Before the Lot Fills: The Hudson Valley Trailhead Kit

You got up at six. You're in the car line at Minnewaska at 10:05. The sign says full.Most bad hiking days in the Hudson Valley go wrong before the trail even starts. This kit fixes that part. It's a plain English, printable guide to parking at the trailheads everyone wants on a Saturday, and what to do when you can't.Get the kit nowWhat's inside 15 trailhead cards: Minnewaska, Sam's Point, Kaaterskill Falls, Bull Hill, Mount Beacon, Anthony's Nose, Storm King, Bear Mountain, Overlook, Giant Ledge, Mohonk Preserve, Mohonk Mountain House, Bash Bish Falls, Lion's Head, and Breakneck (closed, and where to go instead). Each one has the cost, whether you need to book, the time to be parked by, where people get ticketed or towed, and the Plan B that's actually close by Quieter swaps for the famous hikes, with a similar payoff and far fewer cars Car free hikes straight off the Metro-North at Cold Spring and Beacon The dates that change everything: Sam's Point reservations, Platte Clove Road closing, Perkins Drive, North-South Lake, Breakneck reopening The towing rules on one page Printables: a night before card and a glovebox Plan B sheet Who it's forWeekend hikers coming up from the city, New Jersey or Connecticut, families who can't afford to waste a morning, and anyone who's been turned round at a gate. If you hike midweek at dawn, you probably don't need it.Want to try before you buy?The free Will I Get Parked checker does one trailhead at a time. The kit is all of it, printable, in one place.Questions people askIs this from the parks? No. It's independent and not linked to NY State Parks, DEC, Mohonk or any park. Rules and dates come from their own pages, checked October 2026. Fill times are our estimates.What format is it? One 24 page PDF, US Letter, for your phone or to print.Is it any use in winter? Yes. Every card has a late season and winter section, and the dates page covers what reopens in 2027.Get Before the Lot FillsInstant download. Not useful? Full refund within 14 days. Reading this in Facebook? Tap the three dots and choose Open in browser for a quicker checkout.