Hook Mountain Park, NY
To early Dutch settlers, Hook Mountain was known as "Verdrietlg Hock," which means "Tedious Point."
Today Hook Mountain is the site of a 676-acre undeveloped park stretching through almost seven miles of waterfront and cliff slopes. At 730 feet, its summit offers spectacular views of Rockland Lake and the Hudson River valley. It is also a prime location for watching various types of hawks: sharp-shinned, Cooper's, Northern Goshawks, Red-shouldered, Broad-winged, Red-tailed. The Audubon Society estimates that an average of more than 12,000 hawks fly by Hook Mountain each Fall.
Hook Mountain was designated a New York State Important Bird Area in 1997. It is also registered as a National Natural Landmark along with adjacent Nyack Beach State Park.
Open: Dawn till Dusk. For more information, please call 845-358-1316.
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North Park
North Park is the old park development of similar design to South Park. Once accessible only by ferry, it contains the ruins of that park's physical plant and spectacular quarry openings. The Regional Bike Trail also passes through it. It is a raptor watch site for birdwatchers.
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South Park
South Park was at one time a recreation area developed from a rock quarry to allow visitors from the New York City area to picnic, play tennis, swim, fish, and enjoy a ferry ride up the Hudson, which was the main access to the park in the late 1920s. The regional bike path passes through this area, which still has remnants of the quarries, park buildings and the swimming beach. It is accessible by bike or on foot.
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