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Making a Bear Bag is Mandatory!

Making a Bear Bag is Mandatory!

If you’re planning an overnight stay in Harriman State Park or nearby Bear Mountain State Park, do yourself — and fellow campers and hikers — a favor: make a bear bag to store your food overnight, so you aren’t attracting the big bruins for...

Don’t Take Shortcuts: Sticking to the Map in Harriman State Park

The forested slopes of Harriman State Park can contain gullies, trenches, rocky crags that you won’t be able to see through thickets of moutain laurel and blueberry.  So, be careful.  Never take shortcuts you don’t know or can’t see the length of (like a gully...