“We have such beautiful parks and historic sites in this region for families and friends to explore together.”

— Assemblymember Didi Barrett

Dear Neighbors, I hope you are having a good summer, enjoying time with family and friends. We are so fortunate, here in the Hudson Valley, to have a spectacular array of beautiful parks and historic sites. From the magnificent to the verdant , the 106th Assembly District has world-class destinations to be enjoyed by tourists and local residents alike.

As a member of the Assembly Committee on Tourism and Parks, I am committed to preserving and supporting these nearby treasures where anyone can hike, bike, camp, swim or just stroll. So, go out and visit one of our terrific state and parks.

Sincerely,

Didi Barrett, Member of Assembly

Didi BarrettAssemblymember Poughkeepsie District Office Hudson District Office 12 Raymond Ave., Suite 105, 751 Warren St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Hudson, NY 12534 845.454.1703 518.828.1961

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State Parks Rail Trails Historic Sites

Lake Taghkanic Harlem Valley Home of Franklin D. Eleanor Roosevelt Staatsburgh State Lake Taghkanic State Park, James Baird State Park, The runs Roosevelt National National Historic Site Historic Site along Lake Taghkanic in located near Pleasant Valley, is through eastern Dutchess and Historic Site Once home to Eleanor This historic country home Columbia County, offers tent home to the James Baird State Columbia counties and currently Roosevelt, this National Historic of Ogden Mills and his wife and trailer campsites, as Also known as “Springwood,” Park Golf Course, picnic areas, includes 15 miles of paved trails Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home in Site, also known as “Val-Kill,” Ruth Livingston Mills is well as cabin and cottage a sports complex, playground through beautiful rural countryside, is the only site dedicated to a another stunning example of camping facilities. The lake is Hyde Park is open for tours year- and nature center. For more with more sections opening. Visit round, seven days a week, from First Lady. Tours of the Hyde a Gilded Age (1876-1917) also open for swimming and Park home are offered year- estate. Mills’ father made his non-motor boat activities. For information, call 845-452-1489. hvrt.org for more information and a 9 a.m.–5 p.m. It includes the map of the trail. country’s first presidential library, round and visitors can access fortune by investing in banks, more information on the various gardens, grounds and trails. railroads and mines. For more recreational opportunities grave sites, a rose garden and hiking trails. Visit nps.gov/hofr For more information and tour information and tour schedules, available, visit nysparks.com/ schedules, visit nps.gov/elro or visit nysparks.com/historic- parks/38/resources-links.aspx or call 845-229-5320 for more information. call 845-229-9422. sites/25/details.aspx or call 845- or call 518-851-3631. 889-8851. Clermont State Historic Site The Clermont State Historic Site is the former estate of the Livingston family, a prominent State family for several generations. Overlooking the Hudson River, the site offers tours, as well as picnicking and Staatsburgh State nature trails. Visit nysparks.com/ Lake Taghkanic Taconic State Park historic-sites/16/details.aspx Historic Site Taconic State Park features or call 518-537-4240 for more Mills Norrie State Park two developed areas for information. camping and hiking in the The Copake Iron Works Together, the Ogden Mills Beginning in Hopewell Junction Taconic Mountain Range near The Copake Iron Works, and Ruth Livingston Mills and running northwest, the Olana State Historic Site Copake Falls in Columbia part of Taconic State Park, is Memorial State Park and the Dutchess Rail Trail offers 13 miles The Olana State Historic Site County. For more information, the site of an iron extraction Margaret Lewis Norrie State to walk, run, cycle or blade, linking outside of Hudson was the home Vanderbilt Mansion call 518-329-3993. and production operation Park comprise more than of artist Frederic Edwin Church the Walkway Over the Hudson with from 1860 to 1900. Situated on established in the mid-19th 1,000 acres of the Mid-Hudson trails on the other side of the river. 250 acres, the grounds and century. For more information, Valley. The parks offer various Visit co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/ gardens are open year-round, Vanderbilt Mansion call 518-329-3993. trails, camping and a marina departments/dpw-parks/17055. offering guided tours of the National Historic Site with river access for boating. htm for more information. house, as well as access to the For more information, call 845- beautiful landscape. Visit The Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde 889-4646. olana.org for more information. Park is one of the oldest and best examples of Gilded Age Walkway Over the Hudson architecture in the country. Opened in 2009, the Walkway Visitors may take a guided Over the Hudson is the longest tour of the 211-acre grounds. Visit nps.gov/vama for more elevated pedestrian bridge in information. the world. The Walkway Over the Hudson State Park provides wonderful views of the Hudson River for walkers, hikers, runners and bicyclists. For more Walkway Over information, call 845-454-9649. the Hudson Olana State Historic Site The Copake Iron Works County Parks

