Dockside State Park
About
Dockside State Park is a 9-acre state park in New York, set within the Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve about 0.4 miles from the town of Cold Spring. It is managed by State Park and Recreation. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring through early fall. Typical averages from the nearby West Point weather station run from highs around 72°F in May to about 76°F in September, with July the warmest at about 85°F. Several trails start close by. The Red Trail (Little Stony Point) is about 0.7 miles away, and the Washburn Trail and Blue Trail are each about 1.1 miles off. Climbers can head to Storm King Mountain, roughly 2 miles away.
Park size
9 acres
Location
Dockside State Park
New York
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–85°F and lows of 41–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the West Point, NY weather station, 1.8 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan36° high21° low3 days with snow
- Feb39° high22° low3 days with snow
- Mar47° high30° low2 days with snow
- Apr60° high41° low
- May72° high51° low
- Jun80° high60° low
- Jul85° high65° low
- Aug83° high64° low
- Sep76° high57° low
- Oct63° high46° low
- Nov51° high36° low
- Dec41° high27° low2 days with snow
Where it is
- Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve · State park
- Nearest town
- Cold Spring, New York · 0.4 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Red Trail (Little Stony Point)Hiking0.7 mi
- Washburn TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Blue TrailHiking1.1 mi
Brook TrailHikingPhoto: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
Bobcat TrailHikingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.7 mi- Stillman Spring TrailHikingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.7 mi
Storm King MountainRock climbingPhoto: Steven-L-Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2 mi
Moodna CreekCanoeingPhoto: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Dockside State Park
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
36° / 21°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
39° / 22°
8 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 41°
10 wet
May
72° / 51°
12 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 64°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 57°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 46°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 27°
10 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Point, NY, 1.8 mi away at 320 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
