Park Facilities:
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 Accessibility/Special Needs:
The Mansion and Visitor Center are accessible by wheelchair.
Handicapped parking is also available.
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Exhibits:
The furnished home of Frederick Vanderbilt; Visitor Center
with exhibits and bookstore. The grounds feature breathtaking
views of the Hudson River and distant Catskill Mountains. The
Formal Gardens, once abandoned, have been restored thanks to
the help of the Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Garden Association.
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Trails, Walkways:
Once arriving, all access is pedestrian. Walkways to the Mansion
and Visitor Center are paved. The path to the gardens is gravel
and generally wide and level. Trails are for pedestrians only
(no bicycles permitted). Trails are unpaved, and are generally
wide and level. Some steep, wet, and rough trail sections may
be encountered.
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Programs/Activities:
Regularly scheduled guided tours of Vanderbilt Mansion are
presented by rangers on a regular basis. Programs vary, and include
themes dealing with the lifestyle of the Vanderbilts and their
contemporaries, industrial expansion, turn-of-the-century technology,
and landscape architecture.
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Lodging and Camping Facilities:
No lodging or camping is available in the park. A wide variety
of hotels, motels, and camping sites are available in the area.
For information call Dutchess County Tourism at 1-800 445-3131.
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Food/Supplies:
A wide variety of shopping, restaurants, and grocery stores
are available in Hyde Park.
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Other facilities:
The Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association carries books,
postcards, and other items for sale in the Visitor Center on
the grounds.
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Roosevelt-Vanderbilt
National Historic Sites
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
Last updated: February 9, 2001
http://www.nps.gov/vama/facilities.html
Author:ROVA
Webmaster
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