Jersey Trail Conference. The park includes the Frank R. Lautenberg Visitor Center, which offers exhibits about the local environment and overlooks Sterling Lake. The Sterling Mountain Fire Observation Tower and Observer's Cabin is located on Sterling Mountain. A New York State hunting license and a Sterling Forest State Park hunting permit are required to hunt in the park, which is only permitted during deer and turkey season. Some areas are closed to hunting. See also List of New York state parks Notes References Palisades, The People's Park, Fordham University Press, Robert O. Binnewies, 2021 Saving Sterling Forest, The Epic Struggle to Preserve New York's Highlands, State University of New York Press, Ann Botshon, 2007 External links New York State Parks: Sterling Forest State Park Sterling Forest State Park trail map Sterling Forest Partnership New York-New Jersey Trail Conference: Sterling Forest State Park details and trail information Palisades Interstate Park system Ramapos Warwick, New York Protected areas of the Hudson Highlands Parks in Orange County, New York 1998 establishments in New York (state) Protected areas established in 1998