Tallman Mountain State Park is a
state park in
Rockland County
Rockland County is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is about from the Bronx at their closest points. The county's population, as of t ...
,
New York,
[ located adjacent to the ]Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
in the Town of Orangetown just south of Piermont. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park System
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History
Tallman Mountain State Park was formed in 1928 after the Palisades Interstate Park Commission
The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by Governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the quarrying operations along the Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey. The Palisades, a Na ...
moved to condemn the property of a quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...
operator in an effort to preserve a portion of the Hudson River Palisades. Park facilities were improved in 1933 by Temporary Emergency Relief Administration workers, who constructed a swimming pool, recreation fields, and picnic areas. The park was expanded in 1942 with the addition of .[
]
Description
Tallman Mountain State Park is a day-use only park containing of hiking trails, including sections of the Long Path
The Long Path is a long-distance hiking trail beginning in New York City, at the West 175th Street subway station near the George Washington Bridge and ending at Altamont, New York, in the Albany area. While not yet a continuous trail, relyin ...
and the Tallman Mountain Bike Path.[ The park also offers a running track, tennis courts, playing fields, cross-country skiing, and picnic areas.][ For an additional fee, visitors may also use a pool complex within the park, operated by a private vendor under an agreement with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission since summer 2016.]
See also
* List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Tallman Mountain State Park
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Tallman Mountain State Park details and trail information
Palisades Interstate Park system
U.S. Route 9W
Parks on the Hudson River
Parks in Rockland County, New York
State parks of New York (state)
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