“Along the Riverfront”
Ross Dock and Hazard’ s Dock Boat Ramp:
Above, view of the George Washington Bridge from near ; the boat ramp.
Above, autumn foliage graces the talus slope, while dramatic autumn skies highlight the cliffs above Ross Dock.
Below, Ross Dock Picnic Area with its playground and an interpretive sign about preserving the Palisades placed in December 2008.
Englewood Boat Basin & Picnic Area:
Below, an interpretive sign placed at Bloomer’s Beach in summer 2009, thanks to a grant from the Hudson River Improvement Fund of the Hudson River Foundation (the Foundation’s Christopher Letts can be seen in the water conducting a river seining program for a school group).
Above, cyclists using Henry Hudson Drive.
Above, along the Hudson near Undercliff Picnic Area, site of a former bathing beach, with a glimpse of the Undercliff Bathhouse ruins; the picnic area and beach at the end of the season.
Above, Lost Brook waterfall from Henry Hudson Drive and from the Shore Trail.
Above, Greenbrook Falls at dawn, from the Shore Trail (Henry Hudson Drive overhead); the Falls the day after the remnants of Hurricane Ivan drenched New Jersey; after a winter snowmelt.
Above, Long-forgotten road equipment rusts in the woods above Henry Hudson Drive; the Drive in autumn, shortly before its winter closing.
Alpine Boat Basin & Picnic Area and The Kearney House:
Above, in summertime, red fox kits explore the talus slope above the Hudson.
Above, Alpine Boat Basin and gas dock; the fishing pier at Alpine, with the Hudson River sloop Clearwater on the river.
Dawn, Alpine Boat Basin; view looking north from the dock at Alpine; a couple of (unusual) quiet moments at the gas dock.
Above, a harbor seal stops by Alpine Boat Basin in the winter.
Above, the pavilion at Alpine Picnic Area (available for rental); a group has a country dance event at the pavilion; picnickers in front of the pavilion.
Above, an interpretive sign placed at the Alpine Area in summer 2009, thanks to a grant from the Hudson River Improvement Fund of the Hudson River Foundation.
Above, during & after shots from a major exterior renovation of the Kearney House in 2003—see “Some Paint, Some Mortar, a Couple of Mops and a Bucket of Water.”
Above, the Kearney House in fall and winter; the picnic pavilion in winter.
Above, park visitors enjoy the horseshoe pit near the Kearney House (horseshoes may be borrowed from the House during hours it is open, free of charge, first-come, first-served); the Kearney House from across the river during “Riverfest 2005” at Beczak Environmental Education Center at Yonkers.
Above, looking north toward Bombay Hook from the Alpine Picnic Area, at late summer dawn and in the autumn; the kitchen in the Kearney House; the view from A.J. Meerwald, New Jersey’s official tall ship, as it conducts tours from Alpine Boat Basin.
Above, re-enactors from His Majesty’s 22nd Regiment of Foot beside an interpretive sign about the British Invasion of 1776, placed at the start of the Closter Dock Trail in summer 2009 (see “On His Lordship’s Mysterious Ascent”).
Above, at Twombly’s Landing in the autumn (see “Twombly”).
Above, the Shore Trail passes through the old Forest View area, above (see “The Three Ghosts of Forest View”).
Above, dawn from the abandoned Forest View jetty, during different seasons.
Above, hikers take a lunch break while traversing the Giant Stairs (click here to see more photos of the Giant Stairs).
Above, the reward at the half-way point of the Peanut Leap Cascade hike, dawn;Below, the cascade after snowmelt and rainfall, and encased in ice and snow.
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11/10/2011
2012 Area Information & Fee Schedule (.pdf file, 4 pages)
