The Harriman “Hotspots”: Most Popular (and crowded) parts of the park If you love the park but are wary of large crowds on the weekend, avoid the Harriman “hotspots” of Lake Welch, Bear Mountain and the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center. Other...
Park at the service area on northbound I-87 in Ramapo, New York, and pick up the trail from the southeast side of the lot. Trails for the Curious Two Saturdays ago I counted more than 100 cars in and on the road in front of the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center in Harriman...
Where can you park at Harriman State Park and Bear Mountain and (more importantly) how do you know? There are almost 50 legal parking areas within or adjacent to Harriman State Park and Bear Mountain (a few less during the winter, when seasonal roads are closed). ...
Yesterday dawned clear and unseasonably warm as we climbed to the top of Pyngyp Mountain, on the Suffern-Bear Mountain trail, in Harriman State Park. (It would be a few hours before the first of the trail runners of the Irishman’s Suffern to Bear Mountain Run...
Yes, There’s Roadside Parking. But You Have To Know Where. Can you park on the side of the road in Harriman State Park, or can’t you? Do you have to let the park police know when you’re leaving your car overnight in one of the parking areas? These...
