Hudson Park and Beach offers visitors a variety of amenities, including restrooms, playgrounds, seating areas, parking areas and a music bandshell. Small fees must be paid for access to the beach and for parking. The beach welcomes residents and nonresidents. Parking fees are in effect from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Events are also held at this location, including parades and fishing derbies.
Glen Island Park is one of the most widely used parks in the Westchester system, second in popularity only to Playland in Rye. The park has a unique, impeccably well-preserved feel to it. In 1879, Congressman John Starin bought the property and built it into a popular resort. Westchester County acquired the land in the early 1920s and much of the historical architecture remains.
Drive over the 1920s drawbridge and you'll enter the park, which has picnic areas (both reservable and open to the public), boat ramp, playgrounds, walkways and access to a beach that overlooks the Long Island Sound.