You can swim, kayak, canoe, paddle board and fish from the back yard. The home is conveniently located about 50 minutes from NYC off the Taconic State Pkwy. There are numerous hiking trails nearby in Fahnestock Park and the surrounding area. Neighboring towns like Peekskill, Cold Spring and Beacon offer shopping, dining and summertime festivals. Area attractions: Bannerman Castle, Bardavon Opera House, Barton Orchards, Breakneck Ridge Hiking Trails, Boscobel House and Gardens, Chuang Yen Monastery, Dia-Beacon, Dutchess County Fair, Locust Grove Estate, Paramount Theater-Peekskill, Shakespeare Festival, Stonecrop Gardens, Storm King Outdoor Sculpture Park, Story Screen Beacon Theater Drive-In, Tilly Foster Farm & Table, TOMPKINS CORNERS CULTURAL CENTER, Towne Crier Cafe, Walkway Over the Hudson, West Point Foundry Preserve and more.