Film Location Prospectus

Janeen M. Martin

Marketing/PR Coordinator, Taconic Region

9 Old Post Road // P.O. Box 308, Staatsburg, NY 12580

845.889.3818 [email protected]

Film Location Prospectus

NYS Park’s Taconic Region

in New York’s Hudson Valley

Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess & Columbia Counties

www.parks.ny.gov

FF

Valley

Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park,

Hudson Highlands State Park, Wonder Lake

State Park1498 Route 301, Carmel, NY 10512

• Over 25,000 acres of woodland forests, camping grounds,

picnic, lakes, river views, winter sports, large rock

formations, winding paths, steep, view of bridge, RR

tracks, vast selection of views and landscape, gated

entrance, ponds, lakes, wetlands/marsh.

• Tractor trailer accessible, easy access to major roads

before/after hours filming, parking lots, near town,

• Breakneck Ridge, Bannerman’s Castle, Appalachian Trail

• Winding paths with heavy brush on sides, meadow, mature

trees, dirt & paved roads

• Before/after hours filming available, easy access to major

road, tractor trailers, parking lots, catering

• Restaurant, pavilion, playground, 18 hole golf course

• Less than 1 hour from Columbus Circle, NY, NY via

Taconic State Parkway

• Largest pool in State Park system; up to 3,500 capacity

• Large picnic areas, shelters, playground, lake (no beach).

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, tractor trailers

accessible.

Clermont State Historic SiteOne Clermont Ave., Germantown, NY 12526

• Colonial historic site with a barn, abandoned buildings

overlooking the Hudson River, natural landscape plus

formal, architect designed garden, mature trees, dirt &

paved winding paths, large meadow, gated entrance, RR

tracks run thru property.

• Located between Rhinebeck and Hudson, NY

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, town, tractor

trailer accessible.

• Gated entrance, ponds, large meadow, perennial garden

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park2957 Crompond Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

James Baird State Park280 Clubhouse Rd., Pleasant valley, NY 12569

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Valley

John Jay Homestead State Historic Site400 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536

• Less than 1 hour from Columbus Circle, NY, NY

• Federal historic home with barn, school, visitor's

center, mature trees, large meadow, dirt roads,

winding paths, perennial gardens.

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, town, tractor

trailers accessible.

• Before/after hours filming available

• Pond, creek, marsh/wetlands.

• Perched high on a steep hill overlooking Hudson River and

Rip Van Winkle Bridge, 19th C historic site with Persian

design influence, sweeping panoramic Catskill Mountain

views, meadows, mature trees, wildflowers in season,

winding paths, dirt & paved roads


roads, town of Hudson

• Lake, ponds, marsh/wetlands, steep embankments

• Artist designed landscape, 19thC barn, abandoned

buildings

• On Hudson River, one of largest swaths of State park land in

the Taconic Region, contains a marina, miles of wide paths

and hiking trails, dirt & paved roads, rocky embankments, RR

tracks

• Campgrounds, historic building, pavilion, restaurant,

abandoned buildings/ruins, golf course

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, tractor trailer

accessible.

• Located between Hyde Park and Rhinebeck

Lake Taghkanic State Park1528 Sate Road 82, Ancram, NY 10502

• Overlooks lake with sandy beach, mature trees and lawn,

paved and dirt roads. pavilion, playgrounds, stone water

tower.

• 15 rustic cabins in wooded area, 15 lake-view cottages,

campground with 60 sites/tent platforms


accessible

• Before/after hours filming available, restrooms available

Mills-Norrie State Park9 Old Post Rd., Staatsburg, NY 12580

Olana State Historic Site5720 Route 9G, Hudson , NY 12534

Rockefeller State Park Preserve125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY 10570

• 30 miles from Columbus Circle, NY, NY

• Natural estate preserve overlooks the Hudson River with

mature trees, meadows, dirt and paved roads, large rock

formations, wide and winding paths, ridges.

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, town, tractor trailers

accessible.

• 19th-20th C rock walls, historic carriage trails, RR tracks.

• Gated entrance, streams, creeks & lakes, wildflowers in

season, 22- acre lake

Valley

Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park15 Walnut St., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

• 10 minutes north of NYC

• Wide linear paths with heavy brush on sides, 26 miles of flat

trails

• Italianate 1850’s building, inside 8 foot tall brick tube aqueduct

• Between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park

• Gilded Age historic site, high perch, overlooks Hudson River,

winding paths with heavy brush on sides, meadow, mature

trees, dirt & paved roads, barn, RR tracks

• Before/after hours filming sometimes available, easy access

to major road, limited access for tractor trailers, parking lots,

gated entrance

• Mansion’s portico (pediment, columns and west veranda)

popular photographic subjects. Sunsets, Hudson River view,

downhill sledding, gated entrance, great lawn sweeps to river.

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY

Staatsburgh State Historic Site75 Mills Mansion Drive, Staatsburg, NY 12580

• 10 minutes north NYC

• 18th century, high style Georgian architecture, a 1750s

papier mache Rococo ceiling

• Collection of presidential portraits, including the six

Presidents from New York State.

• Meadows, marked hiking trails, paved & dirt roads, campgrounds

• Pond, beach, camping, natural and manicured landscape

• Before/after hours filming available, secluded

• Easy access to major roads, parking lots, town, tractor trailer

accessible.

• Ponds, creeks, docks, marina

• Idyllic setting.

Valley

Taconic Outdoor Education Center75 Mountain laurel Lane, Cold Spring, NY 10516

• Natural landscapes, wide & winding paths, large meadow,

mature trees, dirt roads, pond, lakefront, maple leaf sugar

grove, surrounded by stone walls

• Large stone fireplace, rustic lounge, cabins, maple syrup

production space


road, accommodate up to 5 tractor trailers, catering available

• Near town of Cold Spring

• Pedestrian bridge over Hudson River between

Poughkeepsie and Highland, 1.28 miles linear trail.

Panoramic views of river and Catskill mountains, views of

train station, RR tracks, shoreline, steep embankments,

gated entrance

• Tractor trailer accessible, welcome cemter, restrooms, easy

access to major road, before/after hours filming available,

parking lots, seasonal elevator, town, food & lodging nearby

Taconic State Park – Copake253 Route 344, Copake Falls, NY 10517

• Meadows, marked hiking trails, paved & dirt roads,

campgrounds

• Near Hudson NY and Great Barrington, MA.


accessible.

• Ponds, creeks, waterfall, steep embankments, docks,

marina

• Iron Blast Furnace/ Ironworks Historical Site, visitor’s center

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park5 Parker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond59 Rudd Dr., Millerton, NY 12546

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