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Bear Mountain State Park
View of the Hudson River from Bear Mountain
Map showing the location of Bear Mountain State Park
Map showing the location of Bear Mountain State Park
Location of Bear Mountain State Park in New York State
LocationRockland and Orange Counties, New York, United States
Nearest cityFort Montgomery, NY (2 miles)[1]
New York City (50 miles)
Coordinates41°18′46″N 74°00′21″W / 41.31278°N 74.00583°W / 41.31278; -74.00583
Area5,205 acres (21.06 km2)[2]
Established1913
Visitors2,201,449 (in 2020)[3]
Governing bodyPalisades Interstate Park Commission[4]
State of New York
Bear Mountain State Park as seen from across the Hudson River at Croton-Harmon, New York

Bear Mountain State Park is a 5,205-acre (21.06 km2) state park located on the west bank of the Hudson River in Rockland and Orange counties, New York.[2][5] The park offers biking, hiking, boating, picnicking, swimming, cross-country skiing, cross-country running, sledding and ice skating. It also includes several facilities such as the Perkins Memorial Tower, the Trailside Museum and Zoo, the Bear Mountain Inn, a merry-go-round, a pool, and a skating rink. It also hosts the Bear Mountain Circle, where the historic Palisades Interstate Parkway and Bear Mountain Bridge meet. It is managed by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, which is overseen by the State of New York.[4]

  1. ^ "Bear Mountain State Park", New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
  2. ^ a b "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 671. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Binnewies, Robert O. (2001). "Appendix A: Palisades Interstate Park Commission Parks and Historic Sites". Palisades: 100,000 Acres in 100 Years. Fordham University Press. p. 357. ISBN 9780823221288. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Bear Mountain State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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