Blue Mountain Reservation

Blue Mountain Reservation

Loundsbury Pond: Photo: Jane Daniels Loundsbury Pond: Photo: Jane Daniels Keeping your goslings in a row Photo: Jim Simpson Keeping your goslings in a row Photo: Jim Simpson The road less taken Photo: Jane Daniels The road less taken Photo: Jane Daniels
41.269704, -73.922316

The rolling, boulder-strewn terrain of Blue Mountain Reservation also includes ponds, streams, hardwood forest, and two mountains with panoramic views of the Hudson River.

Rolling woodlands with large granite boulders, glacial erratics, and rock outcroppings comprise the landscape of Blue Mountain Reservation. Massive rock formations tower above trails while stately trees, tiny lichen, and abundant ferns make a picturesque setting. Blue Mountain Reservation was originally part of Van Cortlandt Manor, purchased from local Native Americans in 1677. Much later the...

Park Acreage:

1583.00 acres

Municipality:

Peekskill

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Contact Information

Web Link:

Westchester County, Dept. of Parks Recreation & Conservation

Phone:

(914) 862-5275

Fees:

Some times and places; check with park

Dogs in park:

Dogs on leash

Prepare For Your Destination

Web Map: Bike map

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Trip Reports

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May 28, 2023
5
Blue Mountain Reserve
Great experience! Which was in no way inhibited by individuals freely exercising their Second Amendment Right.
FreeHiker
January 29, 2022
1
Sounds of gunshots make this park not worth the visit
This would be a nice place for a hike, except that adjacent to it is a gun range. Makes it sound like you're in a war zone. Can't believe the local politicians in Cortlandt are OK with this.
walterwhite62
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