Bear Mountain Zoo and Trailsides Museum

Trailside is a nature trail with exhibits of native wildlife that are nonreleaseable, 4 natural history museums and stunning views of the Hudson River.

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  • Phone

    (845) 786-2701

  • Website

    trailsidezoo.org

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  • Type

    Zoo

Address

Bear Mountain State Park (Bear Mountain Bridge) Highland Falls , NY 10928 United States

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trails donation hiking sunsets family-friendly museums zoos bears
Aashish A

Upstate Nyc is impressive unlike busy annoying downtown crowds. Best place to visit early Summer's it has been amazing time and definitely likable by kids, great food,Great museum collections and zoo !

Andrew Miller

Zoo opens at 10am. Many rescued animals. Can get through quickly and exhibits are old school and great.

Lance Lacoff

Donate a few bucks and take a nice walk and see the good things this zoo does to help animals. There are some really nice views along the trails

Oz Lubling

Awesome place to take kids for a day trip. Great little hikes and plenty of animals to observe.

Donovan Maguigan

Right on the Appalachian Trail and a must visit. Be sure to leave a nice donation .

Elia Clemente

Nice easy paved trail to walk on. Stroller friendly .

Nate Folkert

the trailside informational signs start to get a little cheeky

WEI WEI

They actually have black bears here! Takes about 1 hour to walk around

Hollie Sick

Great zoo and family friendly

Alice Ng

Tiny zoo . Great for kids under 10 years old.

Photoshopalot

It's free and great for kids !

Jude Dito

The lake , the trails

Karen Graves

The coyotes are awesome!

Lizzie Borden

Lakes trails restaurant

🦉 Abbie Slaman 🦉

The bears are adorable

Bo  Bell

Bears go inside at 4PM; reptile house closes at 4:20.

David Madeo

Free to visit, please donate what you can

Silvita Pezo

Me encanta.!

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7.6
Exhibit
Bear Mountain Zoo

the reptile, fish, and amphibian building is really well done with a beautiful collection of local specimens - Nate Folkert

History Museum
Bear Mountain History Museum

hosts a collection of dioramas featuring revolutionary war scenes and native villages - Nate Folkert

Park
Iona Island

Great train-watching spot! - Jim Dent

8.0
Attraction
Bear Mountain Carousel

$1 for the ride and most of the seats are animals which can be found locally. Bathrooms inside and a food stand that serves alcohol. - Richard Revilla

Restaurant
Stony Point Pancake Factory

this place is spectacular. everything is great, the guacamole is a star, love the breakfast, love the service, love the wallpaper - :Danielle Strle

9.3
State / Provincial Park
Bear Mountain State Park

Amazing hikes! Try the red circle trail - Claudy Franco

Lake
Hessian Lake

Gorgeous! Great for family bbq. Hard to park! - Sue Ellen

5.5
Pub
Restaurant 1915 and Blue Roof Tapas Bar

The food is out of this world. Fresh directly from local farms. The staff is friendly as well. - Elissa Slavin