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Four Rivers District
Serving: Bronxville, Crestwood, Eastchester, Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe and Yonkers
Bronx
River Parkway Reservation Yonkers
to Valhalla
(914) 328-1542
Hudson River Audubon Society: http://www.hras.org/ P.O. BOX 616 Yonkers, New York 10703
Telephone (914) 237-9331
Email: BochnikM cs.com
Lenoir Preserve North Broadway, Yonkers (914) 968-5851 The
county’s most urban nature center is located on 40 acres on the Yonkers/Hastings
border. Rolling meadows with unobstructed views of the Hudson River and the
Palisades. Large butterfly and hummingbird garden and dragonfly pond.
Naturalist-conducted programs. Adjacent to Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway State
Park.
South County Trailway Runs 5.6 miles from
Barney Street in Yonkers north to Route 119 in Elmsford.
Sprain Ridge Park Jackson Avenue, Yonkers
(914) 231-3450 279 acres with trails and swimming pool.
Tibbetts Brook Park Midland Avenue Yonkers (914) 231-2865
161-acre, mixed-use park near urban centers. Picnic areas, ballfields and
swimming pool. Festivals.
Twin Lakes/Nature Study Woods Park Eastchester/New Rochelle (914)
864-7000 220 acres for hiking, nature study, horse stables, equestrian
trails and fishing.
Willson’s Woods Park East Lincoln Avenue Mount Vernon (914)
813-6990 23-acre, mixed-use park includes hiking, nature study, fishing and
swimming pool.
Westchester County Parks: For more information about these and other county facilities, visit Web site at http://www.co.westchester.ny.us/parks/Parks.htm
(includes maps you can print out) or call (914) 864-7000 to request brochures
and bike trail maps
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