At Hudson Crossing Park, we are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all visitors. We strive to serve everyone who comes to the park, regardless of their abilities. Our goal is to ensure that every guest can fully enjoy the beauty and activities our park has to offer.

We are on our Inclusion Journey! Hudson Crossing Park is participating in the NYOA/NYS Canal Corporation’s Accessibility Education Program, and, as such, we are contracted with Rochester Accessible Adventures as Inclusion Partners.

Hudson Crossing Park’s staff have already:

Completed Inclusion Ambassador Training, which includes ways to deliver more inclusive services and principles like person first language.
Become Certified Inclusion Accessors, with in-depth training on implementing accessibility and inclusion best practices.
Assessed out property, programs, and operations and begun implementing a new, more inclusive approach.

We look forward to working with you as we continue to learn and implement enhancements which make our organization more inclusive! We are interested in understanding how we can enhance your successful participation in our programs, events, and facilities, and are dedicated to continuously working to ensure that Hudson Crossing Park is accessible to all.

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Inclusion Point of Contact

If you have specific accessibility needs, please let us know how we can assist you by reaching out to our Inclusion Point of Contact, Wendy DeLaCruz. She acts as the “go-to” person for anyone seeking support, information on inclusive practices, or assistance in ensuring that every visitor feels welcome and supported at Hudson Crossing Park.

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions about accessibility at Hudson Crossing Park, please reach out to Wendy at wdelacruz@hudsoncrossingpark.org.

Accessible Features & Policies

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Sensory Trail

This beautiful trail, which parallels the Hudson River, was built in 2013 to be accessible and enjoyable for people of all abilities. Refurbished in 2024 thanks to grant funding from Hudson River Valley Greenway and Saratoga County Trails, the trail is wheelchair accessible and features wooden planks on either side of each turn-off, signaling to visitors with visual impairments that there is a change in the path. Throughout the trail, bronze sculptures of birds are placed near areas where their real counterparts can be heard, allowing everyone to visualize what they are hearing through touch.

Interpretive Signs

Along the park trails, you'll find many interpretive signs that tell the stories of the many people who have enjoyed Hudson Crossing Park throughout history. Each sign features a QR code that you can scan to listen to or read these captivating tales. You can access them now, through the buttons below.

Heritage Waysides

Virtual Tourmates

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Wheelchair Accessible Picnic Tables

Our picnic pavilion features several wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, designed to provide comfortable and convenient seating for everyone to enjoy. An easy-to-navigate gravel path leads from the parking lot to the pavilion, which is level with the path for seamless accessibility.

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Accessible Porta Potty

Located just to the side of the parking lot, our porta potty is wheelchair accessible. It is equipped with large self-closing doors, flat floors for easy access, and stainless steel grab handles.

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Service and Support Animals

Hudson Crossing Park welcomes certified working service animals as well as Emotional Support animals of all kinds to our facilities and ask that they remain they are leashed, well behaved, and under the control of their owner. We ask that their owner clean up after them and dispose of their waste in one of the park’s animal waste containers located along the trails or take it home with them for proper disposal.

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Care Attendants

Care attendants are welcome as necessary and are not charged any program or events fees that may be in place. While they are at Hudson Crossing Park to support the participant, not to participate themselves, the attendant must adhere to safety guidelines as directed by staff.

Hudson Crossing Park DEI Policy

Hudson Crossing Park’s mission is to tie environmental responsibility to economic revitalization, and to engage people of all ages and abilities in making informed choices for a sustainable future.

Hudson Crossing Park is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. It is non-sectarian and does not discriminate against persons of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender, religion, national or ethnic origin, or those with differing abilities, respecting the dignity and worth of all individuals.

During your visit to Hudson Crossing Park, you may be unobtrusively photographed, videotaped, or filmed by Hudson Crossing Park staff, volunteers, or authorized parties for park promotion.
Your attendance/admission serves as permission for use of these images by Hudson Crossing Park.

For driving directions to Hudson Crossing Park, visit our FAQ page.

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