Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

Westchester County's largest park, with over 35 miles of wooded trails, lean-to camping and a nature museum built by the CCC.

Route 35 and Route 121 South, Cross River, NY 10576 · Cross River, NY

About Ward Pound Ridge Reservation

Ward Pound Ridge Reservation covers 4,315 acres in northern Westchester County, making it the county's largest park. Over 35 miles of marked trails cross forest, streams, wetlands and ridges, used for hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and cross-country skiing. A Civilian Conservation Corps camp built trails, shelters and the Trailside Nature Museum in the 1930s, and the museum runs weekend nature programs in every season. You can also picnic, fish or camp in a lean-to.

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#camping
#cross-country skiing
#nature museum

What's around here?

The closest stops to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
$25–$50
A Ridgefield museum devoted to rotating contemporary art exhibitions, with a sculpture garden and no permanent collection.
Transit: reachable by public transit
5.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Weir Farm National Historical Park
No admission fee
Home and studio of Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir, set among more than 60 acres of woods and fields.
6.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sports & Outdoors
Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve
No admission fee
A 305-acre state reserve in Ridgefield, Connecticut, offering hiking, fishing, and boating.
7.2 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Iconic
The Glass House
$25–$50
Tour Philip Johnson's 1949 glass-walled house and the galleries and pavilions spread across his New Canaan estate.
Transit: reachable by public transit
8.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Sports & Outdoors
Local Gem
Waveny Park
Check prices
Walk woodland trails, lawns and formal gardens around Waveny House, the 1912 mansion locals call the castle, in New Canaan.
10.0 mi awayMore like this
Sports & Outdoors
History Buff
Putnam Memorial State Park
No admission fee
Walk the grounds of the Continental Army's 1778 to 1779 winter camp, with a museum, rebuilt log huts, a granite obelisk and a 14-acre fishing pond.
12 mi awayMore like this