This scenic greenspace is the second-largest state park in New York and offers plenty of opportunities to hike and take in ...

The free program is offered in partnership between the Appalachian Mountain Club and New York State's Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation NEW YORK, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The ...

Lake Welch, Harriman State Park’s largest swimming beach, has reopened in Stony Point after a harmful algae bloom had closed it last week. And there are extended swimming hours there today (until 6:45 ...

Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks offer a variety of winter activities, including hiking, ice fishing and wildlife viewing. Park visitors can explore scenic views and explore the Trailside ...

If you're up for a unique outdoor challenge, there's one trail in New York that quite literally forces you to squeeze through ...

HARRIMAN STATE PARK - Lake Sebago Beach, shuttered for more than a decade, could be ready to again greet swimmers in summer 2027. An overhaul of facilities around the largest lake in Harriman State ...

Just days after becoming the first person with pulmonary fibrosis to make it to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Adam Faatz was working as an endangered species specialist when he came ...

STONY POINT ‒ Fifty years ago, on Dec. 1, 1974, Northwest Orient Airline Flight 6231 disappeared from JFK Airport’s radar somewhere over Harriman State Park. A report from JFK was sent to police. A ...

A hiker broke their leg and jaw after plunging 25 feet down a cliff at a New York state park on Christmas Eve, fire officials said. Rescuers responded to the hiker at about 7:15 p.m. at Harriman State ...

The Appalachian Trail is the world's longest hiking trail, taking hikers on an epic seven-month journey, seeing Georgia's sweeping mountain views, rugged Maine landscapes, and everything in between.