend this place. During Covid, most people had masks. I would say that most people were social distancing, and it was still a safe place during quarantining. I'll definitely be back again soon.

Beautiful park with areas for picnics they also have grills installed. You can also hike or go for…read morea stroll with your dog.

I've been running on the OCA most every week for the past five years, and it's one of my favorite…read moreroutes in Westchester. I'm most familiar with the segments in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, but I've also run south from Tarrytown to Hastings-on-Hudson as well as from the Croton Dam (which is the the northern endpoint). The OCA runs along the old aqueduct route that served New York City between 1842 and 1955, and is part of the Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park. The trail's past life is most visible in the old weirs and ventilators, which look like medieval battlements and are located at regular intervals along the path. There also is a keeper's house along the trail in Dobbs Ferry that's open to the public. The trail is well marked, and offers runners a flat grade and dirt surface. It's wide enough for two-way traffic at social distance along much of its length, but there are points at which it narrows to a single track. There also are points where you will suddenly find yourself crossing streets, running through downtown areas, and passing through neighbors' backyards. Note that the trail is broken by I-287 in Tarrytown. You can exit the trail and run along the sidewalk to pick it up on the other side. One of my favorite parts of the OCA is that it connects to other parks and sights along the Hudson. In Sleepy Hollow, you can run directly from the trail into Rockefeller Park (including the Rockwood Hall section, which takes you to the river) and the scenic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Just south of 287, the trail takes you directly through the grounds of Lyndhurst. You can enter/exit the trail at numerous points, and for the most part you can find street parking (or pay for a spot in one of many municipal lots, if that's your thing). One especially popular free lot is Sleepy Hollow High School. The trail passes right through the campus, and there are plenty of spaces when school is not in session. Farther to the north, you can park for free along Croton Dam Rd (which takes you to the trailhead). I'm not aware of any restroom facilities besides those in Croton Gorge Park, which is located below the trailhead at the foot of the dam), and the trail is not plowed in the winter.

My mechanic operates out of Dobbs Ferry and since I'm off today, I decided to have my car looked…read moreat, oil change, etc. I knew it would be a wait. We visit Dobbs Ferry often and noticed a park off of Cedar Street, the Croton Aqueduct Park. Last night I did some recon and saw that there is a trail that resides within the park and figured I'd take advantage of the free time I'd have and do a run today. I dropped off my car and proceeded to the park. The trail continues right at the entrance. It's not paved which is great. It's starts off as loose gravel, so not too rough on your tootsies, and then it is an all-dirt path which great on the knees. Although, there are many large rocks so you should be very careful and pay attention where you step. During my run, I passed people who dotted the trail but for the most part, I was alone. I wasn't concerned at all. The trail passes homes and civilization so you don't really feel alone. It's really quite a beautiful trail with different terrain and nature surrounding. The deer and rabbits make it quite tranquil. I enjoy running in silence or listening to my Zombies Run app which is like listening to an audio book. I hate listening to music whole I run because the tempo never meshes with my stride. During this run, I took advantage of the natural sounds and ran in silence. The birds, the rustling of squirrels and the sound of my foot hitting the ground was music, enough. I sound like a hippy but this year my husband and I have discovered so many nature paths in our backyard and I just wish I had more warm months left in the year to enjoy them all.

My baby took me to see the black swan- but not at the Met. Opera. But if you're sneaking a 70 on…read morethis narrow Saw Mill Pkwy, you'll miss VE Macy's sharp right turn. Another heads up, you can only assess this beauty from the north-bound lane. I honestly don't know how big VE is, but we cut our 4 mile walk on the path short just because it was so humid. But based on VE's info, the park goes further south into Yonkers and north into Hawthorne (maybe further up?). VE is a big-enough park with an easy path, a pond and open grassy areas. There are also some picnic tables past the entrance, where you can enjoy your meal and you can take in a cute view of a waterfall by the pond. As far as COVID is concerned, folks on either side of the path- whether walking, running or bike riding- ALL kept their masks! If you're looking for an intense hike- count this one out. And if tranquil is something you're after, with an easy stroll, VE is very doable.

There is a big green field, a baseball field, a lake and a playground. A great place to have a…read morepicnic or let your kids play in the playground!

Well-paved trailway. Frequented by other cyclists, fellow runners, and walkers. Safe area. Plenty…read moreof tree coverage. And beautiful scenery. Must experience this trailway for yourself, You won't be disappointed!

