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Teatown Lake Reservation
Teatown Lake Reservation is a private, nonprofit nature preserve of 730 acres and education center with over 14 miles of hiking trails. The Nature Center is open Tuesday - Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday, 1 - 5 pm. Admission and parking are free. Fees are charged for programs and preregistration is required. Trails are open from dawn to dusk. Call (914) 762-2912, ext.10, for more information or visit the Teatown Lake Reservation website.
Location: Taconic State Parkway, Route 134 West Exit, second right off Route 134 onto Spring Valley Valley Road. Continue approximately one mile on Spring Valley Road with Teatown Lake Reservation on the right.
Turkey Mountain Nature Preserve
Turkey Mountain was preserved through the efforts of concerned citizens who recognized its value, and its preservation and maintenance are a continuing concern of the Yorktown Land Trust. The 125 acre preserve, owned by the town of Yorktown, offers summit views at 831 feet to the Croton Reservoir and dam; the Hudson River; the New York City skyline to the south; Bear Mountain, across the Hudson; the Hudson Highlands; and on a clear day, the ridge of the Shawangunks.
Location: Off the west side of Route 118, approximately 2 mile south of the intersection of Routes 202, 35, and 118, and one mile north of the intersection of Route 129 and 118, opposite of Croton Heights Road.
Kitchawan Preserve
Until 1989, this area between Route 134 and the Croton Reservoir was part of the Kitchawan Research Station of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and has since been acquired as Westchester County parkland. Over six miles of trails offer unparalleled views of the reservoir and surrounding hills and link to the North County Trailway.
Location: Taconic Parkway, Route 134 EAST, approximately 1.5 miles.
North County Trailway
The North County Trailway is a paved pedestrian/bicycle path located primarily on right-of-way lands of the former Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad. The Trailway covers 22.1 miles from Eastview in the Town of Mount Pleasant north to Baldwin Place in the Town of Somers.on the Putnam County border. Anther 14.1 miles, south from Eastview to the Bronx border is being developed in sections as the South County Trailway.
Location: Approximately 5.5 miles of the North County Trailway are in the Town of Yorktown. The Trailway enters Town along the Route 100 corridor south of Kitchwan, where there is parking access, crosses the New Croton Reservoir and then crosses Route 118 where there is also parking access. The Trailway continues along Route 118 north into the center of Yorktown Heights with two parking areas along Underhill Avenue near Town Hall. Continuing through Railroad Park, the Trailway turns northeast and leaves town at the Trailway crossing with Route 202. A detailed map of the Trailway showing all access and parking areas is available from the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation at (914) 242-PARK.
Mohansic Golf Course
This county facility is open for golfers from mid April until mid December. For the remainder of the late fall, winter and early spring, it is available for walking and cross-country skiing. The county-owned land extends far to the west beyond the cleared area for the golf course. For more information on this and the other four county-owned public golf courses, visit the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation web site or call the county department at (914) 242-PARK.
Location: Off Baldwin Road, just west of the Taconic Parkway, Baldwin Road exit.
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park's spacious picnic areas accommodate hundreds of people who visit the park daily. People of all ages also enjoy the park's oasis of blue water amid the green of the countryside. Swimming is provided in a mammoth pool that will accommodate several thousand people at one time. Mohansic Lake and Crom Pond provide excellent fishing and boating. For boating enthusiast, rowboat rentals are available in season and privately owned boats may be launched with a permit which maybe purchased at the park office, (914) 245-4434 . For more information, visit the park's web site.
Location: The park is approached by two routes. There is an exit off the Taconic Parkway between the Baldwin Road and Route 202 marked for the park. For residents of the town of Yorktown, the trails in FDR park may also be reached from the parking lot of Downing Park, which is near the intersection of Route 132 and 202.
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