Upstate New York is rife with mountains, forests, falls, state parks, nature preserves, sanctuaries, and conservation areas. Check out our list of these natural havens that include scenic hiking trails fit for all skill levels. So pack up the kids and spend the day or weekend reconnecting with nature in the great outdoors (and getting some great exercise!).
Anthony's Nose
Peekskill, NY
Bish Bash Falls
Copake Falls, NY
Black Creek Forest Preserve (pictured)
New Paltz, NY
Cohotate Preserve
Catskill, NY
Constiution Marsh Sanctuary
Cold Spring, NY
Copes Lookout and Monhonk Lake
New Paltz, NY
Denning Hill
Peekskill, NY
Greenport Conservation Area
Greenport, NY
Hudson River at Staatburgh Mills Mansion State Park
Tarrytown, NY
Lost Pong at Manitoga Preserve
Peekskill, NY
Milbrook Mountain
New Paltz, NY
Mohonk Preserve and Bonticou Crag
New Paltz, NY
Ninham Mountain
Carmel, NY
Olana
Hudson, NY
Pawling Nature Preserve
Pawling, NY
Pine Meadow Lake
Sloatsburg, NY
Pine Swap Mine
Peekskill, NY
Poets' Walk Romantic Landscape Park
Rhinecliff, NY
Rudd Pond Area, Taconic State Park
Millerton, NY
Sam's Point and Vekeerderkill Falls
Cragsmoor, NY
Schaghticoke Mountain
Pawling, NY
Storm King
Newburgh, NY
Swyer Preserve
Stuyvesant, NY
The Black Rock Forest
Newburgh, NY
The Labyrinth
New Paltz, NY
Thompson Pond
Pine Plains, NY
Tivoli Bays
Tivoli, NY
Vernooy Kill Falls
New Paltz, NY
Also see: Hiking and Nature Trails Near NYC
Surprise! Hiking Trails on Staten Island
