New England Fall Colors and Waterways

East Rock Park overlooking New Haven, CT is a 427-acre park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Views from the clifftops include metropolitan New Haven, Long Island Sound, and Long Island itself. Burying Hill Beach is a 2-acre public park in the Greens Farms neighborhood of Westport, CT with scenic shoreline along the Long Island Sound. Bordered by a tidal wetland canal and wildlife habitat frequented by egrets, herons, and fiddler crabs, make sure to check the incoming tide so you don't get cut off from the access road in the parking lot! Stony Creek Beach in Branford, CT is a public coastal beach in the historic village of Stony Creek. You can see the Thimble Islands archipelago just offshore from the Stony Creek dock. We also caught some great sunset views near Guilford, CT at Barbara Pine Memorial Beach and Chaffinch Island Park. Matthiessen Park in Irvington, NY is tucked into the eastern shore of the Hudson River. Nearby is Washington Irving's Sunnyside Manor. Built in 1835 and sitting on 10 acres, it was the home of the American author, whose works included "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Nyack Beach State Park, just north of Nyack, NY meets the Hudson River with towering Hook Mountain cliffs along the southernmost section of the Hudson River Valley Greenway. The cliffs offer views of Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and the New York City skyline.