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| Park | Trail Uses |
Trail Miles |
Region | County | State | Dogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catskill Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
303 miles | Catskills | Ulster | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
235 miles | Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Bear Mountain-Harriman State Parks | Hiking | 235 miles | Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Catskills -- Northeastern |
Hiking X-C skiing |
173 miles | Catskills | Greene | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Catskills -- Southern | Hiking | 120 miles | Catskills | Ulster | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Mohonk Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
100 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Catskills -- Central | Hiking | 90 miles | Catskills | Ulster | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Mohonk Mountain House |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
85 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | No dogs |
| Sterling Forest State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
83 miles | Sterling Forest | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Catskills -- Western |
Hiking X-C skiing |
83 miles | Catskills | Sullivan | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Hudson Highlands State Park |
Hiking X-C skiing |
52 miles | East Hudson Highlands | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Fahnestock State Park [Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park] |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
50 miles | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Minnewaska State Park Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
50 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Taconic State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
50 miles | Southern Taconics | Columbia | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Connetquot River State Park Preserve |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
50 miles | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | No dogs |
| Bear Mountain State Park |
Hiking X-C skiing |
45 miles | Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Ward Pound Ridge Reservation |
Hiking X-C skiing Handicapped |
41.9 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Rockefeller State Park Preserve |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
40 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Slide Mountain Wilderness |
Hiking X-C skiing |
35 miles | Catskills | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Staten Island Greenbelt |
Hiking Bridle path Handicapped |
28 miles | New York City | Richmond | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
26.2 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Schunemunk Mountain State Park (Schunnemunk Mountain State Park) | Hiking | 25 miles | Schunemunk Mountain | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash |
| John Boyd Thacher State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
25 miles | Long Path | Albany | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Black Rock Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
23.5 miles | Storm King and Black Rock Forest | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Blue Mountain Reservation |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
22.6 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| North County Trailway |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
21 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Taconic-Hereford Multiple Use Area |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
20 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs off leash |
| I-684 Cluster |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
18.5 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | See park description |
| Sam's Point Preserve | Hiking | 16 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Ninham Mountain Multiple Use Area (Nimham Mountain State Forest) |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
15 miles | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Van Cortlandt Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path Handicapped |
15 miles | New York City | Bronx | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Teatown Lake Reservation |
Hiking X-C skiing |
15 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Harlem Valley Rail Trail |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
14.4 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Indian Brook Assemblage | Hiking | 13.3 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | |
| Saxon Woods Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
12.9 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Wallkill Valley Rail Trail |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
12.1 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Bronx River Parkway Reservation |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
11.6 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Fishkill Ridge Conservation Area |
Hiking X-C skiing Handicapped |
11.5 miles | East Hudson Highlands | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Huckleberry Ridge State Forest | Hiking | 11 miles | Shawangunk Ridge Trail | Orange | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Hyde Park Trail | Hiking | 10.4 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Pawling Nature Reserve | Hiking | 9.8 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | No dogs |
| Storm King State Park | Hiking | 9.7 miles | Storm King and Black Rock Forest | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve |
Hiking Bridle path |
9.5 miles | New York City | Richmond | NY | No dogs |
| Westmoreland Sanctuary | Hiking | 9.2 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Wonder Lake State Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
8.7 miles | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Fort Tryon Park |
Hiking Mountain biking |
8 miles | New York City | New York | NY | Dogs on leash |
| James Baird State Park |
Hiking X-C skiing |
7 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Riverside Park |
Hiking X-C skiing Handicapped |
7 miles | New York City | New York | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Fire Island National Seashore |
Hiking Handicapped |
7 miles | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | Contact park |
| Butler Memorial Sanctuary | Hiking | 6.6 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Pelham Bay Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
6.5 miles | New York City | Bronx | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Stony Kill Farm (Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center) |
Hiking Handicapped |
6.5 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | No dogs |
| Shaupeneak Ridge Cooperative Recreation Area |
Hiking Mountain biking |
6 miles | Hudson River Greenway Trail | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Mills-Norrie State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
6 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park) |
Hiking X-C skiing |
6 miles | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | See park description |
| Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center |
Hiking Handicapped |
6 miles | Storm King and Black Rock Forest | Orange | NY | No dogs |
| Wilcox Memorial Park | Hiking | 5.7 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Westchester Wilderness Walk | Hiking | 5.7 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Hudson Highlands Gateway Park |
Hiking X-C skiing Handicapped |
5.2 miles | East Hudson Highlands | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Sylvan Glen Park Preserve | Hiking | 5.1 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Forest Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
5 miles | New York City | Queens | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Tallman Mountain State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
5 miles | Palisades | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Manitoga (The Russel Wright Design Center) | Hiking | 5 miles | East Hudson Highlands | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Great Kills Park (Gateway National Recreation Area) |
