The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is one of three national historic sites in Hyde Park. You are invited to visit also Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Together these three units of the National Park system are administered as The Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. You are also invited to visit the Franklin D Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Hours:

The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is open Thursdays through Mondays from 9:00am to 5:00pm. (The last guided tour begins at 4:30 pm.) The site is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The grounds are open daily year-round until sunset. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

 

Entrance Fee:

Entrance to the park grounds is free.

An $8.00 fee for adults includes a Guided Tour of the Home of Eleanor Roosevelt (Val-Kill). Children ages 16 and under are admitted free of charge. All visitors (including children) must have a tour ticket in order to join a Guided Tour. Access to Val-Kill is by guided tour only.

Tickets for Val-Kill are issued at the Val-Kill Orientation Center at the site. Families or individuals may also reserve ahead by contacting our Reservation Center at 1-800-967-2283 or by secure website at http://reservations.nps.gov. Reservations are accepted up to five months in advance.

Golden Age Passports, Golden Access Passports, Golden Eagle Passports, and National Park Passes provide for free entry to any available tour at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt historic sites. In addition, the accompanying spouse and children of the cardholder will be admitted without charge.

DIRECTIONS:

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill)
is located on Rt. 9G in the Town of Hyde Park.

From the New York State Thruway (I-87)

• Exit 18 (New Paltz)
  
• Rt. 299 east to Rt. 9W South
  
• Rt. 9W South to Mid-Hudson Bridge
  
• Cross Bridge and exit Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From the Taconic State Parkway Northbound:
  
  
• Exit at Rt. 55 West (Poughkeepsie) to Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From the Taconic State Parkway Southbound:
  
  
• Exit at Rt. 199 West (Red Hook) to Rt. 308 West (Rhinebeck)
  
• Rt. 308 West to Rt. 9 South (Hyde Park)
  
  From New York City:
  
  
• Henry Hudson Parkway (Rt. 9A) North to Sawmill River Parkway
  
• Sawmill River Parkway North to Taconic State Parkway North
  
• Exit at Rt. 55 West (Poughkeepsie) to Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  Alternate route from New York City:
  
  
• Palisades Parkway North to New York state Thruway North
  
• Exit 18 (New Paltz)
  
• Rt. 299 east to Rt. 9W South
  
• Rt. 9W South to Mid-Hudson Bridge
  
• Cross Bridge and exit Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From Long Island:
  
  
• West on Cross Bronx Expressway to the New York State Thruway North
  
• Exit 18 (New Paltz)
  
• Rt. 299 east to Rt. 9W South
  
• Rt. 9W South to Mid-Hudson Bridge
  
• Cross Bridge and exit Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From New Jersey:
  
  
• North on Garden State Parkway to New York State Thruway North
  
• Exit 18 (New Paltz)
  
• Rt. 299 east to Rt. 9W South
  
• Rt. 9W South to Mid-Hudson Bridge
  
• Cross Bridge and exit Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From Connecticut:
  
  
• West on I-84 to Taconic State Parkway North
  
• Exit at Rt. 55 West (Poughkeepsie) to Rt. 9 North (Hyde Park)
  
  
  
  From Massachusetts:
  
  
• Massachusetts Turnpike West to Taconic State Parkway South
  
• Exit at Rt. 199 West (Red Hook) to Rt. 308 West (Rhinebeck)
  Rt. 308 West to Rt. 9 South (Hyde Park)
  
  
  From the South:
  
  
• North on Route 9 to East on St. Andrews Road
  
• East St. Andrews Road (Rte 40A) to Rt. 9G North
  
• North Rt. 9G to park entrance on right
  
  
  From the North:
  
  
• South on Route 9 to East on St. Andrews Road
  
• East St. Andrews Road(Rte 40A) to Rt. 9G North
  
• North Rt. 9G to park entrance on right
  
  

Family & Individual Reservations:

For your convenience you may make guided tour reservations in advance by telephone or on the internet. Val-Kill is a very popular attraction in Hyde Park especially during the fall foliage season. Tours often sell out during the month of October and during weekend afternoons throughout the year.

Reservations may be made up to five months in advance. The reservation center telephone number is: 1-800-967-2283. The secure website address is: http://reservations.nps.gov

Advance group reservations are necessary months prior to your planned visit.

Group Reservations:

All Commercial Tour Groups and Educational Groups must place reservations for Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site with Spherics Inc., our contract reservation center. The reservation center telephone number is: 1-800-967-2283. Business hours are seven days a week from 10 AM through 10 PM (Eastern Time).   

Reservations may also be placed through the secure website: http://reservations.nps.gov.

Commercial group reservations are accepted up to one year in advance. Families or individuals may reserve ahead as well. Reservations are accepted up to five months in advance. Contact the reservation center at 1-800-967-2283.

You can help us preserve your National Historic Sites. When entering into an historic building please:

• leave all food, drink and chewing gum outside.
  
  
• Use only natural lighting when taking photographs.
  
  
• Examine the historic artifacts with your eyes and not your hands.
  
  
• Never smoke in any building.

Please treat these national treasures with respect and follow all regulations in order to preserve them for future generations.