• Springwood, The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Home Of Franklin D 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

The Home of Franklin Roosevelt is located on Route 9 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 for the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. (The FDR Home is located on Route 9, Hyde Park, NY)

For driving directions to the Vanderbilt Mansion NHS please use the address: 119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. (The Vanderbilt Mansion is located 2 miles north of the FDR Home on Route 9).

For driving directions 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 2 miles east of the FDR Home on Route 9G).

For detailed directions click here (PDF - 29.6KB).


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 is available from the Poughkeepsie train station.

Free Shuttle Service

 
FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt at the 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?

Eleanor with her brothers Elliot and Hall.

Eleanor Roosevelt's father, Elliot Roosevelt was the brother of President Theodore Roosevelt. Eleanor (pictured in the middle) was one of three children. She had two brothers, Elliot and Hall.