The snow is melting and the mercury is rising. Shake off your cabin fever and experience a spring adventure in scenic Dutchess County, New York. Dutchess County, only 90 minutes from New York City, invites you to explore the heart of the historic Hudson Valley. It's the ideal place for springtime pleasures.
Outdoor enthusiasts visit for the hiking, biking, golfing and fishing.
Opened by the Irish Golf Association, it's the only links-style course in the New York metro area. The county is also home to six championship courses. For the outdoor adventurer and nature lover, there are eleven parks, six multiple use areas, eighteen gardens, nature sites and trails located throughout the county. Poets' Walk in Red Hook is dedicated to the poets and artists who immortalized landscapes on canvas and page. The park is 120 acres whose mowed paths lead past magnificent Hudson River views.