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Bristol Beach State Park, Saugerties, NY
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Bristol Beach State Park

A largely natural Hudson River park in Saugerties, Ulster County, with no developed facilities.

Saugerties, NY

About Bristol Beach State Park

Bristol Beach sits on the Hudson River in the town of Saugerties, about a dozen miles north of Kingston. It began as a former brickyard that the state handed to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in 1967. In the 1990s the park grew substantially after the commission expanded it amid pressure from development nearby. The site has been kept largely undeveloped, so visitors find natural riverfront rather than built attractions. Note that the park's acreage is reported differently across the two sources consulted.

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The closest stops to Bristol Beach State Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    Hessel Museum of Art

    No admission fee

    Contemporary art museum on the Bard College campus, housing the Center for Curatorial Studies collection.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    5.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Attractions
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    Bailiwick Animal Park & Riding Stables

    Under $25

    A Catskill animal park and family ranch with exotic and farm animals, petting and feeding, and guided trail rides.

    8.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums

    Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

    $25–$50

    A living history museum in the Hudson Valley that flies and displays antique aircraft from the early days of aviation.

    9.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

    Check prices

    A 356-acre Hudson River state park in Dutchess County with trails, camping, a marina, and a golf course.

    17 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Innisfree Garden

    Under $25

    A 185-acre Hudson Valley garden near Millbrook, composed like a work of art from rock, water, and planting.

    25 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park

    No admission fee

    A former railroad bridge over the Hudson River, now a long elevated pedestrian walkway linking Poughkeepsie and Highland.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

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