Tallman Mountain State Park | |
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Tallman Mountain State Park as seen from the end of a Piermont pier | |
Type | State park |
Location | Route 9W Sparkill, New York [1] |
Coordinates | 41°01′41″N 73°54′43″W / 41.028°N 73.912°W |
Area | 687 acres (2.78 km2) [2] |
Created | 1928[3] |
Operated by | |
Visitors | 293,615 (in 2014) [4] |
Open | All year |
Website | Tallman Mountain State Park |
Tallman Mountain State Park is a 687-acre (2.78 km2) state park in Rockland County, New York, [2] located adjacent to the Hudson River in the Town of Orangetown just south of Piermont. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park System. [5]
Tallman Mountain State Park was formed in 1928 after the Palisades Interstate Park Commission moved to condemn the 164-acre (0.66 km2) property of a quarry operator in an effort to preserve a portion of the Hudson River Palisades. Park facilities were improved in 1933 by Temporary Emergency Relief Administration workers, who constructed a swimming pool, recreation fields, and picnic areas. The park was expanded in 1942 with the addition of 542 adjacent acres (2.19 km2). [3]
Tallman Mountain State Park is a day-use only park containing five miles (8 km) of hiking trails, including sections of the Long Path and the Tallman Mountain Bike Path. [5] The park also offers a running track, tennis courts, playing fields, cross-country skiing, and picnic areas. [1] For an additional fee, visitors may also use a pool complex within the park, operated by a private vendor under an agreement with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission since summer 2016. [1] [6]
The park includes part of Piermont Marsh, which is included in the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. [7] [8]
Tallman Mountain State Park | |
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Tallman Mountain State Park as seen from the end of a Piermont pier | |
Type | State park |
Location | Route 9W Sparkill, New York [1] |
Coordinates | 41°01′41″N 73°54′43″W / 41.028°N 73.912°W |
Area | 687 acres (2.78 km2) [2] |
Created | 1928[3] |
Operated by | |
Visitors | 293,615 (in 2014) [4] |
Open | All year |
Website | Tallman Mountain State Park |
Tallman Mountain State Park is a 687-acre (2.78 km2) state park in Rockland County, New York, [2] located adjacent to the Hudson River in the Town of Orangetown just south of Piermont. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park System. [5]
Tallman Mountain State Park was formed in 1928 after the Palisades Interstate Park Commission moved to condemn the 164-acre (0.66 km2) property of a quarry operator in an effort to preserve a portion of the Hudson River Palisades. Park facilities were improved in 1933 by Temporary Emergency Relief Administration workers, who constructed a swimming pool, recreation fields, and picnic areas. The park was expanded in 1942 with the addition of 542 adjacent acres (2.19 km2). [3]
Tallman Mountain State Park is a day-use only park containing five miles (8 km) of hiking trails, including sections of the Long Path and the Tallman Mountain Bike Path. [5] The park also offers a running track, tennis courts, playing fields, cross-country skiing, and picnic areas. [1] For an additional fee, visitors may also use a pool complex within the park, operated by a private vendor under an agreement with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission since summer 2016. [1] [6]
The park includes part of Piermont Marsh, which is included in the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve. [7] [8]