Design by Aeneas Eaton
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Whether you’re looking for a peaceful woodland walk, a challenging hike or a new place to reconnect with nature, Northern Westchester is home to dozens of places to explore the outdoors. Consider this map your invitation to get outside—keep it & the accompanying list (next page) in your glove compartment so you can easily find the closest trail.
Inside this section, you’ll find stories on conservation and invasive species, nature-inspired beauty treatments and ways to create native habitats at home. Plus, you’ll meet some of the people working to protect the places we love.
Enjoy the journey.
County Parks
19. Muscoot Farm
51 Route 100, Katonah
7. Blue Mountain Reservation
435 Welcher Ave., Peekskill
16. Croton Point Park
1A Croton Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson
8. George’s Island Park
Dutch St., Montrose
18. Kitchawan Preserve
Kitchawan Rd./Route 134, Ossining
14. Lasdon Public Gardens & Veterans Memorial
2610 Amawalk Rd./Route 35, Katonah
10. Oscawana Park / McAndrews Estate
Cortlandt St., Croton-on-Hudson
26. Pocantico Park
Pocantico Lake Rd., Pleasantville
23. Sal J. Prezioso Mountain Lakes Park
201 Hawley Rd., North Salem
31. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Route 35 and Old Post Rd./Route 121, Cross River
Town Preserve
15. Angle Fly Preserve
Primrose St./Route 139, Somers
37. Betsy Sluder Nature Preserve
Old Route 22, Armonk
30. Burden Preserve
140 Sheather Rd., Mount Kisco
24. Gedney Park
155 Millwood Rd., Chappaqua
28. Glazier Preserve
362 Whippoorwill Rd., Chappaqua
6. Granite Knolls Park
Stony St., Yorktown Heights
(Park at nearby Woodlands Park.)
27. Hardscrabble Wilderness Area
Dogwood Ln., Briarcliff Manor
2. Hollow Brook Trail
Anton Pl., Lake Peekskill
1. Hudson Highlands Gateway Park
Sprout Brook Rd., Cortlandt
33. Leon Levy Preserve
Smith Ridge Rd./Route 123 (off Route 35), South Salem
20. Sunny Ridge Preserve
231 Croton Dam Rd., Ossining
5. Sylvan Glen Park Preserve
Stony St., Mohegan Lake
13. Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve
Locke Ln./Croton Heights Rd., Yorktown Heights
22. Warburg Park
206 Pinesbridge Rd., Ossining
29. Whippoorwill Park
386 Whippoorwill Rd., Chappaqua
Nonprofit/Land Trust/Private Organization
32. Arthur W. Butler Memorial Sanctuary
265 Chestnut Ridge Rd./Lake Bridge, Mount Kisco
11. Brinton Brook Sanctuary
1339 Albany Post Rd., Croton-on-Hudson
34. The Eugene & Agnes Meyer Preserve
Oregon Rd., Armonk
38. Nichols Preserve
West Ln., Greenwich, CT
36. Mianus River Gorge Preserve
Mianus River Rd., Bedford
35. Westmoreland Sanctuary
260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mount Kisco
Linear Trailway
21. Briarcliff-Peekskill Trailway
South end: Ryder Rd. at Route 9A, Ossining
4. Charles Point Riverwalk
1A John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill
3. North County Trailway
Baldwin Place trailhead: Tomahawk St./Route 118, Baldwin Place
12. Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park
15 Walnut St., Dobbs Ferry
17. Teatown-Kitchawan Trail
Teatown trailhead: 1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining
State Parks
9. Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
FDR State Park Rd., off Crompond Rd./Route 22, Yorktown Heights
25. Rockefeller State Park Preserve
125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville
This article was published in the July/August 2026 edition of Connect to Northern Westchester.
Aeneas Eaton
Based in northern Westchester, Aeneas is a graphic designer, creative and artist who has a fondness for print design and bold colors. He enjoys turning the wacky and eccentric ideas that come to his mind into reality, whether it be on the computer or through painting.
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