Did the trail from Van Courtland was a nice walk. Fall foliage is so beautiful great scenery.read more

This is a wonderful place to bring the whole family. They have about 12 different trails, all…read moreseparated in different levels of difficulty. The trails are free to enter but they do request for volunteer donation for non members. Different tiers of annul membership available to purchase at main office that comes with some wonderful perks, such as free access to trails and special events. The main office also has some of the exhibition items like insect box and turtle box. Outside the office there's also bird and butterfly cages. We went to the center for our daughter to participate in butterfly feeding event. Upon arrival we found out we had to buy the tickets for one of the two scheduled events. Luckily there were slots available to the second event on the day. The ticket was reasonably cheap, only $8. It also came with an additional bird's exhibition that took place right in front of office deck. All the stuff members were very friendly, informative and interactive. We spent wonderful couple of hours here on beautiful warm summer day.

The most amazing hidden gem in Bergen County, NJ. Family…read morefriendly, easy trails and so beautiful. One of our most favorite places .

It wasn't bad it was horrible The coach was so mean, and he…read moreyelled at me and my son I could not believe it is so bad it felt like hell worst experience ever 0 stars

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My boyfriend and I went for a mini vacation in Norwalk, CT and I booked the Sunset Harbor…read moreLighthouse Tour which we went on this past Sunday evening from 6:30-8:30, on 8/10/25. This tour was definitely a highlight of our trip! Captain John and Charlie were great and all the passengers aboard had a great time! We passed three lighthouses-Peck Ledge LH, Sheffield Island LH and Green's Ledge LH. Charlie, co-captain of Captain John, had just toured the inside of Green's Ledge LH the day before which is listed on Airbnb for $6,000! He went around the ship showing everyone the floor plan. It especially exciting to be on the Long Island Sound and to see the red and white towers from Northport, since I live on Long Island!! We were able to see several different viewpoints of the sunset and osprey nests as well. Definitely recommend to residents of Norwalk AND tourists alike!

Like a lot of other dork type middle age dudes I'm a sucker for a good lighthouse. Actually I've…read morebeen to a few clinkers which says that I'm apparently I'm also a sucker for a bad lighthouse as well but there's no need to worry about that at Sheffield because it's all good here. So if you want to come you've got two legal options. 1. Show up via kayak (or I suppose boat then taking a short swim) during hours when they are running tours and you will be met on the shore by a volunteer who will ask you to pay a few dollars for the privilege of taking the lighthouse tour/hanging out on the island. 2. Or, you come via the regularly scheduled boat that runs from the dock on North Water Street in Norwalk from late May until the end of September. There are various public & private decks for parking all around the area so it shouldn't be too hard to find a close space. I don't remember what the price is for option #1 but for option #2 the below currently apply: Adults: $22.00 - Children 12 & Under: $12.00 Senior / NSA Member $20.00 Active Military with ID $10.00 Children 3 & Under: $5.00 Family 4 Pack (2 Adults, 2 Children) $55.00 A few random facts: Boats depart weekends only every year over Memorial Day weekend and eventually go daily from July until Labor Day and then back to weekends only until the end of September. Check seaport.org for the current schedule and for special events such as their clambakes. Once you get to the island you get to take a brief tour of the lighthouse which was built in 1868 (downstairs only for now as the upstairs tower portion is being worked on and hopefully tours will be allowed there in the not to distant future once they get the stairs in better shape along with figuring out a way to dissipate the heat which we were told was well over 100 degrees the day we were there in August) and you can also walk through the nature trail via the Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge. If you are going to walk on the nature trail or along the beach that fronts Sheffield Island Harbor just know that things are "wild" and that you will get eaten alive by flies, mosquitoes and I wouldn't be shocked if the trees had lots of ticks. The lighthouse was relit in 2011 for the first time in 91 years. Why Sheffield Island? The island was named after Revolutionary War veteran Captain Robert Sheffield who bought the island in 1804. He married Temperance Doty, a Mayflower descendant and such started the current lineage of the island's name. The 47 acre island is private property that is primarily owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with the Norwalk Seaport Association depending upon the website owning only three or four of those acres. You will be reminded a few times of where you can and cannot walk. Speaking of an area you can't walk by it would be the dilapidated house on the right near the dock. That house is still owned by the Stabell family who sold the island to the Norwalk Seaport Association in 1986 for 700K. I forget the exact story we were told but it's something along the lines of the "home" (more of a dilapidated shack) cannot be renovated because of Fish and Wildlife Service rules and if they raze the structure they lose the land so the shack stands as is. The island itself is around a mile and half from the dock in Norwalk and the boat is kept at a country club pace in both directions which equals about 40 minutes to make the trip in each direction. This is fine as one of the crew did a fairly good job or telling everyone about some of the various islands & lighthouses & birds in the area and about the local shellfish industry. Past that it's just sit back and relax on some of their picnic benches and have a picnic or don't do a damn thing except the enjoy the beautiful view. Either way it's awesome.