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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 coordinates 41.796912   -73.942623 or 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 coordinates 41.763558   -73.906842 (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.
FDR Library
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.

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Did You Know?
Eleanor Roosevelt's birth name is Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. She was the fifth cousin of Franklin and the niece of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Last Updated: June 02, 2011 at 08:32 MST