Parade Hill

Parade Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Parade Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Parade Hill: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Parade Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.25639, -73.79667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parade Hill

• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~1 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~18 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Old Game Farm · park · Greene · ~22 km · Must-see
• Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior · church · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parade Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Parade Hill

• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~13 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• North Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~26 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Airy · viewpoint · Ulster · ~28 km · Must-see

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