Permit Areas

Some areas require a permit for hiking. Some are free and others cost money. We do not consider a parking fee to be a permit.

Some parks are posted that you must be a resident of the town to use the park but they are rarely enforced except if there is beach access or a swimming pool and then only during the season. In general, if the park seems crowded, come back when it is less crowded.

Let us know about other permit areas.

Free permit areas

• parts of Sam's Point Preserve (mostly the gullys near Ellenville, see Map 9 of the Shawangunk Trails map set) Call The Nature Conservacy (518) 272-0195 for information.
• NYC DEP lands (Catskills, East of Hudson)
• Black River County Park (Chester , N.J) Stop at Environmental Center for permit to enter the Natural Area

Fee permit areas

• Pequannock (Newark) Watershed Newfoundland, NJ
• Mohonk Preserve (Shawangunks) (845) 255-0919
• Mohonk Mountain House (Shawangunks)
(845) 255-1000

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