State Parks Near Newburgh, New York
90 state park units lie within 50 miles of Newburgh, including 22 parks across the line in Connecticut and New Jersey. The closest is Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site, about 1 mi southeast of town. 29 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site1 mi southeast
- Within 25 miles
- 29of 90 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 126 with cabins
- Dog-friendly
- 56 with free entry
State parks near Newburgh, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Newburgh; driving distance is usually longer. Showing the nearest 60 of 90.
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site →New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
Visitors come for historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site →Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site →Storm King State Park
In Orange County, in Cornwall-on-Hudson, Storm King State Park covers about 1,911 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Storm King State Park →Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve
Popular activities here are hunting in season, fishing, and hiking. Its trail network totals roughly 70 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve →Schunnemunk State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Schunnemunk State Park →Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock)
Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock) is a park in Putnam County, about 7 miles southeast of Beacon.
Hours, fees and rules for Fahnestock State Park (Clarence Fahnestock) →Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Montgomery State Historic Site →Franny Reese State Park
Things to do include winter sports, biking, and hiking. Its trail network totals roughly 2.5 miles, according to the park.
Hours, fees and rules for Franny Reese State Park →Bear Mountain State Park
Visitors come for winter sports, boating, swimming, biking, and fishing. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming pool and boat or kayak rentals. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Bear Mountain State Park →Silver Mine - Harriman State Park
Visitors come for ice fishing, winter sports, boating, fishing, and hiking. On the water side, there is a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Silver Mine - Harriman State Park →Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is a 13-acre historic site in Dutchess County, in Poughkeepsie.
Hours, fees and rules for Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park →Highland Lakes State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, hunting in season, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Highland Lakes State Park →Goosepond Mountain State Park
Covering about 2,104 acres, Goosepond Mountain State Park lies in Orange County, about 2 miles southeast of Chester.
Hours, fees and rules for Goosepond Mountain State Park →James Baird State Park
In Dutchess County, about 6 miles east of Poughkeepsie, James Baird State Park covers about 782 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for James Baird State Park →Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
In Rockland County, about 2 miles southwest of Buchanan, Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site covers about 101 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site →Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
In Westchester County, about 6 miles east of Peekskill, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park covers about 846 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park →Harriman State Park
The park supports ice fishing, winter sports, hunting in season, boating, and swimming. The official site lists about 200 miles of trails. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp. Roofed lodging includes cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Harriman State Park →Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park
The park supports snowmobiling, ice fishing, winter sports, boating, and swimming. On the water side, there is a swimming beach and a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park →Wonder Lake State Park
Wonder Lake State Park is a 1,189-acre park in Putnam County, about 11 miles northwest of Danbury.
Hours, fees and rules for Wonder Lake State Park →Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area
Popular activities here are winter sports, hunting in season, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area →Minnewaska State Park Preserve
In Ulster County, about 11 miles west of New Paltz, Minnewaska State Park Preserve covers about 23,687 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Minnewaska State Park Preserve →Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State Park
Visitors come for winter sports, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Facilities for water recreation include boat or kayak rentals. Roofed lodging includes cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State Park →High Tor State Park
Covering about 702 acres, High Tor State Park lies in Rockland County, in West Haverstraw.
Hours, fees and rules for High Tor State Park →Sterling Forest State Park
Sterling Forest State Park is a 19,484-acre park in Orange County, about 2 miles east of Greenwood Lake.
Hours, fees and rules for Sterling Forest State Park →Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Popular activities here are golf, winter sports, biking, fishing, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park →Mills Norrie State Park (Margaret Lewis Norrie)
Mills Norrie State Park (Margaret Lewis Norrie) is a park in Dutchess County, about 7 miles southeast of Kingston.
Hours, fees and rules for Mills Norrie State Park (Margaret Lewis Norrie) →Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, winter sports, historic sites, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park →Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Popular activities here are winter sports, historic sites, biking, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Staatsburgh State Historic Site →John Jay Homestead State Historic Site
John Jay Homestead State Historic Site is a 84-acre historic site in Westchester County, about 5 miles northeast of Mount Kisco.
Hours, fees and rules for John Jay Homestead State Historic Site →Rockland Lake State Park
Covering about 1,142 acres, Rockland Lake State Park lies in Rockland County, in Upper Nyack.
Hours, fees and rules for Rockland Lake State Park →Nyack Beach State Park
The park supports winter sports, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Water access includes a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Nyack Beach State Park →Pootatuck State Forest
Things to do include snowmobiling, mountain biking, winter sports, hunting in season, and biking.
Hours, fees and rules for Pootatuck State Forest →Ringwood State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking. Water access includes a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Ringwood State Park →Squantz Pond State Park
Visitors come for boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Squantz Pond State Park →Wawayanda State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking. Water access includes a swimming beach and a boat ramp. For overnight stays there are campsites (tent sites, group camping, and showers).
Hours, fees and rules for Wawayanda State Park →Rockefeller State Park Preserve
In Westchester County, about 2 miles northeast of Sleepy Hollow, Rockefeller State Park Preserve covers about 1,775 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Rockefeller State Park Preserve →Long Pond Ironworks State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and fishing. Water access includes a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for Long Pond Ironworks State Park →Senate House State Historic Site
Visitors come for historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Senate House State Historic Site →Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Abram S. Hewitt State Forest →Blauvelt State Park
Blauvelt State Park is a 624-acre park in Rockland County, in Nyack.
Hours, fees and rules for Blauvelt State Park →Sojourner Truth State Park
Covering about 513 acres, Sojourner Truth State Park lies in Ulster County, about 2 miles east of Kingston.
