Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park

Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Hudson River
Map showing the location of Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Map showing the location of Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Location of Ogden Mills State Park in New York
Map showing the location of Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Map showing the location of Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park
Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park (the United States)
LocationStaatsburg, New York, Dutchess County, New York, United States
Coordinates41°51′11″N 73°55′41″W / 41.85306°N 73.92806°W / 41.85306; -73.92806
Established1937
Named forOgden Livingston Mills
Governing bodyNew York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
WebsiteOgden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park

Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, also known as Mills Memorial State Park,[1] is a 750-acre (3.0 km2) state park[2] located in Staatsburg in Dutchess County, New York. It is off U.S. Route 9, between Rhinebeck to the north and Hyde Park to the south, at an elevation of 39 feet (12 m)[1] above sea level. The park is bounded by the Hudson River on the west.

It is part of the 988-acre (4.00 km2) area known as Mills-Norrie State Park, which comprises Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park.

The park's central feature is Staatsburgh State Historic Site, a Beaux-Arts mansion designed by McKim, Mead, and White. Built between 1895 and 1896, the Gilded Age mansion features 65 rooms, 14 bathrooms, and 23 fireplaces. The furnished house is open for tours, programs and special events. Other park features include trails, cabins, tent sites, RV sites, fishing opportunities, picnic area, recreation programs, restaurant, cross-country skiing and sledding.

Dinsmore golf course

Main article: Dinsmore golf course

The park also features Dinsmore golf course, a public golf course for 9 or 18 holes. A restaurant is available.

LAT: 41.8520456591 LONG: -73.9352416992

Nearby state parks and historic sites

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mills Memorial State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook (PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. p. 673. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.