Sojourner Truth State Park

PARK INFORMATION

Sojourner Truth State Park opened in February 2022 and is the first state park in the City of Kingston and the Town of Ulster. Named for 19th century African American abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth, this new state park offers spectacular views of the Hudson River, historic industrial ruins and remnants from brick making and quarrying, and diverse habitats including woods, wetlands, steep cliffs and ridge lines.

This 520 acre park includes the paved Hudson River Brickyard and Kingston Greenline Trails, and part of the Empire State Trail connecting Kingston Point Beach with East Kingston. This park is one of the few places the 750-mile Empire State Trail connects directly with the Hudson River.

Its complex industrial history and extraordinary geologic bedrock provides an ideal opportunity to explore the important role the Hudson Valley played in New York State’s development.

Thinking forward, the park can become an even greater economic asset to local communities and support residents’ livelihoods by attracting visitors to complementary revenue-generating activities appropriate to the land’s significant conservation values.

Sojourner Truth State Park is managed by Scenic Hudson as part of a cooperating agreement. Scenic Hudson conserved the land in 2019 and collaborated with NYS OPRHP and PIPC to build the waterfront. The information and graphics on this page were developed by Scenic Hudson and OLIN.