Croton Point Park

A rallying point since the 1970s for cleaning up the Hudson River, Croton Point Park stands as testimony to the success of those efforts. The 508-acre park has been found to have the oldest oyster shell middens on the North Atlantic Coast. In the 17th Century, Indians of the Kitchawank tribe of the Wappinger Confederacy occupied a large fortified village on the high flat at the neck of Croton Point. The fortress was one of the most ancient and formidable ones south of the Hudson Highlands. Now the park offers picnicking, hiking, fishing, a car-top boat launch (April-October), ballfields, great birdwatching, a nature center and discovery trail, beach, tent and trailer camping, and even wine cellars to explore. There’s an $8 parking fee; there are weekly rates for camping or cabins.

Coming June 18 and 19 is The Clearwater Festival Great Hudson River Revival, continuing a tradition started more than 40 years ago by folksinger Pete Seeger to raise money to build and sail the Hudson River sloop Clearwater to promote cleaning up the river.

Details

Croton Point Park is in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., accessible from Route 9, to the Croton Point Avenue exit; follow signs. For more information, call 914-862-5290. For information on the Clearwater Festival, visit www.clearwater.org.

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