Nearest city Chester, New York Created 1960 (1960) | Area 1,706 acres (6.90 km) Phone +1 845-786-2701 | |
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Location 1198 New York 17MChester, New York Operated by Palisades Interstate Park CommissionNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Address 1198 NY-17M, Chester, NY 10918, USA Similar Sterling Forest State Park, Highland Lakes State Park, Sebago Cabins, Wawayan State Park, Reeves Meadow Informatio | ||
Goosepond Mountain State Park, also known as Goose Pond Mountain State Park, is a 1,706-acre (6.90 km2) undeveloped state park located in Orange County, New York. The park is located within the Town of Chester and is administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
Park descriptionEdit
Goosepond Mountain State Park is an undeveloped park, and is available for passive recreation such as hiking, horseback riding, and bird watching. A small section is accessible to casual hikers via a boardwalk, and there are additional extensive trails for hikers and horseback riders. Part of the area is a wetland used as a bird sanctuary.
The loyalist leader Claudius Smith may have used a rock shelter in the area as a hideout during the American Revolutionary War.
References
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