The New Year is upon us! Please join us at 1 PM on New Year's Day at Taconic State Park Headquarters, 253 State Route 344 in Copake Falls, for our annual First Day Hike to the Bash Bish Falls, following the Ironworks Heritage Trail. This is a fun way to kick off the new year

Join us for a family friendly snowshoe adventure. We have some adult and children's snowshoes for you to borrow. If there is no snow, we will hike. Meet at the Park Office, Rte. 344 in Copake Falls. Join us after the hike for some hot chocolate and a roaring bonfire! For info or to sign

On Saturday July 28 at 6 PM, join the Friends of Taconic State Park for their 10th Annual Meeting, plus a BBQ supper. Renowned historian Joshua Freeman (left) is the featured speaker. Freeman’s recently published Behemoth – a History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World, is described as “rich and ambitious” by the New

Join us for our fifth annual Moth Night, part of the citizen-science project called National Moth Week, and organized by Margaret Roach’s A Way to Garden and the Friends of Taconic State Park, in Copake Falls, New York. BYO picnic supper if you please–we’ll provide dessert treats–to enjoy while you learn some Moth 101 from top experts, then experience

Meet at the Taconic State Park Headquarters at 1pm on January 1st for our annual First Day Hike to the Bash Bish Falls. This is a family friendly event – kids and canines welcome and encouraged to attend. Hot chocolate and snacks and a warming campfire on our return from the Falls.

Family Day in the Historic Hamlet of Copake Falls

Renowned historian Kenneth Jackson headlines Friends of Taconic State Park’s 11th Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper on Saturday, July 20th beginning at 6 pm at the Copake Iron Works National Heritage Area Site in the Hudson Valley, 35 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY. At the Friends’ annual meeting, Professor Jackson will discuss "Robert Moses

On July 20, 2019, Friends of Taconic State Park, in partnership with Margaret Roach’s A Way to Garden, will host the sixth annual Moth Night, part of the citizen-science project, National Moth Week.  This event is suitable for all ages, and families are welcome. For more information, click here (you will be redirected to Margaret's

It’s Time for Furnace Fest and we’ve got big plans to share with you! Join us Saturday, October 12th from Noon to 2pm to learn more. Then stay for hamburgers and hot dogs at the Iron Bar & Grill ($5 contribution requested)