Bear Mountain Tower

4.5/5
(72) · Lookout in Bear Mountain, United States
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4.5/5 · 72 reviews
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Oct 29, 2024
Named after George Wallbrdge Perkins, the tower atop Bear Mountain, commemorates his involvement with the Palisades Interstate Commission. We got access on our second attempt. At the first, the Ran…Full review by Imliooper
Jun 20, 2024
First of all, the road up to and back from the Tower, offers some wonderful views itself. The area around the Tower, however, is the real reward for the trip up. The views of the Hudson River Valley…Full review by RICART75
Aug 15, 2022
Drive up the hill and you will come to this amazing view point. Take a deep breath and enjoy the view from the top of the hillFull review by Sanjeev_Sharma

Questions & answers

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How long/difficult is the trail? My mother-in-law is 80 so we don't want push it too hard. thx
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Starting at Bear Mountain Inn it took about 1.5 hours. There were couple of areas with steep climbing. If she is used to long walks or hiking and in good health may be should could …
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Starting at Bear Mountain Inn it took about 1.5 hours. There were couple of areas with steep climbing. If she is used to long walks or hiking and in good health may be should could do it. Otherwise I would recommend that she goes by car.
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can you hike where the cars go? is there a paved trail?
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If you follow the signs to scenic view, that is paved and it doesn't get too much traffic. Wear some earplugs for the motorcycles.
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Answer by Richard B · Dec 17, 2019
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Is parking free here? any other cost to rach this place?
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Yes, parking at the tower is free. There wasn’t an entrance fee to the park when we were there, but the pool wasn’t open for the season yet.
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Answer by Nancy G · Jul 7, 2018
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Is it open now?
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I am not sure
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Answer by Ajay K · Apr 8, 2017
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Hi there I just wondered how long it takes to walk from the inn to the Perkins lookout and back? Much appreciated kind …
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Hi there I just wondered how long it takes to walk from the inn to the Perkins lookout and back? Much appreciated kind regards jo
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I did not walk up to Perkins look out. We drove up and was about 10 min. from inn by car. We started hike but went half way and returned.
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