Tallman Mountain State Park
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Tallman Mountain State Park is a Template:Convert state park in Rockland County, New York,<ref name=RIoG_PS/> located adjacent to the Hudson River in the Town of Orangetown just south of Piermont. It is part of the Palisades Interstate Park System.<ref name=NYNJTC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Tallman Mountain State Park was formed in 1928 after the Palisades Interstate Park Commission moved to condemn the Template:Convert property of a quarry operator in an effort to preserve a portion of the Hudson River Palisades. Park facilities were improved in 1933 by Temporary Emergency Relief Administration workers, who constructed a swimming pool, recreation fields, and picnic areas. The park was expanded in 1942 with the addition of Template:Convert.<ref name=TMSP_PPC/>
Description
Tallman Mountain State Park is a day-use only park containing Template:Convert of hiking trails, including sections of the Long Path and the Tallman Mountain Bike Path.<ref name=NYNJTC/> The park also offers a running track, tennis courts, playing fields, cross-country skiing, and picnic areas.<ref name=NYSP_main/> For an additional fee, visitors may also use a pool complex within the park, operated by a private vendor under an agreement with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission since summer 2016.<ref name=NYSP_main/><ref name=TBPC>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The park includes part of Piermont Marsh, which is included in the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve.<ref name=HRNERR>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=DEC_PiermontMarsh>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See also
References
External links
- New York State Parks: Tallman Mountain State Park
- New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Tallman Mountain State Park details and trail information
- U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved January 31, 2023.