Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park

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Mohansic Lake at FDR Park

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Park Overview:

This is the "other" Franklin D. Rosevelt park, a multi-use facililty not connected to the Home of FDR.
Trail Uses:Hiking, Mountain biking, X-C skiing, Handicapped
Dogs:Dogs on leash
Trail Miles:3.4 miles
Park Acreage:841 acres
City/County/
State:		Yorktown
Heights/Westchester/NY
Buy Book:Walkable Westchester - A Walking Guide to Westchester County, NY
Park Description:

Not to be confused with the "Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site" in Hyde Park, this New York State Park is a large multi-use facility with picnic tables, board rentals, playing fields, and a swimming pool. There are two distinct user groups.

  • In season and weekends, picnickers arrive by the carful and busload, filling the park with sounds of people enjoying the outdoors and smells wafting from grills. During weekends in spring and fall, road races and walkathons utilize the park roads.
  • But on weekdays and off season weekends, local residents walk, jog, or bike along the park roads in relative isolation. Small children practice riding their bicycles in empty parking lots. Still others just come to enjoy being outdoors.
Trails Overview:

The trails at FDR are being upgraded to include blazing. On the easternmost part of the park, a road built by the Civilian Conservation Corp provides a quiet place to walk under tall trees. A paved path essentially paralleling the park road to the swimming area is handicapped accessible.

A trail map link appears on the park's web page (use Contact Information below)
Directions:

From the Taconic State Parkway, take the FDR Park exit. In season, the is an entrance fee every day; in spring and fall, the entrance fee is only on weekends and holidays.
Contact Information:Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
914-245-4434
Region:Westchester County
Fees:Some times and places; check with park