Hiking Handicapped |
5 miles | New York City | Richmond | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Granite Knolls Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
5 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| High Tor State Park |
Hiking Handicapped |
4.95 miles | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | No dogs |
| Kitchawan Preserve | Hiking | 4.9 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Durland Scout Reservation [formerly Clear Lake Scout Reservation] | Hiking | 4.8 miles | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | No dogs |
| Hunt-Parker Sanctuary | Hiking | 4.3 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Blauvelt State Park | Hiking | 4.1 miles | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Manitou Point Nature Preserve (Manitou Point Preserve) |
Hiking X-C skiing |
4 miles | East Hudson Highlands | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Tivoli Bays | Hiking | 4 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Thompson Pond Preserve |
Hiking X-C skiing |
4 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | No dogs |
| Bowdoin Park | Hiking | 4 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Woodlands Legacy Field Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
3.6 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Caumsett State Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
3.5 miles | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | |
| Mount Holly Sanctuary | Hiking | 3.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Yorktown Trailway |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing |
3.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
3.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve | Hiking | 3.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Gedney Park | Hiking | 3.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs off leash |
| Kennedy Dells County Park |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
3.3 miles | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Locust Grove | Hiking | 3.2 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | No dogs |
| George's Island County Park | Hiking | 3.1 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Cranberry Lake Preserve | Hiking | 3 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Stillwell Woods Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path |
3 miles | Long Island | Nassau | NY | |
| Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking |
3 miles | New York City | Suffolk | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Marshlands Conservancy |
Hiking X-C skiing |
2.7 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Merestead |
Hiking Bridle path X-C skiing |
2.7 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Mountainview Nature Park | Hiking | 2.5 miles | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Franny Reese State Park | Hiking | 2.5 miles | Shawangunk Mountains | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Alley Pond Park | Hiking | 2.4 miles | New York City | Queens | NY | No dogs |
| Grierson Sanctuary (Mildred E. Grierson Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary) Yarrow Preserve (Marion Yarrow Preserve) | Hiking | 2.4 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Taxter Ridge Park Preserve | Hiking | 2.3 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Hunter Brook Linear Park | Hiking | 2.1 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | No dogs |
| Black Creek Preserve |
Hiking X-C skiing |
2 miles | Hudson River Greenway Trail | Ulster | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Poets’ Walk Romantic Landscape Park | Hiking | 2 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| High Line |
Hiking Handicapped |
2 miles | New York City | New York | NY | No dogs |
| Muttontown Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
2 miles | Long Island | Nassau | NY | |
| Mount Holly Preserve | Hiking | 1.6 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Walkway Over the Hudson Historic State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
1.25 miles | Hudson River Greenway Trail | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Montrose Point State Forest | Hiking | 1.2 miles | Westchester County | Westchester | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Reese Nature Sanctuary | Hiking | 1 miles | Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | No dogs |
| Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge | Hiking | 1 miles | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | |
| Hubbard-Perkins Conservation Area | Hiking | 0 miles | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | |
| Inwood Hill Park |
Hiking Handicapped |
0 miles | New York City | New York | NY | Dogs on leash |
| Kakiat County Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Nyack Beach State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Palisades Interstate Park -- NY Cluster | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | ||
| Rockland Lake State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking X-C skiing Handicapped |
Rockland County | Rockland | NY | See park description | |
| South Mountain County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Buttermilk Falls County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Clausland Mountain County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Nike Town Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Tackamack Town Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Sean Hunter Ryan Memorial County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Schuyler Town Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Hook Mountain State Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Monsey Glen County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Gurnee County Park | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Mount Ivy Environmental County Park (Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental County Park) | Hiking | Rockland County | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Dater Mountain Nature Park | Hiking | Harriman-Bear Mountain State Parks | Rockland | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Stissing Mountain Multiple Use Area |
Hiking Mountain biking |
Dutchess County | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Prospect Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Handicapped |
New York City | Kings | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Bronx Park | Hiking | New York City | Bronx | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (Gateway National Recreation Area) | Hiking | New York City | Queens | NY | No dogs | |
| Bashakill Wildlife Management Area (Basha Kill Wildlife Management Area) |
Hiking Mountain biking |
Long Path | Sullivan | NY | ||
| Mount Beacon Park |
Hiking Mountain biking |
East Hudson Highlands | Dutchess | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Hunter-Westkill Wilderness Area |
Hiking Mountain biking |
Catskills | Greene | NY | ||
| Hempstead Lake State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
Long Island | Nassau | NY | ||
| Bethpage State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing Handicapped |
Long Island | Nassau | NY | ||
| California Hill State Forest |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Clear Lake Scout Reservation | Hiking | Fahnestock State Park | Putnam | NY | ||
| Governor Alfred E. Smith/Sunken Meadow State Park | Hiking | Long Island | Suffolk | NY | ||
| Welwyn Preserve County Park | Hiking | Long Island | Nassau | NY | ||
| Highland Lakes State Park | Hiking | Sterling Forest | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Hither Hills State Park |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Long Island | Suffolk | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Hither Woods Preserve |
Hiking Mountain biking Bridle path X-C skiing |
Long Island | Suffolk | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| Goosepond Mountain State Park |
Hiking Bridle path |
Schunemunk Mountain | Orange | NY | Dogs on leash | |
| North/South Lake State Campground Area |
Hiking Bridle path |
Catskills | Greene | NY | Contact park |