Rockefeller State Park Preserve

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Rockefeller State Park Preserve is a state park in Mount Pleasant, New York, in the eastern foothills of the Hudson River in Westchester County. Common activities in the park include horse-riding, walking, jogging, running, bird-watching, and fishing. This wooded area near the present-day village of Sleepy Hollow has a rich history; the land was donated to the state of New York over time by the Rockefeller family beginning in 1983. A separate section of the park, called the Rockwood Hall section, fronts the Hudson River. Formerly the property of William Rockefeller, it has been in use as a New York state park since the early 1970s. In 2019, the estate of the late David Rockefeller donated a final 346-acre parcel to the preserve; this gift increased the total acreage to its current 1,771-acre (7.17 km2) size. The park's trails, carriage roads, and bridges were planned and laid out by John D. Rockefeller Sr. and John D. Rockefeller Jr. in the first half of the 20th century, when the land was part of their Pocantico estate.

In 2018, the park was added to New York's State Register of Historic Places.