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	New York State Parks :: Bear Mountain State Park
		Bear Mountain State Park is situated in rugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson River.
		The park features a large play field, shaded picnic groves, a dock on the Hudson for mooring small craft, lake and river fishing access, a swimming pool, a zoo and nature, hiking, biking and cross-country ski trails, and ski-jumps.
		The Perkins Memorial Tower atop Bear Mountain affords spectacular views of the park, the Hudson Highlands and Harriman State Park.
	nysparks.state.ny.us /parks/info.asp?parkID=55 (547 words)

	Bear Mountain State Park
		Nestled along the Hudson River, Bear Mountain was so-named because the profile of the mountain resembles a bear lying down.
		Bear Mountain is open 365 days a year from 8 a.m.
		Parking is $6, but the hiking trails and many special events are free.
	www.hudsonriver.com /bearmtn.htm (1002 words)

	Bear Mountain State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bear Mountain State Park is located on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York.
		Major William A. Welch was hired as Chief Engineer, whose work for the park would win him recognition as the father of the state park movement (and later, the national park movement).
		The Bear Mountain Zoo, through which the Appalachian Trail passes, is the lowest elevation on the 2,100 mile (3400 km) trail.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bear_Mountain_State_Park (1047 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Bear Mountain State Park at Epinions.com
		Bear Mountain is an easy drive from the city located about 45 miles north of New York City.
		Local lore states that Gov. Harriman's widow gave the mountain to the state of New York so they could make it a public park for everyone to enjoy.
		Bear Mountain is a wonderful place to take the family for a day of fresh air and sunshine.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-1EC4-4133A60-39A32987-prod4 (469 words)

	Bear Mountan State Park - WhiteBlaze
		Although the parking areas and beaches can be crazy during the summer, especially on the weekends, once you hike into the woods you have the trails all to yourself.
		Bear Mountain has a special meaning for me as it was at the Inn back in June 1975 I first set foot on the AT on a five day hike to High Point, NJ with my scout troop.
		Bear Mountain also holds another distinction - On October 7, 1923, the first sixteen-mile stretch of the A.T. trail was dedicated at Bear Mountain.
	www.whiteblaze.net /forum/showthread.php?p=4050 (1257 words)

	Friends of Palisades - Historic Sites - Harriman Park, NY
		Finally, consider its history: the park bears the name of the Harriman family – Edward Henry, the railroad baron, his wife Mary, and their sons Averell, PIPC Commissioner and New York Governor and Roland, PIPC Commissioner – whose fortune contributed mightily to the early achievements of the Commission.
		Park in the large parking area near the entrance (a $6 parking fee is charged on weekends in the summer).
		After crossing the entrance road to an abandoned parking area for the former Silvermine Ski Area (this parking area is overgrown with vegetation), the trail follows a dirt road through a picnic area and soon reaches the parking area where the hike began.
	www.friendsofpalisades.org /content.php?mode=parks&object_id=8 (3250 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Completed in 1979, the Park was established to honor Capitan's favorite son Smokey, the little bear cub that was found with burned paws after a 17,000 acre forest fire in 1950 on the Capitan Mountains near Capitan, New Mexico.
		Also located at the park is a playground, picnic area with group shelters and the original train depot for the Village of Capitan.
		The Smokey Bear Historical Park is located on highway 380 (better known as 118 Smokey Bear Blvd.) in the heart of the Village of Capitan and is open everyday of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years day.
	www.emnrd.state.nm.us /smokeybear (305 words)

	Bear Mountain State Park
		Park in the large parking lot adjacent to the Inn.
		From the parking area, proceed west (towards the mountain) on a paved path that runs along the south side of the Bear Mountain Inn.
		This is a surveyor's marker which was built to indicate the boundary between park property and a strip of land on Bear Mountain once owned by West Point (but subsequently acquired by the park).
	www.nynjtc.org /trails/record/20031201.html (1008 words)

	New York Hudson Valley State Parks, Clarence Fahnestock, Hudson Highlands,James Baird, Lake Taghkanic, Margaret Lewis ...
		Harriman State Park, located in Rockland and Orange counties, is the second-largest park in the parks system, with 31 lakes and reservoirs, 200 miles of hiking trails, three beaches, two public camping areas, a network of group camps, miles of streams and scenic roads, and scores of wildlife species, vistas and vantage points.
		Sterling Forest® State Park comprises 17,953 acres of nearly pristine natural refuge amidst of one of the nation's most densely populated areas, a remarkable piece of woodland, a watershed for millions, and a tremendous outdoor recreation area.
		Tallman Mountain State Park comprises wooded country on the easterly slope of the Palisades uplands overlooking the Hudson and Piermont Marsh, which lies between the river and the slope.
	www.theoutdoorforum.com /NewYork/HudsonValleyParks.htm (1862 words)

