"Bear Mountain, New York State" Top 5 Page for this destination Bear Mountain State Park by johncudw

Mountain, Lake, Zoo, and Bridge, and Hudson River

This mountain has a road that drives
to the summit (1300 feet)

View from the summit of the mountain:
Toward the north toward West Point

Bears in Bear Mountain Zoo

Full grown Black and juvenile Brown Bear

This exhibit allows direct viewing of the bears
into their safe area, below.

Another view of a young bear

Young brown bear

Admission charge is $1.00, and zoo has nice
landscapes and view of the river and bridge

Nice skating rink, maintained ice, outdoors. Has lights for when it gets dark. $4.00 adult admission, sometimes parking... more travel advice

In spring these are growing all over the Bear Mountain/Harriman area. Whole groups and clumps of the shrubs in bloom... more travel advice

Exhibits of North American local wildlife - bear exhibit is nice, deer, ottter, coyote, fox, owl, eagle, among others. more travel advice

This is Perkins Memorial Drive and goes up to the summit - See signs on Seven Lakes Drive past Tiorati Circle. 1300... more travel advice

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KiKitC Nov 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM

Thanx for the tips. Just got a new lens for my camera for B-day. Looking for "not too far away" places to practice now...
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moiraistyx Aug 16, 2007 at 6:24 PM

nice pics, very interesting about the flowers
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acemj May 27, 2007 at 6:52 AM

A park that lives up to its name.