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Hudson Highlands State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
188 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dennings Point Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Beacon
Beacon, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 24% of Beacon is conserved land, roughly 737 acres. There are about 8.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hudson Highlands State Park (1.6 mi), Long Dock Park (1.6 mi), and Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Beacon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Beacon outdoors
Conserved land
24%
737 of 3,105 acres
Trails
8.7 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
50 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Long Dock Park
Park
21 acres1.6 mi of trail
Klara Sauer Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park
Park
6 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
South Avenue Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Beacon
Beacon Dog Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 4.0 mi
- Klara Sauer Trail0.9 mi
- Dennings Point Trail0.6 mi
- White Trail0.4 mi
- Hiddenbrooke Trail0.4 mi
- Casino Trail (Red)0.2 mi
- Dave Miller Connector Trail0.1 mi
- Red Trail0.1 mi
- Powerline Trail (unmarked)0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
737 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 19 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Baseball11
- Basketball7
- Soccer5
- Football3
- Tracks2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Beacon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 319 acState Conservation Area 187 acLocal Other or Unknown 89 acLocal Park 87 acPrivate Park 81 ac
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishkill State Correctional FacilityState Resource Management Area | Other state land | 319 | Open |
| Hudson Highlands State Park PreserveState Conservation Area | State parks | 187 | Open |
| HiddenbrookeLocal Other or Unknown | County | 89 | Access unknown |
| City Of Beacon LandLocal Park | Town or city | 72 | Access unknown |
| The Park At University Settlement SocietyState Recreation Area | Other state land | 63 | Open |
| Long Dock ParkPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 54 | Access unknown |
| Memorial ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Mt. Beacon Gateway ParkState Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 30 | Access unknown |
| Madam Brett ParkPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Access unknown |
| Scenic Hudson LandsPrivate Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Chrystie House Bed and BreakfastHouse · 2010
City of Beacon War MemorialStele
Matteawan StationBuilding
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
Matteawan State Hospital CemeteryCemetery
Saint Joachims CemeteryCemetery
Saint Joachims CemeteryCemetery
Saint Lukes CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Beacon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.