Frederick P. Rose and Rock Shelter Preserves
105 acres
North Salem Road/Route 121, Lewisboro
Park on Todd Road directly across from the trailhead on North Salem Road/Route 121
Quest parking is at the end of a driveway about 100 feet north of the main entrance; please park as close to the kiosk as possible.
The people who really know nature - the wildlife biologists, the botanists - rave about the Fredrick P. Rose and Rock Shelter Preserves. But the people who just want a beautiful place to hike rave about it too.
Covering 105 acres of woods, old fields and wetlands, the preserve is home to several rare amphibians and reptiles, and is a key link in the Eastern Westchester Biotic Corridor, a 22,000-acre swath of land noted for its regionally-important diversity of wildlife. Hikers and equestrians who use the trail system will find old stone walls, a field of high-bush blueberries, and the ruins of old buildings that were part of Brady Farm in the 19th century.
The preserves are a combination of parcels given to Westchester Land Trust by the Rock Shelter Road Homeowners Association, Waccaboro Corp., Victor Weingarten and Roy Neuberger, and Adam R. Rose of Cross River. Mr. Rose's contribution covers 20 acres of open upland fields, which buffer the existing habitat. The preserve is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Rose's father, the late builder and philanthropist, Frederick P. Rose.
105 acres
North Salem Road/Route 121, Lewisboro
Park on Todd Road directly across from the trailhead on North Salem Road/Route 121
Quest parking is at the end of a driveway about 100 feet north of the main entrance; please park as close to the kiosk as possible.
The people who really know nature - the wildlife biologists, the botanists - rave about the Fredrick P. Rose and Rock Shelter Preserves. But the people who just want a beautiful place to hike rave about it too.
Covering 105 acres of woods, old fields and wetlands, the preserve is home to several rare amphibians and reptiles, and is a key link in the Eastern Westchester Biotic Corridor, a 22,000-acre swath of land noted for its regionally-important diversity of wildlife. Hikers and equestrians who use the trail system will find old stone walls, a field of high-bush blueberries, and the ruins of old buildings that were part of Brady Farm in the 19th century.
The preserves are a combination of parcels given to Westchester Land Trust by the Rock Shelter Road Homeowners Association, Waccaboro Corp., Victor Weingarten and Roy Neuberger, and Adam R. Rose of Cross River. Mr. Rose's contribution covers 20 acres of open upland fields, which buffer the existing habitat. The preserve is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Rose's father, the late builder and philanthropist, Frederick P. Rose.