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    • Trailheads
    • Visitor Center
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Visitor Guidelines
    • Leave No Trace
    • Activities
    • Trail Maps and Guides
    • Accessibility
    • Library Lending Program
    • Weddings and Celebrations
    • Event Site Rental
    • Group Visits
    • Area Guide
    • Camping
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Mission, Vision and Values
    • Timeline
    • Strategic Plan
    • Climate Change & Sustainability
    • Financials
    • Jobs, Fellowships, and Internships
    • Newsletters
    • Annual Reports
    • In the News
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Conservation Programs
      • Land Protection
      • Conservation Science
    • Community Education
    • Stewardship
    • Visitor Experience
    • Useful Links
  • Programs & Events
    • Programs & Events
    • Healthy Hudson Valley
    • Art Shows
    • Rock & Snow Bridge 2 Bridge Run
    • Rock The Ridge
    • Plein Air Art Walk
    • Annual Benefit Auction
    • Shawangunk Grit
    • Holiday Auction
  • Membership
  • Volunteer
    • Apply and Submit Hours
    • Opportunities & Training
    • Volunteer Vibes
    • Volunteer Voice
    • Volunteer Incentives
  • Support
  • Media & Film

Plan Your Visit

Hours

Trailheads are open daily from sunrise to sunset.

The Visitor Center is open year-round, free-of-charge 9am-5pm and is closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve at Noon, and Christmas Day.

Click here for alerts & current conditions

Photo by Winnie Abramson

Fees

The Visitor Center and its immediate grounds are free to the public. Children age 15 and under are free and must be accompanied by an adult.

To access the land you need to have a current membership or pay a day use fee. The following day fees apply:

  • $15 day use fee for hikers Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
  • $20 day use fee for hikers Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Holidays
  • $25 day use fee for bikers, climbers, cross-country skiers and horseback riders

Day passes and memberships are available at the Preserve Visitor Center or any staffed trailhead booth. Memberships are also available online for advance purchase.

If you visit during hours when the booths are not staffed, each booth is equipped with a self-pay station that accepts cash, check and virtual credit card payments.

Please note:  Different fees may apply to school and group visits or for public programs and events.

Questions?
Contact us at 845-255-0919 or email at membership@mohonkpreserve.org.

Military Access
Current and former military service members are eligible to receive one complimentary day pass or $10 off an Annual Membership (one discount per household). One complimentary day pass or addition to membership is also available for an accompanying care attendant. Day passes and memberships are available at the Preserve Visitor Center or any staffed trailhead.

Accessibility for Visitors with a Disability
One complimentary day pass or addition to membership is also available to an accompanying care attendant.

Seasonal Ulster County Nature Bus

The Nature Bus runs every Saturday from late April through the end of September and is completely FREE for both transportation and admission to parks and preserves. The Ridge Route from New Paltz will stop and pick up riders at the NYS Thruway Park and Ride, New Paltz Gardens, and New Paltz Trailways; from Ellenville, the Nature Bus departs from Liberty Square. Destinations include the Mohonk Preserve Testimonial Gateway Trailhead, Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center and Minnewaska State Park Preserve.

For additional assistance, call UCAT Dispatch at (845) 334-8458. Learn more and access routes and schedules at participate.ulstercountyny.gov/nature-bus.

Activities

Choose Your Adventure!

Guidelines

Review the Visitor Guidelines to Plan Ahead & Prepare

Trailheads

Info & Directions to our Five Main Trailheads

Trail Maps and Guides

See recommended climbing guidebooks and learn more about trail maps available for purchase or download here.

Suggested Hike Maps

View and download free, printable PDF trail maps here.

Membership Makes Memories

Mohonk Preserve members enjoy many wonderful benefits including 365 days of access to Preserve trails and carriage roads, a 10% discount in the Nature Shop and more. See all membership benefits here.

Mohonk Preserve members are an essential part of our mission and we deeply appreciate your support! 

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Banner photo: Karen Maloy Brady

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Alerts & Conditions

Ridgelines: Seasonal Stories from the Ridge. Explore recent issues for inspiring stories, conservation updates, and a closer look at life on the ridge.

Art Exhibit and Sale: My Eden, a solo exhibit by David k Holt will be on display at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center Gallery for the month of September. Join us for the Artists Reception on Saturday, September 5 from 3-5pm!

Kingsyard Bird Feeders & Houses
Get 15% off purchases with code Mohonk15 and 10% of net sales will be donated to Mohonk Preserve! Support wildlife on the ridge and in your backyard. 

Gift Memberships: Give the gift of the great outdoors, membership to Mohonk Preserve!

Campground: Learn more about The Samuel F. Pryor III Shawangunk Gateway Campground 2026 season.

Kleine Kill Stream Restoration: Learn more about our stream restoration project as we address the failing dam at Duck Pond.

The New Online Portal: Discover what Mohonk Preserve has to offer, all in one place! Visit our How-to-Guide and our Membership FAQ for more information.

Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: (845) 255-0919

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