Goosepond Mountain State Park
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A boardwalk winds through the marshes at Goosepond Mountain State Park.
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 Location of Goosepond Mountain State Park within New York State
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| Type | State park (undeveloped) |
| Location | 1198 New York 17M Chester, New York[1] |
| Nearest city | Chester, New York |
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| Area | 1,558 acres (6.31 km2) |
| Created | 1960[2] |
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| Visitors | 2,967 (in 2014)[3] |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Goosepond Mountain State Park |
Goosepond Mountain State Park, also known as Goose Pond Mountain State Park,[4] is a 1,558-acre (6.31 km2) undeveloped state park located in Orange County, New York. The park is located within the Town of Chester and is administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.[5]
Park description
Goosepond Mountain State Park is an undeveloped park, and is available for passive recreation such as hiking, horseback riding, and bird watching.[5] A small section is accessible to casual hikers via a boardwalk, and there are additional extensive trails for hikers and horseback riders. Part of the area is a wetland used as a bird sanctuary.
The loyalist leader Claudius Smith may have used a rock shelter in the area as a hideout during the American Revolutionary War.[6]
Gallery
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The paved, blue-blazed trail -
The more primitive orange-blazed trail -
Seely Brook -
Abandoned stone structures can be found within the park
See also
References
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