State Parks Near Poughkeepsie, New York
100 state park units lie within 50 miles of Poughkeepsie, including 22 parks across the line in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The closest is Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, about 2 mi northwest of town. 20 parks are within 25 miles, close enough for an evening visit.
- Closest park
- Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park2 mi northwest
- Within 25 miles
- 20of 100 within 50 mi
- With camping
- 146 with cabins
- Dog-friendly
- 67 with free entry
State parks near Poughkeepsie, nearest first
Straight-line distance from central Poughkeepsie; driving distance is usually longer. Showing the nearest 60 of 100.
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 →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 →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 →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) →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 →Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site →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 →New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site
Visitors come for historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site →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) →Senate House State Historic Site
Visitors come for historic sites and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Senate House 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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Schunnemunk State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Schunnemunk State Park →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 →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 →Highland Lakes State Park
Visitors come for horseback riding, hunting in season, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Highland Lakes State Park →Fort Montgomery State Historic Site
The park supports historic sites and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Fort Montgomery State Historic Site →Squantz Pond State Park
Visitors come for boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Squantz Pond 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 →Clermont State Historic Site
In Col/Dutch County, in Saugerties, Clermont State Historic Site covers about 592 acres.
Hours, fees and rules for Clermont State Historic Site →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 →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 →Lovers Leap State Park
Visitors come for historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Lovers Leap 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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Lake Taghkanic State Park
Visitors come for snowmobiling, golf, ice fishing, disc golf, and winter sports. Facilities for water recreation include a swimming beach, a boat ramp, and boat or kayak rentals.
Hours, fees and rules for Lake Taghkanic 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 →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 →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 →Mount Tom State Park
Visitors come for snorkeling and diving, historic sites, boating, swimming, and fishing.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Tom 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 →Wooster Mountain State Park
Things to do include hunting in season and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Wooster Mountain State Park →Mohawk State Park/Forest
Things to do include fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Mohawk State Park/Forest →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 →Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area is a park in Dutchess County, about 18 miles southeast of Hudson.
Hours, fees and rules for Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area →Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area
Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area is a park in Dutchess County, about 18 miles southeast of Hudson.
Hours, fees and rules for Taconic State Park - Rudd Pond Area →Mount Riga State Park
Things to do include hunting in season, archery, and hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Riga 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 →Mount Washington State Forest
Camping is available: campsites, including tent sites and primitive or hike-in sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Washington State Forest →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 →Bash Bish Falls State Park
Bash Bish Falls State Park is a park in Berkshire County, about 18 miles southeast of Hudson.
Hours, fees and rules for Bash Bish Falls 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 →Olana State Historic Site
The park supports winter sports, historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Olana State Historic Site →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 →Mount Everett State Reservation
Overnight options include 4 camping areas, with tent sites.
Hours, fees and rules for Mount Everett State Reservation →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 →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 →Rocky Glen State Park
Popular activities here are hiking.
Hours, fees and rules for Rocky Glen State Park →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 →Jug End State Reservation
Jug End State Reservation is a park unit in Berkshire County, about 18 miles southeast of Hudson.
Hours, fees and rules for Jug End State Reservation →Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument
Things to do include historic sites, fishing, hiking, and picnicking.
Hours, fees and rules for Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument →
Best picks by activity
Camping near Poughkeepsie
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 10 mi north · Campground listed
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 18 mi south · Campground listed
- Macedonia Brook State Park 23 mi east · 51 campsites
- Lake Waramaug State Park 28 mi east · 76 campsites
- Housatonic Meadows State Park 30 mi east · 61 campsites
+ 9 more in the list above
Cabins and lodging near Poughkeepsie
- Bear Mountain State Park 28 mi south · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Lake Waramaug State Park 28 mi east · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Housatonic Meadows State Park 30 mi east · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Lake Taghkanic State Park 30 mi north · Cabins or other roofed stays
- Harriman State Park 33 mi south · Cabins or other roofed stays
+ 1 more in the list above
Dog-friendly state parks near Poughkeepsie
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 10 mi north · Pets allowed under park rules
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 18 mi south · Pets allowed under park rules
- Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area 19 mi west · Pets allowed under park rules
- Highland Lakes State Park 25 mi southwest · Pets allowed under park rules
- Bear Mountain State Park 28 mi south · Pets allowed under park rules
+ 1 more in the list above
Swimming near Poughkeepsie
- Squantz Pond State Park 26 mi southeast · Beach, pool or swim area
- Bear Mountain State Park 28 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
- Lake Waramaug State Park 28 mi east · Beach, pool or swim area
- Lake Taghkanic State Park 30 mi north · Beach, pool or swim area
- Harriman State Park 33 mi south · Beach, pool or swim area
+ 2 more in the list above
Hiking near Poughkeepsie
- Franny Reese State Park 2 mi west · Hiking trails listed
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 10 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Staatsburgh State Historic Site 11 mi north · Hiking trails listed
- Knox's Headquarters State Historic Site 18 mi south · Hiking trails listed
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 18 mi south · Hiking trails listed
+ 28 more in the list above
Fishing near Poughkeepsie
- Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park 10 mi north · Fishing listed
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve 18 mi south · Fishing listed
- Macedonia Brook State Park 23 mi east · Fishing listed
- Squantz Pond State Park 26 mi southeast · Fishing listed
- Kent Falls State Park 27 mi east · Fishing listed
+ 13 more in the list above
Free state parks near Poughkeepsie
- Pootatuck State Forest 25 mi southeast · No entrance fee listed
- Mount Bushnell State Park 29 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- Above All State Park 29 mi east · No entrance fee listed
- Wooster Mountain State Park 33 mi southeast · No entrance fee listed
- Mount Riga State Park 34 mi northeast · No entrance fee listed
+ 2 more in the list above
Questions about state parks near Poughkeepsie
What is the closest state park to Poughkeepsie?
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park is the closest, about 2 miles northwest of Poughkeepsie in a straight line. Next are Franny Reese State Park and James Baird State Park.
How many state parks are near Poughkeepsie?
100 state park units are within 50 miles, and 20 within 25 miles. That includes parks, recreation areas, historic sites and natural areas run by the state.
Which state parks near Poughkeepsie have camping?
14 parks list camping, the nearest being Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve and Macedonia Brook State Park. Check each park page for site types, hookups and how to reserve.
Are dogs allowed at state parks near Poughkeepsie?
Yes, at 6 parks, including Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area. Dogs usually must be leashed, and some areas such as beaches or buildings may be off-limits.
Are there free state parks near Poughkeepsie?
7 parks list no entrance fee: Pootatuck State Forest, Mount Bushnell State Park and Above All State Park. Camping and some activities can still cost extra.
State parks near other cities
- Near Newburgh, NY14 mi south
- Near Kingston, NY17 mi north
- Near Kiryas Joel, NY28 mi southwest
- Near Peekskill, NY28 mi south
- Near Danbury, CT31 mi southeast
- Near Middletown, NY31 mi southwest
- Near West Haverstraw, NY34 mi south
- Near Ossining, NY37 mi south
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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.