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Bear Mountain Inn


Bear Mountain - Rockland County

Rockland County


Bear Mountain State Park, historic Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mountain Inn Conference Center, Hessian Lake, overnight accommodations, stone fireplaces, park architecture, Palisades Interstate Park Commission Bear Mountain Inn

845-786-2731
 
Prominently located in the heart of 5,000-acre Bear Mountain State Park, the historic Bear Mountain Inn & Conference Center is a cozy retreat whose grace and charm have drawn discriminating guests since the early part of this century. The Inn overlooks Hessian Lake and provides food and overnight accommodations.

In 1915 park employees crafted the two story stone Bear Mountain Inn using native materials, found on site. On the interior, heavy chestnut log posts and beams supported large stone fireplaces, rustic timber framing, paneling and ceilings, and light fixtures fabricated of native birch and hand-hammered iron. Paintings of river steamboats, Native American textiles and mounted birds and animal heads decorated the walls. Carpenters constructed sofas, chairs and tables from harvested chestnut trees, making the inn appear even more park like and rugged. The Inn was the epitome of rustic design and served as the example for the construction of similar buildings that we now associate with "park architecture". Throughout the Inn, the original chestnut and birch furniture, much of which is being restored or replicated by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, gives each room a distinctive touch.

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Location: Bear Mountain - Rockland County

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