Local favourite garden · Columbia, New York
The Upper Garden
The Upper Garden is a garden in Columbia, New York.
The Upper Garden: 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 garden: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit The Upper Garden
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach The Upper Garden — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.08721, -73.91791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near The Upper Garden
- Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~1 km · Must-see
- Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~2 km · Must-see
- Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~2 km · Must-see
- Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Airy · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Marion · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art · museum · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
- Sacred Heart Chapel · church · Dutchess · ~12 km · Must-see
- Opus 40 · attraction · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
- Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~14 km · Must-see
- Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
- Platte Clove · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
- Halihan Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
- Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
- Plattekill Falls · waterfall · Greene · ~18 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~18 km · Must-see
- Overlook Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~18 km · Must-see
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Upper Garden
- Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~1 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see
- Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~22 km · Must-see
- Senate House State Historic Site · sanctuary · Ulster · ~24 km · Must-see
- Stony Clove Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
- Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~43 km · Must-see
- Mount Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~45 km · Must-see
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~45 km · Must-see
- Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~45 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit The Upper Garden?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near The Upper Garden?
Nearby: Clermont State Historic Site (sanctuary, 1 km), Clarkson Chapel (church, 2 km), Saugerties Lighthouse (fort, 2 km), Bristol Beach State Park (beach, 3 km), Mount Airy (viewpoint, 8 km), Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 8 km).