The Park At University Settlement Society
About
The Park At University Settlement Society is a 169-acre park in New York, set within Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve about 1.2 miles from Beacon. State Park and Recreation manages the land. September is one of the most comfortable months to visit. Typical averages from the nearby West Point weather station run around 76°F for highs and 57°F for lows that month. May is similar, with highs near 72°F. Several trails start close by. Dry Brook Trail is 0.8 mile away, and Notch Trail (Blue) is about 1.2 miles off. Casino Trail is roughly 1.3 miles away, and climbers can head about 4 miles to Storm King Mountain.
Park size
169 acres
Location
The Park At University Settlement Society
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, 6.5 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
- Beacon, New York · 1.2 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
Dry Brook TrailHikingPhoto: mlcastle, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi
Notch Trail (Blue)HikingPhoto: alecperkins, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.2 mi
Casino TrailHikingPhoto: Schezar, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi- Wilkinson Memorial TrailHikingPhoto: Schezar, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi
Storm King MountainRock climbingPhoto: Steven-L-Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4 mi
Moodna CreekCanoeingPhoto: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.4 mi- Cookie's CragRock climbing9.4 mi
- Owl CaveRock climbing9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit The Park At University Settlement Society
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, 6.5 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.