Drowned Lands Swamp Conservation Area

Wilcox Memorial Park Greenport Conservation Area High Falls Conservation Area Route 199, Milan 319 Joslen Blvd., Greenport 540 Roxbury Road, Philmont This family friendly park offers a The Greenport Conservation The High Falls Conservation sandy beach, two small lakes, Area features 625 acres of Area features the tallest waterfall paddle or row boat rentals, upland meadows, deciduous – at 150 feet – in Columbia mini-golf (available in season), a forests and an estuarine County. The conservation area offers 47 acres that snack bar located on the lower wetland. Picturesque views include trails, forest, access to of the Hudson River and the lake – and even a resident heron, Agawamuck Creek and a picnic one of the many beautiful birds in can be seen bench. For more information, the park to look out for. Call 845- from here. For more information, visit clctrust.org/public- 758-6100 or visit dutchessny. visit clctrust.org/public- conservation-areas/high-falls or gov/countygov/departments/ conservation-areas/greenport call 518-392-5252. dpw-parks/ppwilcox.htm for or call the Columbia Land more information. Conservancy 518-392-5252. Palatine Park Palatine Park Road, Germantown Drowned Lands Swamp Bowdoin Park Palatine Park offers a BBQ and picnic area, a playground and 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls Conservation Area soccer fields. The park’s name Bowdoin Park is a 301-acre honors the first Germantown 653 County Route 3, Ancram park located on the banks of settlers from southwest The Drowned Lands Swamp the Hudson River in the town of Germany. For more information, features 114 acres, with 1.5 Poughkeepsie. The park offers call 518-537-6687 or visit miles of trails. The conservation picturesque views, areas for germantownny.org/community/ area offers woodlands, meadow, picnicking, a water spray park parks-recreation/palatine-park-2. wetlands and a perennial and a handicapped-accessible stream, including portions playground area. The park also of one of the largest wetland offers soccer, baseball and Quiet Cove Riverfront Park complexes in southeastern New softball fields and a nationally Clearwater Drive, Poughkeepsie York. For more information, visit recognized cross-country race Quiet Cove Riverfront Park clctrust.org/public-conservation- course. Call 845-298-4600 is located in the town of or visit co.dutchess.ny.us/ Poughkeepsie on Clearwater areas/drowned-lands or contact countygov/departments/dpw- Drive. The park offers open Columbia Land Conservancy at parks/ppbowdoin.htm for more area for picnicking and grilling, 518-392-5252. information. fishing, walking trails and scenic views of the Hudson River. Visit co.dutchess.ny.us/ countygov/departments/dpw- parks/ppquietcove.htm for more information.

1 Public Gardens Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield Now over 100 years old, this classic garden is a stunning example of the work of Beatrix Farrand, one of the most celebrated landscape gardeners of the first half of the twentieth century. Visitors can tour the restored garden, situated in the heart of Hyde Beatrix Farrand Garden Park, free of charge between 7 a.m. and sunset every day. Visit beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org for more information. Locust Grove This Italian villa overlooks the Hudson River and is surrounded by acres of restored and revitalized grounds, gardens and carriage roads. Visitors can tour the historic home, which now serves as a not- for-profit museum, or spend the day wandering the many miles of trails exhibiting luscious and refined landscaping. Visit lgny.org for more Locust Grove information or to schedule a tour. 1 Judith Tankard’s “Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes”