Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area
Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area
Location:East of Route 22 in Copake Falls.
Facilities:46 tent campsites, 24 tent platform sites, 36 trailer campsites, 3cabin areas (é), showers, picnic area, hiking trails, ski andsnowmobile trails (10 miles), beach, playground, museum, visitorcenter, recreation programs.
Activities:Camping, hunting (with restrictions), fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, recreation and nature programs.
Special Features:Park includes trails leading to Bash Bish Falls, just over theMassachusetts border, and Brace Mountain, the highest point in thecounty. Iron Works Museum features exhibits about the iron industry atthe former site of Copake Iron Works, established in 1845.
Address:Rt 344
PO Box 100
Copake Falls, NY 12517
Phone:518-329-3993
Web: www.nysparks.com/parks/info.asp?parkId=137
Size: 3,408 acres (Copake Falls Area); 6,054 acres (entire park).
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