Operating Hours
Open year-round, 8 a.m. to dusk.

Visitation

Permits
No permit needed.

Visitors Center and Programs
Visitor Center: There is a museum with comprehensive park information.

Food Supplies and Concessions
Food/Supplies: If being outdoors brings on an appetite, no problem. The Inn boasts a sit-down restaurant as well as a snack bar for quick burgers and sandwiches. The skating rink is open from late October to mid-March and the pool is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Paddle boats as well as rowboats are available to rent in season on Hessian Lake.

Visitor Impact

Additional Information
An outdoor ice skating rink is open from late October through mid-March. Bear Mountain State Park also offers a zoo that features many of the animals indigenous to the area, and trailside museums that interpret the area's history.