	New Hampshire Mountain Biking : Bear Brook State Park Mountain Bike Trails : Merrimack Valley Seacoast Region : ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mountain biking is a welcome activity on all Bear Brook State Park trails.
		Bear Brook State Park is also home to a favorite local swimming hole, Catamount Pond, where you can relax and swim after your ride.
		Bear Brook is one of the most complete CCC camps remaining intact in the country.
	www.bikekinetix.com /t_nh/nh_state/bearbrook.php (946 words)

	Bear Mountain in New York, NY - AOL City Guide
		Bear Mountain State Park, located in Bear Mountain, N.Y., along the Hudson River, covers miles of untouched woodlands and recreational areas.
		Bear Mountain State Park includes a portion of the Appalachian Trail, Hessian Lake, and natural and historical museums.
		After 1910, Bear Mountain's increasing popularity led the federal government, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, to fund the preservation of the park and public-works projects that laid the foundation for the park's facilities, which still exist today.
	cityguide.aol.com /newyork/entertainment/bear-mountain/v-63805 (420 words)

	Bear Mountain History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bear Mountain State Park, opened in 1916, quickly became a popular attraction for New Yorkers, and began to strain the carrying capacity of the ferries.
		Getting to the Park often meant waiting hours at the ferry landings to cross, or not crossing at all late at night or when ice covered the river.
		The Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company, privately financed by stockholders, was to construct and operate the bridge for 30 years, after which it would become the property of the state.
	www.nysba.state.ny.us /bridgepages/BMB/BMBpage/history/bmb_history.htm (426 words)

	NYC Regional Geology
		Bear Mountain State Park is perhaps the premiere attraction in the Hudson Highlands region.
		The park is located at the terminus of the Palisades Interstate Parkway at the intersection of Route 9W and the Bear Mountain Toll Bridge.
		Bear Mountain is also accessible via Metro-North to the Peekskill or Garrison stations, then by taxi across the river to the park.
	3dparks.wr.usgs.gov /nyc/parks/loc9.htm (920 words)

	Wild ride, thrilling trails at Bear Mountain State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bear Mountain State Park is a year-round outdoor getaway, but the summer season has a way of bringing new light to the rugged yet serene terrain.
		Bear Mountain State Park is part of a chain of parks within the Palisades Interstate Park system.
		The parks were created by a commission in 1900, empaneled by then New York Gov. Theodore Roosevelt and New Jersey Gov. Foster Voorhees to save the land on the west side of the river.
	cityguide.pojonews.com /fe/DayTrips/stories/dt_bear_mountain.asp (924 words)

	SummitPost - Bear Mountain -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		In 1910, the Bear Mountain-Harriman State Park was born.
		The Bear Mountain Inn was constructed in 1915, but further facilities were built around it in the mid-30's by CCC workers including pumphouses, a lake, and a ski jump.
		Parking in the state park (either at the Inn at the base of the mountain or at the summit) costs $6.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150858/bear-mountain.html (980 words)

	Bear Mountain Bridge (US 6 and US 202)
		The Bear Mountain Bridge, the southernmost crossing administered by the New York State Bridge Authority, carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River, from Bear Mountain State Park at the northern tip of Rockland County to the northwestern corner of Westchester County.
		In February 1922, a bill was introduced in the New York State Legislature that authorized the creation of a privately financed entity, the Bear Mountain Hudson Bridge Company, to build a vehicular bridge across the Hudson at Bear Mountain.
		The Bear Mountain Bridge set new standards in engineering that ushered in a "golden age" of big bridge building that lasted through the 1920's and 1930's.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/bear-mountain (1557 words)

	Local Hiking Information
		It follows a southwestern course from the foothills of the Taconic Mountains, through Fahnestock State Park and the ridges along the southern end of the Hudson Highlands.
		State Campgrounds in this region are operated by the Dept. of Environmental Conservation, which maintains 50 public campgrounds and associated day use facilities.
		Minnewaska State Park, 914-255-0752, is administered by the
	www.catskillhikes.com /localinfo.html (1094 words)

	Bear Mountain State Park Pictures
		The park is 5,067 acres in size and Bear Mountain is 1306', rising out of the Hudson River Valley.
		The park is adjacent to Harriman State Park.
		From Bear Mountain, overlooking the Huson River and City of Peekskill.
	www.worldfromtheweb.com /Parks/BearMtn/BearMtn.html (296 words)

	NH Division of Parks & Recreation: Bear Brook State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bear Brook, with over 10,000 acres, is the largest developed state park in New Hampshire.
		You can stay in shape by using the park's 1-1/4 mile, 20-station fitness course that is fun for the whole family.
		The park is open weekends only starting May 27, and then full-time from June 24 through September 4, 2006.
	www.nhstateparks.org /ParksPages/BearBrook/BearBrk.html (322 words)

