Goosepond Mountain State Park, also known as Goose Pond Mountain State Park,
is a undeveloped
state park located in
Orange County
Orange County most commonly refers to:
*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
,
New York.
[ The park is located within the Town of Chester and is administered by the ]Palisades Interstate Park Commission
The Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by Governors Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Foster Voorhees of New Jersey in response to the quarrying operations along the Palisades Cliffs of New Jersey. The Palisades, a Na ...
.[
]
Park description
Goosepond Mountain State Park is an undeveloped park, and is available for passive recreation such as hiking, horseback riding, and bird watching.[ A small section is accessible to casual hikers via a ]boardwalk
A boardwalk (alternatively board walk, boarded path, or promenade) is an elevated footpath, walkway, or causeway built with wooden planks that enables pedestrians to cross wet, fragile, or marshy land. They are also in effect a low type of brid ...
, and there are additional extensive trails for hikers and horseback riders. Part of the area is a wetland used as a bird sanctuary
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives. Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary defines an animal sanctuary as "a safe-enough place or relationship within the cont ...
.
The loyalist leader Claudius Smith
Claudius Smith (1736 – January 22, 1779) was a Loyalist guerrilla leader during the American Revolution. He led a band of irregulars who were known locally as the 'cowboys'.
Claudius was the eldest son of David Smith (1701–1787), a respected ...
may have used a rock shelter in the area as a hideout during the American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
.
Gallery
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Image:GoosePond stream.jpg,
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See also
* List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Goosepond Mountain State Park
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Palisades Interstate Park system
Parks in Orange County, New York
State parks of New York (state)
Protected areas established in 1960
1960 establishments in New York (state)