Poets' Walk Park, Red Hook

#8 among attractions in Red Hook

Trail, Park, Relax in park

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Facts and practical information

Poets' Walk is located in Red Hook, New York, United States on the River Road. It is intended to celebrate the connection between landscape and poetry. The classic wooden vistas, sunlit fields and thick forest were the main focus of landscape architect Hans Jacob Ehlers' vision for the property in 1849. ()

Elevation: 180 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°58'55"N, 73°55'2"W

Address

River RdRed Hook 12571 United States

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Day trips

Poets' Walk Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hudson Valley Mall, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Ferncliff Forest, Montgomery Place.

3.6 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston
92 min walk • Hudson Valley Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ulster, New York, north of Kingston, United States. It is the lone mall in Ulster County and is the only enclosed mall located between Poughkeepsie and Albany.
2.8 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook
73 min walk • The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum in Rhinebeck, New York. It owns many examples of airworthy aircraft of the Pioneer Era, World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation between the World Wars, and multiple examples of roadworthy antique automobiles.
1.8 miS
Mountain, Nature and wildlife, Hiking trail
Ferncliff Forest, Rhinebeck
47 min walk • Ferncliff Forest is a 200-acre old-growth forest preserve of deciduous and hemlock trees located in Rhinebeck, a town in the northern part of Dutchess County, New York, USA.
2.3 miN
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Montgomery Place, Red Hook
58 min walk • Montgomery Place, now Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus, near Barrytown, New York, United States, is an early 19th-century estate that has been designated a National Historic Landmark. It is also a contributing property to the Hudson River Historic District, itself a National Historic Landmark.
2.1 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Red Hook
54 min walk • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church is the official name of what is usually referred to as St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Red Hook, New York, United States. Its six buildings and cemetery are on a 15-acre lot on South Broadway just south of the village center.
5.8 miSW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Concert hall
Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston
148 min walk • The Ulster Performing Arts Center, originally the Broadway Theater and Community Theatre, is located on Broadway in Kingston, New York, United States.
3.8 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Shingle style architecture
Church of the Good Shepherd, Rhinebeck
98 min walk • The Parish of Good Shepherd and St. Joseph is a parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York.
2.9 miN
Universities and schools
Bard College, Red Hook
74 min walk • Bard College is a private liberal arts college in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, United States. The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, and is within the Hudson River Historic District—a National Historic Landmark.
2.3 miNE
41°59'44"N • 73°52'34"W
Equis Art Gallery, Red Hook
59 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
2.1 miE
Church
St. Christopher's Church, Red Hook
54 min walk • The Parish of St. Christopher and St. Sylvia is a parish under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York. In November 2014, the Archdiocese of New York announced that the parish of St. Sylvia's Church in Tivoli, New York would merge with St. Christopher's.
6 miSW
41°56'14"N • 74°1'4"W
Kingston Plaza, Kingston
154 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre