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Dutchess County

Hyde Park

Two houses on the river: Springwood, where the Roosevelts lived, and the Vanderbilt Mansion a few minutes away. The grounds at Springwood are the part you can walk without a tour ticket.

Perfect fall day in Hyde Park

  1. 01 · Breakfast

    Eveready Diner prints 4184 Route 9 North and says it is open every day from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. The phone on that location page is (845) 229-8100.

  2. 02 · Late morning

    Springwood, the Roosevelt home, is a guided tour and can sell out early in October. The grounds and the rose garden are free. A weekday morning is the calm visit.

  3. 03 · Afternoon

    The Vanderbilt Mansion is the second house, a short hop from Springwood. Tour times change with the season, and October is busy. Check before you promise someone the sofa.

  4. 04 · Sunday

    St. James' Episcopal prints Holy Eucharist at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. We did not find a street address on the pages we read, so we are not inventing one.

Worth the drive

Food

Eveready Diner

The visitor center is not lunch. Eveready Diner’s Hyde Park page prints 4184 Route 9 North and hours of 7:00 am–10:00 pm, Monday through Sunday. Phone (845) 229-8100.

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Church

St. James’ Episcopal Church

The parish church associated with the Roosevelt family. Franklin and Eleanor worshipped here. It is a town church, not a cathedral stop.

Schedule

Farm stands

  • Hyde Park Farmers Market · The town page says Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., June through October, at 4390 Albany Post Road, across from Town Hall. It names Saturday, June 6, 2026 as opening day. The chamber sponsors it.
  • Hyde Park Farmers Market · The town page says Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., June through October, at 4390 Albany Post Road, across from Town Hall. It names Saturday, June 6, 2026 as opening day. The chamber sponsors it.

Getting here

Metro-North’s Hudson Line is the calmer arrival for Beacon and Cold Spring. Hyde Park is a taxi from Poughkeepsie. New Paltz and Phoenicia want a car. Times on the day-trip pages are a guide, not a promise.

Day trips from New York

Staying in Hyde Park – snapshot (lodging only)

Last checked: 2026-10-16. We recommend; you book directly. Prices are nightly, low–high by season, with a source. “From” prices depend on your dates. Items we couldn't verify are marked †.

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