	Appalachian Trail: A hike with a view (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		BEAR MOUNTAIN --The first section of the Appalachian Trail in Bear Mountain State Park, about 23 miles long, was completed in 1923.
		Today, the trail stretches 2,168 miles and the part passing through Bear Mountain State Park, which straddles Orange and Rockland counties, is believed to be the busiest section.
		This fall, more than 80 years since the Appalachian Trail was completed in Bear Mountain State Park, trail experts and ecologists will meet at Rutgers University in New Jersey to try and create an improvement plan for the trail at the state park.
	cityguide.pojonews.com /fe/DayTrips/stories/dt_appalacian_trail.asp (783 words)

	SCA Destination Finder
		Most people would go out of their way to avoid a snoozing bear by the water's edge, but there's one such spot in the Hudson Valley that should be on everyone's must-see list.
		Hike to the top of the Perkins Memorial Tower atop Bear Mountain which affords spectacular views of the park, the Hudson Highlands and Harriman State Park.
		Visit the zoo and see many of the animals indigenous to the area, such as the bald eagle, fox, fl bear, river otter, eagle, owl, falcon, hawk, deer, turkey and various types of fish.
	syndication.getoutdoors.com /sca/destination_summary/1425.html (152 words)

	Hudson River Valley - National Heritage Area
		The catalyst for the creation of the 5,067-acre park, which is located at the scenic southern gate to the Hudson Highlands, was Mary Harriman, the widow of railroad baron E.H. Harriman, who donated much of the land to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in 1910.
		Activities at the park include hiking (the first section of the 2,144-mile Appalachian Trail opened at Bear Mountain in 1923), swimming (in a large outdoor pool), boating on picturesque Hessian Lake, ice-skating, a merry-go-round, sledding, and cross-country skiing.
		Bear Mountain State Park, located at the intersection of Route 9W and the Palisades Parkway, is open 8 a.m.
	www.hudsonrivervalley.com /index.cfm?section_id=6&page_id=157 (381 words)

	Palisades Interstate Parkway
		To respond to this threat, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC) was formed in 1900 by the New York and New Jersey state legislatures "to provide for the selection, location, appropriation and management of the certain lands along the Palisades of the Hudson River for an interstate park".
		The proposed parkway, which was to connect the George Washington and Bear Mountain Bridges, was later planned to connect to the proposed New York State Thruway.
		Beginning in 1900 with the formation of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC), the states of New York and New Jersey commenced a cooperative effort to acquire and preserve a large tract of the Palisades that was threatened by quarrying operations.
	www.nycroads.com /roads/palisades (3501 words)

	Harriman State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They opposed the state's decision to build a prison at Bear Mountain and wanted to donate some of their land to the state in order to build a park.
		The state agreed and on October 29, 1910, William Averell Harriman presented a deed for the land and a million-dollar check to the Commission.
		In addition to the hiking trails there are a number of horse trails in the southeastern portion of the park and a mountain bike trail at the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area in the northeast of the park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harriman_State_Park (589 words)

	Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain, New York - About Bear Mountain Inn and Conference Center
		Prominently located in the heart of 5,000-acre Bear Mountain State Park, the historic Bear Mountain Inn and Conference Center is a cozy retreat whose grace and charm have drawn discriminating guests since the early part of this century.
		Guests of the Bear Mountain Inn and Conference Center are only a few unhurried moments away from an outdoor wonderland.
		Situated in the heart of Bear Mountain State Park, the Inn is just 42 miles north of New York City, accessible from the Palisades Interstate Parkway, Rt.
	www.bearmountaininn.com /about.html (856 words)

	Ghost Town on Bear Mountain - New York House
		By the turn of the 20th century, industry in the region was expanding, and residents founds jobs at the Knickerbocker Ice Company, an amusement park on Iona Island, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and, after its establishment in 1910, Bear Mountain State Park.
		Early on, the park began purchasing parcels in Doodletown to rent to employees.
		In the late 1950s, word leaked about a plan to build a ski resort in the park, and with that, loans for property improvements were frozen, deeding stopped, and, though the resort was never realized, the town tottered in a state of limbo.
	www.upstatehouse.com /article.php?issue=42&dept=49 (416 words)

	Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis, South Dakota
		To the Cheyenne, it is "Noahvose." This geological formation is one of several intrusions of igneous rock in the Black Hills that formed millions of years ago.
		The mountain is sacred to many American Indian tribes who come here to hold religious ceremonies.
		The Bear Butte Education Center highlights the mountain's geology, history and the cultural beliefs of the Northern Plains Indians, particularly the Cheyenne and Lakota.
	www.sdgfp.info /parks/Regions/NorthernHills/BearButte.htm (320 words)

	Wildernet - Bear Mountain State Park, New York
		Attractions - Bear Mountain State Park is situated in rugged mountains rising from the west bank of the Hudson River.
		The park features a large play field, shaded picnic groves, a dock on the Hudson for mooring small craft, lake and river fishing access, a swimming pool, a zoo and nature, hiking, mountain biking and cross-country ski trails and ski-jumps.
		The park has fishing opportunities including boat rental, swimming opportunities, and a variety of winter sports including a beautiful ice rink, trails and ski-jumps.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=NYSPBM&CU_ID=1 (663 words)

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