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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
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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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