Date visited: 8/12/2022

This was a fun adventure to check out the Cornish Estate Ruins. The estate was a lavish mansion built by Edward Joel Cornish and his wife Selina Bliss Carter Cornish around 1910. The couple tragically died within weeks of each other in 1938, and in 1958 the mansion burned down. The ruins require about a mile hike up a 200 foot hill, though the incline is very gradual. The first quarter of a mile or so from the parking lot is on a regular dirt trail, but the rest on a paved wide sidewalk, which offeres some views of the Hudson River on the way up. It's worth the visit if you are in the area!

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Date visited: 8/12/2022

Technically, this is part of Hudson Highlands State Park, but it's across the street from the rest of the park. As the name implies, this is a "little stony point" that protrudes into the Hudson River. There's a short overlook trail that offers great views of the Hudson River and the mountains surrounding it. There is also a loop trail which gets right down to water. There are signs posted tht swimming is not allowed, despite there being beachy areas. There were, however, people swimming. I let the dogs go in briefly to cool off. There's also a real cave to check out. I took a photo from inside the cave looking out, but it was so dark I had to use the light on my iPhone to shine on the dogs so that my camera could focus on them. This is another fun adventure and a good companion trip to the Cornish Estates Ruins on the other side of the park.

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Date visited: 8/12/2025

The "Lower Cold Spring Village" features three small parks along the Hudson River waterfront - Cold Spring Pier, Dockside Park and Foundry Dock Park. All three have wonderful scenic views of the river. The nicest was the pier, but I didn't realize dogs are not allowed at the pier. There is a "No Dog Walking" located at the pier that I didn't see until after we finished our walk through the parks. There is no specific information on the internet I could find about them not being allowed at the pier. They are definitely allowed at the other two parks. There are spots at both of those parks where Mandy & Lexi were able to get into the water and cool off. The parks are small, so we extended our walk by heading to the "Upper Cold Spring Village"

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Date visited: 8/12/2025

This was a walk through "Upper Cold Spring Village", basically up and down Main Street. The upper village is separated from the riverfront by train tracks. Main Street actually has a gap, and if you are driving, you actually have to loop around. There's a cool tunnel for pedestrians however! Main street is lined with small shops and restaurants, many of which had water out for passing dogs. (Mandy and Lexi are fussy, and usually only drink the water I bring with us!). There's also a short sidewalk that leads to the train station. This was a very nice walk through a small town on a warm and sunny afternoon.

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