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Black Rock Forest | ||
Black Rock Forest is a nearly 4000-acre natural living laboratory for field-based scientific research, conservation, and education. The Black Rock Forest Consortium is a unique alliance of colleges and universities, public and independent K-12 schools, and leading scientific and cultural institutions that operates the Black Rock Forest, located 50 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Highlands. website and more . . . |
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Esty & Hellie Stowell Trailhead Storm King "Scenic Hudson Valley" | 845-534-7900 | |
Esty & Hellie Stowell Trailhead
Storm King Mountain Cornwall-On-Hudson, Orange County Hudson River Valley, New York State The Esty & Hellie Stowell Trailhead provides access to Storm King Mountain, where Scenic Hudson got its start in the fight to Save the Land that Matters Most. website and more . . . | ||
Hudson Highlands - Discovery and Wildlife Center | 845-534-5506 | |
Hudson Highland Nature Museum offers the Outdoor Discovery Center and the Wildlife Education Center.
100 Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola Road Cornwall, NY 12518 website and more . . . | ||
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum | 845-534-5506 | |
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
Cornwall, Orange County Hudson River Valley, New York State "Scenic Hudson originally protected these 178 acres, once part of historic Kenridge Farm. Today 3 miles of trails winding through or along forests, meadows and wetlands enhance activities at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center. There is a universally accessible bird-observation platform, and four interactive trail quests are available to guide wildlife exploration." website and more . . . | ||
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum | 845-534-5506 | |
Founded in 1959, the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum is a center for nature, with a focus on environmental education and a mission to develop responsible caretakers of the natural world. Over the years it has developed quality educational programs for students and the public that focus on the unique ecology of the Hudson Highlands and promote knowledge and appreciation of our natural world.
The Outdoor Discover Center is located at 100 Muser Drive (entrance to the center is on Muser Drive across from 174 Angola Road) in Cornwall, NY. Things To Do at Wildlife Education Center See the Living Hudson Exhibit; a multi-sensory experience full of the flora and fauna native to the Hudson Estuary. Follow the journey as water trickles down a highland creek into a wetland pond. The pond empties into a freshwater stream which then joins the Hudson River Estuary. |
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Storm King Art Center | 845-534-3115 | |
Storm King Art Center is located at Old Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville NY 10953, Orange County in the Hudson Valley. "Widely celebrated as one of the world’s leading sculpture parks, Storm King Art Center has welcomed visitors from across the globe for fifty years. It is located only one hour north of New York City, in the lower Hudson Valley, where its pristine 500-acre landscape of fields, hills, and woodlands provides the setting for a collection of more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our time."
Click to enlarge photo of Suspended , 1977 by Menashe Kadishman. photos, website and more . . . |
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New Windsor Cantonment "State Historic Site" | 845-561-1765 | |
New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is located at 374 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor, NY 12553 in Orange County.
From New Windsor Cantonment: "New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is where the Continental Army under General George Washington spent the last winter and spring of the Revolutionary War. In October 1782, General Washington moved his northern army to New Windsor to establish winter quarters. Some 7,500 soldiers and 500 women and children civilian refugees encamped here. By late December 1782, they had erected nearly 600 log huts into a 'cantonment,' a military enclave. It was at the New Windsor Cantonment that the cease fire orders were issued by Washington ending the eight-year War of Independence on April 19, 1783." website and more . . . | ||
Stewart State Forest | 845-256-3000 | |
Stewart State Forest, 6,700-acres in size, is located in New Windsor, Montgomery, and Newburgh in Orange County, New York. The forest is unique in the northeast and increasingly rare in the Hudson Valley. A mix of wetlands, fields and forest, the site includes 18 miles of gravel roads and more than 22 miles of major trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, hunting, dog training and trials, skiing, snowmobiling, bird watching and fishing. website and more . . . | ||
Stewart State Forest - Snake Hill | ||
Stewart State Forest
New Windsor, Orange County Hudson River Valley, New York State Snake Hill is a mountain summit in Orange County in New York State. Snake Hill climbs to 692 feet (210.92 meters) above sea level. Bushwhackers who explore this 500-foot hilltop outside of Newburgh are rewarded with spectacular views of the Hudson River and Hudson Highlands. more . . . |
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Downing Park | 845-565-3230 | |
Downing Park is a 35-acre landscape park located at Carpenter Ave/3rd Street (one block from 9W) in the heart of the City of Newburgh, NY 12550 in Orange County.
From City of Newburgh: "Downing Park is a 35-acre landscape park located in the heart of the City of Newburgh. Filled with hills and valleys, streams, a pond, and a rich variety of vegetation, the park has serpentine paths and picturesque vista - features very similar, though on a different scale, to those of New York City's Central Park, created by the same designers. website and more . . . |
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Sterling Forest State Park | 845-351-5907 | |
Sterling Forest State Park, a 21,935-acre park, is located at 116 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, NY 10987 in Orange County. Sterling Forest State Park offers a nearly pristine natural refuge amidst of one of the nation's most densely populated areas, a remarkable piece of woodland, a watershed for millions, and a tremendous outdoor recreation area. This unbroken deep-forest habitat is important for the survival of many resident and migratory species, including black bear, a variety of hawks and songbirds and many rare invertebrates and plants. Learn about Sterling Forest's environment and history at the Visitor Center, overlooking Sterling Lake. The visitor center also features exhibits about the local environment. website and more . . . |
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Frederick Franck's Pacem in Terris | 845-986-4329 | |
Frederick Franck's Pacem in Terris
"Peace on Earth"
Sculpture Garden is located at 96 Covered Bridge Road, Warwick, NY 10990 in Orange County.
About Pacem in Terris Frederick Franck Creator of Pacem in Terris, a trans-religious sanctuary in Warwick, Dr. Francks' art has been on display around the world including one-man shows in New York, Paris, London, Geneva and Amsterdam. Most recently there have been exhibitions at the Poughkeepsie Museum of Art, Yale’s University Gallery of the Institute for Sacred Music, New York Open Center and the Cathedral of St. Johnthe Divine. website and more . . . |
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Directory list of Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails in Orange County, NY. |