Bring your bike, lace up your boots, grab the bridle for an adventure outdoors in upstate New York. Make the most of the Hudson River Valley landscape. Outdoor recreation in Dutchess County includes biking, hiking, horseback riding, golf, kayaking, archery and skeet shooting.
Throughout Dutchess County, there are numerous spots along lakes and streams for catching trout, bass, pickerel and perch, as well as places for dip-netting smelt, alewives and blueback herring.Hunters and water fowlers can challenge themselves at one of the many multiple use areas. For our guide to fishing spots in Dutchess County, click here.
Experience primitive skills through hands-on demonstrations, oral tradition and classes. Visit website for visitor center hours and free lectures open to the public. Full and half day classes availabl...
Read MoreThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation oversees these activities at several Dutchess County locations: • Freshwater Fishing: Click here for locations • Hunting: Click here for...
Read MoreOldest licensed shooting grounds in the nation. Sporting clays, shooting and fly fishing schools, private shooting lessons, pro shop....
Read MoreTivoli Bays extends for two miles along the shore of the Hudson River between the villages of Tivoli and Barrytown in the town of Red Hook. The habitat supports many unique wetland-dependent species o...
Read MoreSporting clays and trap range, instruction, hunting preserve, lodge....
Read MoreFounded in 1935 by a group of railroad employees and local prison guards, the Whortlekill Rod and Gun Club is situated on approximately 82 acres and offers shooting availability to the public for pist...
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