Rockland Lake Park, NY
Rockland Lake State Park contains four swimming pools, a championship golf course, a par three executive golf course, a popular bike path, four pools, six tennis courts, nature center, a cartop boat launch, and, of course, Rockland Lake, which is home to many species of fish, including largemouth and smallmouth bass. Birdwatchers enjoy the varied species of raptors, water birds, and songbirds. The Park hosts many special events and fundraisers for local charities.
Rockland Lake is also the site of one of the first industries in Rockland County. Ice harvesting was a major industry until the invention of refrigeration. Ruins and relics of the physical plant and the supporting community are still visible. A Program Center at the north end of the park documents the history of the ice industry, quarry industry, and the tourist industry.
The south pool will open May 24, 2008 and will continue to be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays for the season. Daily swimming begins June 23, when the pool also will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. The north pool is closed for renovations.
The lake-side Rockland Lake Nature Center will open for the season June 2009.
For more information, please call 845-268-3020.
Box 217
Congers, NY 10920
Virtual Tour of Rockland Lake
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Rockland Lake Nature Center
A visit to the 4-acre Rockland Lake Nature Center offers a glimpse into the area's past — from an open meadow with tree seedlings gaining a toehold among the native grasses, to a bog trail surrounded by dark, dense undergrowth and providing a scenic view of the lake.
The two trails that capture the essence of the field-and-forest habitat reopened to the public yesterday, even as work continued on new exhibits in the center that will interpret the area's past Lenape Indian presence and 19th-century ice industry.
Visitors to the site welcomed the news that Bear Mountain's Trailside Museums and Wildlife Center is turning the Rockland Lake facility into a center for environmental education facility.
Rockland Lake Championship Golf Course
For information about the Rockland Lake Championship Golf Course, please call 845-268-7275. For information about the Rockland Lake Executive Golf course, please call 845-268-7930.
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Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, Inc.
The Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, Inc.
17 Collyer Lane | Rockland Lake | NY | 10989
Dedicated to preserving the natural resources and history of Rockland lake and Hook Mountain
To Join Mailing list:
Email Info@RocklandLakeAndHookMt.org.
Enter "Mailing List" in the subject line.
Please provide your email and mailing addresses.
Your membership support will be designated specifically to projects for Rockland Lake State Park. Friends of Rockland Lake and Hook Mountain, Inc. is not part of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) but is made up of concerned individuals like you wishing to work in collaboration with the PIPC to preserve this valuable local resource.
http://www.rocklandlakeandhookmt.org/
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