Goosepond Mountain State Park, also known as Goose Pond Mountain State Park, is a undeveloped state park located in Orange County, New York. The park is located within the Town of Chester and is administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Park description Goosepond Mountain State Park is an undeveloped park, and is available for passive recreation such as hiking, horseback riding, and bird watching. A small section is accessible to casual hikers via a boardwalk, and there are additional extensive trails for hikers and horseback riders. Part of the area is a wetland used as a bird sanctuary. The loyalist leader Claudius Smith may have used a rock shelter in the area as a hideout during the American Revolutionary War. Gallery See also List of New York state parks References External links New York State Parks: Goosepond Mountain State Park Palisades Interstate Park system Parks in Orange County, New York State parks of New York (state) Protected areas established in 1960 1960 establishments in New York (state)