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Nov. 11: Furnace Fest & Iron Works Museum Tours

Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park 35 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY

Join the Friends of Taconic State Park membership and neighbors to celebrate the group's preservation work at a lunchtime cookout at the Copake Iron Works, Valley View Road, Copake Falls, from noon to 2. Hamburgers and hot dogs, music, and raffles.

First Day Hike 2018

Taconic State Park office 253 State Route 344, Copake Falls

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

Feb. 17: Snow or No, Snowshoe or Hike

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

July 28: Annual Meeting and BBQ Supper

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

July 28: Moth Night

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

First Day Hike – January 1, 2019

Taconic State Park office 253 State Route 344, Copake Falls

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.

Annual Meeting & BBQ Dinner July 20th at 6pm

Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park 35 Valley View Road, Copake Falls, NY

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

$20

Annual Moth Night July 20th beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Taconic State Park office 253 State Route 344, Copake Falls

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

Free