Bear Mountain State Park

PARK INFORMATION

Following a severe rain event on July 9th, 2023 many Bear Mountain Hiking Trails remain closed.

However several parts of the park have reopened, including all three entrances to the park, the picnic grounds, Inn, Carousel and the paddle boats at Hessian Lake.

The Bear Mountain Inn, restaurant, bar, hiker’s café and spa are open.

If you can, please help support the recovery by donating here.

Bear Mountain State Park is 45 miles north of New York City, in the Hudson Highlands. One of the most visited parks in the Northeast, Bear Mountain hosts more than 3 million annual visitors.

The Bear Mountain Inn, a rustic style historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, provides overnight accommodations, fine dining, banquet rooms, meeting facilities, and dining options.

Bear Mountain's approximately 5,000 acres of open spaces are accessible by car and bus as well as by the extensive system of pedestrian and hiking trails including the first section of the Appalachian Trail. Bear Mountain is a day use park.