New York Parking Info

Section: Bear Mountain Bridge to Arden Valley Road
Mile Marker	Directions, Comments, Source, Map Link, and Year Last Reviewed	Number of Vehicles
5.20 miles Seven Lakes Drive in Bear Mountain State Park	Parking is always packed. Even in winter. Cars park on entrance road very eclectically and there always seem to be cars parked on shoulder. Not sure if this is legal. 01/27/19 --- Richard Brahm --- 2019	6-8
5.50 miles Anthony Wayne Recreation Area NORTH Lot	ALERT: This parking access is due to the 2023 longterm reroute of the AT in this area to avoid the dangerous Palisades Interstate Parkway crossing. Visit associated website for reroute map and updates: https://www.nynjtc.org/trail-alerts/AT-PIPDetour Parking: 41.297954, -74.027584 Trail Access: 41.299092, -74.027705 (SOBO goes NW along the road towards the ramp/NOBO goes northerly and enters the woods. Blazes/Signage is very clearly marked). From the New York Thruway (I-87, I-287), take Exit 13 north towards Palisades Interstate Parkway. Go north on the parkway about 15 miles. Take Exit 17 to the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area. Park in the huge north lot --- Note: Section photos are impacted due to this reroute. Trail photos past the West Mountain Shelter MM 6.8-ish thru to around 8.1-ish are impacted until intersection with 1779 trail where they resume reflection of AT. Walk to trailhead as noted on map link as the endpoint. There were no signs indicating we could not cross the grassy area, so that is how we accessed the trailhead. The Anthony Wayne Recreation Area of Harriman State Park lies in a wooded valley. Facilities include picnic areas with fireplaces, playing fields and cross-country ski and hiking trails. Historically there has been an in-season parking fee on the weekends, however in 2023 there is no mention of said fees on the website. The entrance kiosk remains, but appeared closed up tight. (May 2023 update) --- DA Thomas --- https://goo.gl/maps/PYrWyvSsoZhHFxyw5 --- 2023	100s
9.90 miles Brien Shelter (Menomine Trail)	The trailhead for the Menomine Trail is at the Silvermine Lake Picnic area. Take Exit 18 off Palisades Parkway towards west US 6. In a short distance there is large traffic circle (Long Mt. Circle). Go onto westbound Seven Lake Drive. The Silvermine area is 1.7 miles down this road on the left. There is large parking lot here. There was an entrance station. It was closed in mid-September, but there may be a parking fee charged here in the summer. The attached map shows the parking area near Silvermine Lake. --- To go south towards the AT on the Menomine Trail, cross the small bridge on the east side of the parking area. Bear left and follow along the lake shore, crossing a grassy area. The first blazes I saw were just as the trail entered the woods by two ramshackle buildings. The yellow-blazed Menomine trail goes 1.4 miles, coming out just north of the William Brien Shelter. In its southern part, it follows old roads, but this is more obvious in some places than others. The intersection with the AT is just south of the shelter. The southbound AT goes right, the northbound trail goes left and starts to climb a rock outcrop. 09/17/07 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.295%20-74.06&ie=UTF8&ll=41… --- 2010	Very ample parking
11.90 miles Seven Lakes Drive in Harriman State Park	Parking is not allowed here. This area is frequently patrolled. 07/14/07 --- froto --- 2007	0
11.90 miles Seven Lakes Drive in Harriman State Park	Take Exit 18 off Palisades Parkway towards west US 6. In a short distance there is large traffic circle (Long Mt. Circle). Go onto westbound Seven Lake Drive. The trail crossing is 2.8 miles down this road, 1.1 miles after Silvermine Lake. Tiorati Circle is 1.1 miles further south on Seven Lakes Drive. --- I suppose this point could be used s a drop-off point, but as can be seen from the street view, there is really no parking available even if it was allowed. Rotate the street view to the west to see the southbound trail towards Arden Valley Road. 07/29/10 --- David Cullen --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=41.2874%20-74.0744&… --- 2010	0
14.10 miles Arden Valley Road	From Tiorati Circle go west on Arden Valley Road 0,3 miles to the trail crossing at the top of the ridge. No parking here, but ample parking available at Tiorati Circle. Fee charged in summer. See Mile 0.1 of Section11. The trail crossing is 4.7 miles east of the intersection with NY 17 and Arden Valley Road (See Mile 5.5) --- This is the the northern end of Section 11 and the southern end of Section 10. The northbound trail to Section 10 goes north while the southbound AT to Section 11 goes south. This point can be reached on foot by walking up Arden Valley Road from the parking area or by taking the blue-blazed access trail from the parking area and then following the AT north for about 0.1 miles to the road. (See Mile 0.1 of Section11) The marker on the attached map indicates the approximate location of the trail crossing. There is a picture of the crossing in the pictures for this section. GPS: N41.2751 W74.0940 07/25/10 Updated12/1/20 --- App Trail Guide to NY - NJ 14th Edition --- https://goo.gl/maps/nptmxTzCyYH2 --- 2020	0 here, but ample at Tiorati Circle.