Hours, fees and rules for Sojourner Truth State Park →Wooster Mountain State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Wooster Mountain State Park →Lovers Leap State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Lovers Leap State Park →Norvin Green State Forest
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Norvin Green State Forest →Macedonia Brook State Park
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Its trail network totals roughly 10 miles, according to the park. Overnight options include 51 campsites, with RV sites and tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Macedonia Brook State Park →Tallman Mountain State Park
Things to do include winter sports, swimming, biking, and hiking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming pool.
Hours, fees and rules for Tallman Mountain State Park →Ramapo Mountain State Forest
The park supports horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, biking, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Ramapo Mountain State Forest →Hermitage House Historic Site
Popular activities here are historic sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Hermitage House Historic Site →Putnam Memorial State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Putnam Memorial State Park →Lake Waramaug State Park
Popular activities here are snorkeling and diving, boating, swimming, biking, and fishing. For overnight stays there are 76 campsites (RV sites and tent sites). If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Waramaug State Park →Mount Bushnell State Park
Mount Bushnell State Park is a 214-acre park in Northwest Hills Planning Region County, about 16 miles southwest of Torrington.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Bushnell State Park →Kent Falls State Park
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Kent Falls State Park →High Point State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, historic sites, hunting in season, boating, and biking. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach and a boat ramp.
Hours, fees and rules for High Point State Park →Above All State Park
Covering about 31 acres, Above All State Park lies in Northwest Hills Planning Region County, about 14 miles southwest of Torrington.
Hours, fees and rules for Above All State Park →George Waldo State Park
Things to do include horseback riding, mountain biking, hunting in season, boating, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for George Waldo State Park →Rocky Glen State Park
Popular activities here are hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Rocky Glen State Park →Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a 1-acre historic site in Westchester County, in Yonkers.
Hours, fees and rules for Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site →Housatonic Meadows State Park
Visitors come for hunting in season, boating, biking, fishing, and hiking. Camping is available: 61 campsites, including RV sites and tent sites. If you'd rather not camp, the park offers cabins.
Hours, fees and rules for Housatonic Meadows State Park →Housatonic State Forest
Visitors come for hunting in season, biking, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Housatonic State Forest →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Newburgh
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 6 mi southeast · Campground listed
- Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Campground listed
- Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Campground listed
- Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State Park 22 mi south · Campground listed
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 24 mi north · Campground listed
+ 7 more in the list above
Cabins and lodging near Newburgh
- Bear Mountain State Park 14 mi south · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Sebago Cabin Camp - Harriman State Park 22 mi south · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Lake Waramaug State Park 36 mi northeast · Cabins or other roofed stays
- High Point State Park 36 mi west · Cabins or other roofed stays
+ 1 more in the list above
Dog-friendly state parks near Newburgh
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 6 mi southeast · Pets allowed under park rules
- Bear Mountain State Park 14 mi south · Pets allowed under park rules
- Highland Lakes State Park 16 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area 20 mi northwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 24 mi north · Pets allowed under park rules
Swimming near Newburgh
- Bear Mountain State Park 14 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
- Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
- Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
- Squantz Pond State Park 28 mi east · Beach, pool or swim area
- Wawayanda State Park 29 mi southwest · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 3 more in the list above
Hiking near Newburgh
- Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site 4 mi southwest · Hiking trails listed
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 6 mi southeast · Hiking trails listed
- Schunnemunk State Park 8 mi southwest · Hiking trails listed
- Fort Montgomery State Historic Site 13 mi south · Hiking trails listed
- Franny Reese State Park 14 mi north · Hiking trails listed
+ 31 more in the list above
Fishing near Newburgh
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 6 mi southeast · Fishing listed
- Bear Mountain State Park 14 mi south · Fishing listed
- Silver Mine - Harriman State Park 15 mi south · Fishing listed
- Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Fishing listed
- Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park 19 mi south · Fishing listed
+ 11 more in the list above
Free state parks near Newburgh
- Pootatuck State Forest 28 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- Wooster Mountain State Park 30 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- Mount Bushnell State Park 36 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- Above All State Park 38 mi northeast · No entrance fee listed
- George Waldo State Park 38 mi east · No entrance fee listed
+ 1 more in the list above
Questions about state parks near Newburgh
What is the closest state park to Newburgh?
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site is the closest, about 1 miles southeast of Newburgh in a straight line. Next are New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site and Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site.
How many state parks are near Newburgh?
90 state park units are within 50 miles, and 29 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Newburgh have camping?
12 parks list camping, the nearest being Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve, Harriman State Park and Lake Welch Beach - Harriman State Park. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Newburgh?
Yes, at 5 parks, including Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve, Bear Mountain State Park and Highland Lakes State Park. Dogs usually must be leashed, and some areas such as beaches or buildings may be off-limits.
Are there free state parks near Newburgh?
6 parks list no entrance fee: Pootatuck State Forest, Wooster Mountain State Park and Mount Bushnell State Park. Camping and some activities can still cost extra.
State parks near other cities
- Near Kiryas Joel, NY14 mi southwest
- Near Poughkeepsie, NY14 mi north
- Near Peekskill, NY16 mi south
- Near West Haverstraw, NY21 mi south
- Near Middletown, NY21 mi west
- Near Ossining, NY25 mi south
- Near Spring Valley, NY27 mi south
- Near Danbury, CT29 mi east
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Built from official park data and updated as parks change; this list was last rebuilt Oct 30, 2026. Features shown are those the official source lists. Filter these parks on the map.