Daniel W. Bates

Came for a presentation so didn’t get much in the way of an interactive experience, but everything looked well organized and festive. Dug the “cozy room” the most. Great spot to decompress after public speaking exercise.

Swell views of the Hudson and TZ Bridge. Flintstone esque shelters and rest rooms. Benches and braziers aplenty. Gnarley trail down to Piermont.

A tad overgrown, and wedged into a thickly settled neighborhood, but offers worthy views and handsome old growth trees. Off street parking is easy to miss and a little hairy to exit from in mid summer.

Plenty of topography situated in a compact area. Parking, or lack thereof, is the Achilles heel of this property. Maybe three smart cars could squeeze into the allocated shoulder, but I'd call it two "spaces". Greenbelt has done a great job with their maps but the noted "Vista" at Carter does not quite live up to the Thompson reservation standard. Don't miss the trails into Dogtown.

Have to talk about the elephant in the room for a moment. The path from the parking lot parallels 128 for the first quarter mile of the hike. Needless to say this is a sub optimal trekking environment (minus 1 star). The views from the top of the rocks are well worth the visit. Probably the best I know of. I don't recommend returning via the wide "road" visible from the aerials as it dead ends into one of the off limits storage bays. I'm normally a fan of graffiti, but here it feels a bit intrusive.