Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Town of New Paltz

Three of us started out walking the rail trail on a cold February day. The trail had lots of ice on it so we got off at Huguenot Street where we found a path into Nyquist-Harcourt Sanctuary. We had no idea what this was. After crossing a nice wooden bridge we were faced with a couple of signs giving us trail names. Our mistake was not taking a pic of the map that was located at the start of the trail.

There are many trails here and no maps once inside the park. We walked Toms Trail to Connie’s Way which was a great loop to walk.

Next time we will plan more time to explore more of the trails and enter from the main entrance. The trails are well maintained and easy to walk on. Signs give the name of each trail which crosses the park. A few benches are located along the trails.

There are no bathrooms, picnic tables or garbage cans...

A beautiful nature preserve with winding trails throughout. It's a surprisingly large property and offers peaceful walking paths through a forested area, along the water, and through a prairie area stretching from the backside of hugeunot street all the way to the Wallkill river. There are two entrances, one to the north of hugeunot street and one behind the gardens for nutrition. Be aware that outside of the nesting season many people use the preserve to exercise their dogs off leash. If meeting with an unleashed dog would be an issue for you this might not be the...

Nice walk; but very muddy with wooden planks only parts of the way and the trails are not clearly marked. Saw/heard common birds: blue jay, crow, redwing blackbird, robin, Canada Goose (with newborns in nest), great blue heron, sparrow, pileated woodpecker, mourning dove and some unknowns. Also saw turtles. No parking lot. Easy to miss...