NYS Parks Recreation Historic PreservationStaatsburg, N.Y. — The beautiful grounds of Staatsburgh State Historic Site, along the Hudson River, will be the setting of a one-hour nature program for children ages 6 to 9 on Sunday, July 16 at 10 a.m. Staff will lead participants on a walk focused on trees and creatures that live in the site’s environment and then offer a craft activity using objects gathered on the hike.

The program cost is $5 per child, $12 for a family of up to 3 children. Advanced registration is required at https://NatureCraft.Eventbrite.com. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The walk is approximately a half mile on uneven terrain. Bad weather will cancel this program. Visitors may also enjoy strolling the grounds of the site, picnicking by the Hudson River, or hiking the woodland trails in adjacent Mills and Norrie State Parks. Tours of the site’s Gilded Age mansion can be reserved at www.Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS (site admission applies for adults; age 12 and younger are free).

Staatsburgh was the autumn estate of Ruth Livingston Mills, a prominent figure in New York Society, and her husband, industrialist and philanthropist Ogden Mills. The estate grounds were designed to provide the Mills Family with a picturesque view of their natural surroundings, and celebrate the property’s magnificent setting along the Hudson River. Today, Mills Memorial State Park is a beautiful location for outings, hikes and other outdoor activities, that is open every day from dawn to dusk. A free scavenger hunt, designed for all ages, is available as another way to enjoy the property: to access the scavenger hunt, please visit www.millsfriends.org.

Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park are located on Old Post Road in Staatsburg, off Route 9 between Rhinebeck and Hyde Park. The historic site is one of 6 sites and 15 parks administered by the Taconic Region of New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information, call 845-889-8851, or visit Staatsburgh’s websites at Parks.NY.gov, Facebook, and Blogger. Staatsburgh’s events are listed at Parks.NY.gov/Events.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual parks, historic sites, recreational trails, and boat launches, which were visited by a record 79.5 million people in 2022. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit parks.ny.gov, connect on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter

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