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Harriman State Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location:	New York, USA
Nearest city:	New York City
Coordinates:	41°14′35″N, 74°06′02″W
Area:	46,613 acres (186.4 km²)
Established:	1910
Governing body:	Palisades Interstate Park Commission

At 46,613 acres (186.4 km²), Harriman State Park is one of the largest state parks in New York. Located in Rockland and Orange counties 30 miles (48 km) north of New York City, it is a haven for hikers with over 200 miles (320 km) of hiking trails. The park is also known for its 31 lakes, multiple streams, public camping area, and great vistas. The park's hiking trails are currently maintained by volunteers from the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference. On its northeastern edge, Harriman State Park borders the smaller Bear Mountain State Park. The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ... Download high resolution version (1000x283, 106 KB)Harriman State Park, NY view facing north. ... NY redirects here. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... The Palisades Interstate Park Commission was formed in 1900 by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the destruction of the Palisades by quarry operators in the late 19th century. ... State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... NY redirects here. ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... The Orange County Government Center in Goshen, N.Y., designed by Paul Rudolph. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Car camping is camping in a tent, but nearby the car for easier access and for supply storage. ... The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (NYNJTC) is a federation of more than 95 hiking clubs and environmental organizations with approximately 10,000 members. ... Bear Mountain State Park is located on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. ...

History

Mary Averell Harriman

Edward Harriman and Mary Averell Harriman owned 30,000 acres (120 km²) in Arden, New York as part of their estate. They opposed the state's decision to build a prison at Bear Mountain and wanted to donate some of their land to the state in order to build a park. A year after the death of her husband in 1909, Mary Harriman proposed to Governor Charles Evans Hughes that she would donate 10,000 acres (40 km²) of land and $1 million for the creation of a new state park. As part of the deal, the state would do away with the plan to build the prison, appropriate an additional $2.5 million to acquire additional land and construct park facilities. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission would have its authority extended north into the Ramapo Mountains and the Hudson Highlands, and New Jersey would also contribute an amount of money deemed reasonable by the Commission. The state agreed and on October 29, 1910, William Averell Harriman presented a deed for the land and a million-dollar check to the Commission. Image File history File links Mary_Williamson_Averell_Harriman. ... Image File history File links Mary_Williamson_Averell_Harriman. ... Edward Henry Harriman (February 20, 1848 – September 9, 1909), better known as E. H. Harriman, was a wealthy railroad executive. ... Mary Williamson Averell Harriman Mary Williamson Averell (22 July 1851 - 7 November 1932) was born in New York City into a prominent New York family (she was a descendant of Henry I of England (King of England)), she was tutored at home and completed her education at a finishing school... Arden, is a hamlet near the northern town line of Tuxedo, New York. ... Charles Evans Hughes (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was Governor of New York, United States Secretary of State, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the United States. ... The Palisades Interstate Park Commission was formed in 1900 by governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the destruction of the Palisades by quarry operators in the late 19th century. ... Ramapo Torne in Harriman State Park, part of the Ramapo Mountains The Ramapo Mountains are a forested chain of the Appalachian mountains in northeastern New Jersey and southeastern New York in the United States. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... William Averell Harriman William Averell Harriman (November 15, 1891 – July 26, 1986) was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman and diplomat. ...

Lake Kanawauke

In 1913, Major William A. Welch started construction on the road from Bear Mountain to Sloatsburg, known today as the Seven Lakes Drive. In 1962 a new road from the Southfields section of Tuxedo to Kanawake Circle was opened. There were also numerous other roads completed around Bear Mountain and Dunderberg Mountain in order to make it easier for people to reach the new park. In addition, there was steamboat service from Manhattan offering round trip tickets for 85 cents for adults and 45 cents for children. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 954 KB) Summary Lake Kanawauke in Harriman State Park Taken by User:Mwanner, 22 September, 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 954 KB) Summary Lake Kanawauke in Harriman State Park Taken by User:Mwanner, 22 September, 2005. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Major Williams Addams Welch (August 20, 1868 – May 4, 1941) was an American engineer and environmentalist who would have a major impact on the state and national park systems of the United States. ... Sloatsburg is a village located in Rockland County, New York. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Tuxedo is a town located in Orange County, New York. ... Paddle steamers — Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, USA, coterminous with New York County. ...

The park received a large influx of free labor during the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) offered thousands of young men work such as building roads, trails, camps and lakes. Projects completed by the CCC in the park included Pine Meadow, Wanoksink, Turkey Hill, Welch, Silvermine and Massawippa Lakes. The Great Depression was a time of economic down turn, which started after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ... CCC workers on road construction, Camp Euclid, Ohio 1936 The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families established on March 19, 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first hundred days. ...

Trails in Harriman Park

There are more than forty marked hiking trails (225 miles total) in Harriman, and another 57 unmarked trails and woods road (103 miles, foot traffic only). Some of the better known trails include:

In addition to the hiking trails there are a number of horse trails in the southeastern portion of the park and a mountain bike trail at the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area in the northeast of the park. In winter some of the trails are open for cross-country skiing. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a 2,174-mile (3,500-km)[2] marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. ... The Long Path is a 330-mile (528 km) long-distance hiking trail running from George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey to Altamont, New York, in the Albany area. ...

Lakes

Great Blue Heron and Mallards at Silvermine Lake

There are 32 lakes and ponds in Harriman. Some of the larger ones are: Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1711x1224, 874 KB) Summary Great Blue Heron and Mallards at Silvermine Lake in Harriman State Park. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1711x1224, 874 KB) Summary Great Blue Heron and Mallards at Silvermine Lake in Harriman State Park. ... Binomial name Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 The Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common all over North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos, except in deserts and high mountains where there is no water for... Binomial name Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies See Mexican Duck, Anas, and article text The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos[1]), also known as the wild duck, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. ...

• Lake Askoti, 41 acres
• Hessian Lake, 33 acres
• Island Pond, 51 acres
• Kanawauke (lower, middle and upper), 186 acres
• Pine Meadow Lake, 77 acres
• Queensboro Lake, 35 acres
• Lake Sebago, 310 acres, swimming beach, boat launch, cabin camping
• Lake Silvermine, 84 acres
• Lake Skannatati, 38 acres
• Lake Skenonto, 37 acres
• Lake Stahahe, 88 acres
• Summit Lake, 33 acres
• Lake Tiorati, 291 acres, swimming beach
• Turkey Hill Lake, 58 acres
• Lake Wanosink, 38 acres
• Lake Welch, 216 acres, swimming beach, camping

See also

• List of New York state parks
• Bear Mountain State Park

This is a list of state parks in the U.S. state of New York. ... Bear Mountain State Park is located on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. ...

Sources

Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.

External links

Island Pond, Harriman State Park

• Harriman State Park Official Website
• New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
• Harriman Hikers
• Abandoned Mines of Harriman State Park
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