On summer and fall weekends, arrive early and consider carpooling.
Preserve members will not be able to park at the Mohonk Mountain House Gatehouse on busy weekends. Consider using the Preserve’s Spring Farm Trailhead instead.
Lots full? Don’t expect to park for long on the road: New York State Department of Transportation has posted ½-hour parking limits at the "Scenic Overlook" and "Hairpin Turn" located one mile north of the intersection of Routes 299 and 44/55 in the Town of Gardiner.
Solution: Use long-term parking lots at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center and at the West Trapps parking lot, located ½ mile and 1½ mile respectively from the intersection of Routes 299 and 44/55.
Plan Ahead for a Safe and Pleasant Visit.
Consider the length of your hike and the time you have before the Preserve closes at sunset.
Check the weather and dress accordingly.
Select a hike at the ability level of your group’s least experienced member.
Do your part: Day passes or annual membership are required to access the trails and carriage roads.
Keep this a safe and quiet haven: No glass, radios, or fires.
Help prevent plant damage and erosion: Stay on marked trails.
Bringing Your Dog?
Dogs are welcome to accompany you, but in keeping with our policies and New York State law, they must be on a leash and under your control at all times.
Leashes protect dogs from becoming lost and from wilderness hazards such as porcupines, bears, poisonous snakes, or sick, injured, or rabid animals.
Off-leash dogs often harass, injure, and sometimes kill wildlife.
Unleashed dogs may also intimidate other visitors and their dogs, depriving them of the peace nature provides.
Tying a dog up at the bottom of a cliff while rock climbing does not constitute "under your control." Please consider leaving your dog at home while you climb or boulder.
A leashed-dog's keen senses can enhance your awareness of nearby wildlife or visitors.
Dogs are not allowed on the grounds of the neighboring Mohonk Mountain House, on Preserve carriage roads during cross-country ski season, or in any Preserve ponds or streams.
Please remove pet waste from the trail and carriage roads, which helps ensure a more pleasant experience for visitors and keep streams and other water systems clean.
Failure to leash your dog may result in a citation, impoundment, or revocation of Preserve use privileges.
