Parks & Gardens

Bring your bike, lace up your boots, grab the bridle for an adventure outdoors in upstate New York. Make the most of the Hudson River Valley landscape. Outdoor recreation in Dutchess County includes biking, hiking, horseback riding, golf, kayaking, archery and skeet shooting.

Enjoy many of the quaint parks & gardens of Dutchess County. Whether it’s a stroll or afternoon exploring, you’ll want to visit these places.

Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus

This 380-acre estate is a National Historic Landmark set amid rolling lawns, woodlands, and gardens, against the backdrop of the Catskill Mountains and overlooking the Hudson River. Designed by renown...

Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield

Garden with lush perennial borders, enclosed in fieldstone walls and hemlock hedges. Located on the grounds of the home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, the garden was created in 1912...

Formal Gardens at Clermont State Historic Site

South Spring Garden - gorgeous views of the Hudson River Upper Garden - once provided cut flowers for vases in the house Walled Garden - influenced by gardens in Florence, Italy Wilderness Garden - co...

Julie's Jungle

Play in the fully accessible playground experience for children of all needs and abilities located at The Lime Kiln Recreation Facility in East Fishkill. It is a welcoming place for everyone to play a...

Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens

Educational gardens designed, planted and maintained by Master Gardener volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension: Bird & Butterfly, Edible Landscape, Xeriscape and Shade. ...

Millbrook Tribute Gardens, Inc.

Garden and children's playground on six acres. ...

Mills-Norrie State Park

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park adjoins Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park, and together, they comprise more than 1,000 acres. The numerous trails that thread through the gro...

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

A former railroad bridge built in 1888, the Walkway spans 1.26 miles and stretches 212 feet above the majestic Hudson River. It's the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. Enjoy a magnifice...

Wethersfield Estate & Gardens

Tour the gardens and Georgian-style colonial brick residence, built in 1939 and the epitome of a country gentleman's estate in Amenia. The property of 1,000 acres of beautiful rolling hills includes a...

Wilcox Memorial Park

This family-friendly park boasts two lakes at its center. Popular activities include fishing, swimming, paddle and row boats for rent, bird watching, picnicking, camping at 27 overnight campsites (10...