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Limit
14 participants
Hiking Difficulty
Moderate: mix of on- and off-trail, with some moderate climbing
Trip Description
Little Stony Point, part of Hudson Highlands State Park, is a small, rounded “point” that juts out into the Hudson River. It has a nice variety of habitats for such a small area, including mature oak forest, mixed-hardwood forest, a rocky summit (with excellent views), tidal sandy shore, and two dry, sandy meadows, where several interesting species dwell. We’ll hope to see good displays of flowering forbs including bush clovers, common bluecurls, whorled milkwort, narrow-leaved mountain mint, goldenrods, fragrant rabbit tobacco, and an orchid. There are interesting sedges here, too. We’ll aim to reach the rocky summit around 12:00, where participants can opt to stay and have lunch if they wish.
If you have any questions feel free to contact us at stony@nyflora.org.
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