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Fishkill Ridge

PLEASE NOTE: Fishkill Ridge is part of Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve. See this page for updates about closures to trails or parking areas.


Magnificent views compensate for a rigorous trek.

BEACON, Dutchess County (1,011 acres) — Welcome to wilderness, Hudson Valley style. Highlights along the rugged (but well-marked) trails include an impressive waterfall and rock outcroppings that afford breathtaking long-range vistas, including a glimpse of the Manhattan skyline. The ridge is also a great destination for exploring the Hudson Valley’s geological past — its rounded boulders and bare summits were sculpted by glaciers 12,000 years ago. And don’t be surprised if you’re being watched — by turkey vultures, bald eagles and falcons doing aerial reconnaissance.

Fishkill Ridge is owned by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; trails are maintained by the NY-NJ Trail Conference.

Free and open year-round, sunrise to sunset.

Activities

Mountain Biking that allow Dog Walking on a Leash Hiking Wildlife Watching Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing

More to Explore

Check out the shops and eateries along Beacon’s vibrant Main Street and Dia:Beacon, a world-class museum featuring late-20th-century art housed in a former factory. Learn more about the remarkable life of Catheryna “Madam” Brett, Beacon’s first European settler, by visiting her 1709 house.

Resources

Nearby Parks

Esty & Hellie Stowell Trailhead at Storm King Mountain
Foundry Dock Park
Foundry Dock Park
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum
Hudson Highlands Nature Center
Madam Brett Park
Madam Brett Park
Manitou Point Preserve
Manitou Point Preserve
Mount Beacon Park
Mount Beacon Park
Scenic Hudson's Long Dock Park
Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park
West Point Foundry Preserve
West Point Foundry Preserve