Rockefeller State Park Preserve
About
Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a 1,775-acre state park in New York, about 1.7 miles from the town of Hawthorne. It is managed by the state park agency, State Park and Recreation. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Several trails sit about 1.5 miles away, including the Blue/White Connector Trail for mountain biking and the Pink Trail and Tumbleweed for hiking. Paddlers can reach the Bronx River, about 5 miles off.
Park size
1,775 acres
Inside this park
Climbing
Location
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
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–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–81°F and lows of 40–59°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley, NY weather station, 7 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high23° low
- Feb43° high25° low
- Mar51° high31° low
- Apr63° high40° low
- May73° high50° low
- Jun81° high59° low
- Jul86° high64° low
- Aug84° high63° low
- Sep77° high56° low
- Oct65° high45° low
- Nov54° high36° low
- Dec44° high29° low
Where it is
- Rockefeller State Park Preserve · State park
- Nearest town
- Hawthorne, New York · 1.7 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Blue/White Connector TrailMountain biking1.5 mi
- Pink TrailHiking1.5 mi
- TumbleweedHiking1.5 mi
- Bronx RiverCanoeing5.1 mi
- V.E. Macy ParkRock climbing5.2 mi
- Croton RiverCanoeing7 mi
- Armonk CliffsRock climbing7.2 mi
- Tallman MountainRock climbing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
