Taxter Ridge Park Preserve
About
Taxter Ridge Park Preserve is a 186-acre park about 1.3 miles from Elmsford, New York. The land is part of Taxter Ridge State Park and is managed by the state park agency. For comfortable outings, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 77°F. The Blue Trail sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Orange Trail is about half a mile off. The Tarrytown Lakes Trail System lies roughly 0.6 mile away, and V.E. Macy Park, a climbing area, is about 1.4 miles from the preserve.
Park size
186 acres
Location
Taxter Ridge 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, 3.2 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
- Taxter Ridge State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Elmsford, New York · 1.3 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Blue TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Orange TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Tarrytown Lakes Trail SystemHiking0.6 mi
- Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Elmsford to New Castle)Hiking1 mi
- V.E. Macy ParkRock climbing1.4 mi
- Bronx RiverCanoeing3.2 mi
- Tallman MountainRock climbing4.5 mi
- Orange Hill BoulderingRock climbing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
