• Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill Cottage and Playhouse

    Eleanor Roosevelt

    National Historic Site New York

Directions

Plane

The closest major airport is Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York (near junction of I-87 and I-84). Several major carriers have daily flights to Stewart. Car rentals are available at the airport.

Car

Val-Kill is on Route 9G in Hyde Park, NY about 90 miles north of New York City and 70 miles south of Albany.

The address to use for computer driving instructions is Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. (Located on Route 9 in Hyde Park, NY)

For the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, please use the following address: 119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. (Vanderbilt Mansion NHS is located 2 miles north of the Home of FDR on Route 9 in Hyde Park).

For the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) please use the following address: 54 Valkill Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. (Val-Kill is located on Route 9G, 2 miles east of the Home of Franklin Roosevelt).

For detailed driving directions click here (PDF 32.9KB)


Public Transportation

The Metro-North Commuter Railroad and Amtrak both stop in Poughkeepsie, about 5 miles south of the park. Call Amtrak 1-800-872-7245 or Metro-North at 800 638-7646 for information. Taxi service from other points in the local area is also available.

Free Shuttle Service

 
Franklin and Eleanor at train station in Warm Springs, GA.
The National Park Service offers the Roosevelt Ride, an opportunity for visitors arriving by train from NYC to experience the 3 Roosevelt sites in Hyde Park, NY.
FDR Library

Did You Know?

Mrs. Roosevelt's Val-Kill

Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill was once the Roosevelt family retreat. The main building at Val-Kill was originally a furniture factory. Val-Kill is Dutch, for valley stream.