FDR State Park

📍 Yorktown Heights, NY

4.5(2,136 Google)

📍2957 Crompond Rd, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, Yorktown Heights, NY

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights sits about 40 miles from New York City and has a playground and playing fields where the grandkids can burn off energy. There are hiking trails, a swimming pool, and boat rentals, plus fishing and disc golf if you want to try something different. Pavilions and grills make it easy to settle in for a family picnic, and in winter the park offers sledding.

Plan with current information

Hours, prices, programs, and accessibility can change. Confirm time-sensitive details with the venue before leaving.

Grandparent-Friendly Details

Noise level

Usually quiet

Typical visit

Usually about 1.5hr

Typical for this kind of place. Not recorded for this venue.

Fun Things to Do Here

Ideas to make the most of your visit to FDR State Park

Nature Scavenger Hunt

Find a feather, a bug, 3 different leaves, something smooth, something rough, and one thing nobody else spots.

Cloud Shapes

Lie on the grass and take turns naming what clouds look like. No wrong answers here.

Bird Count

Keep score of every different bird species you spot on the walk. Grandkids take this surprisingly seriously.

Stick Olympics

Find a stick and compete: longest throw, best skip across water, who can balance it longest on one finger.

Bench Race

Pick two routes to the same bench. Who gets there first? Let the grandkids pick their route.

Free printable: Park Scavenger Hunt

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Budget & Insider Tips

Grandparent Money Tips

•Most county parks are free to enter during the week — the parking fee is the main cost, and many lots don't have attendants before 9am.
•Pack a picnic. A park visit with a homemade lunch beats a restaurant every time for grandkids, and costs a fraction.
•Free ranger programs run most weekends at state parks — check the DEC or DEEP calendar before you go.