The chances that you’ll see animals on a hike are hit or miss so here’s a list of guaranteed spots to see and learn about animals.  Check their websites for hours.

 

Dutchess

• Sprout Creek Farm – Poughkeepsie
• Stony Kill Farm Environmental Center – Fishkill
• Trevor Zoo at the Millbrook School – Millbrook

Orange

• DuBois Farm – Highland
• Outdoor Discovery Center at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum – Cornwall
• Wildlife Education Center at Hudson Highlands Nature Museum – Cornwall-on-Hudson

Putnam

• Constitution Marsh Audubon Center – Garrison
• Green Chimneys Clearpool Campus (reservation and events only) – Carmel
• Green Chimneys Farm (weekends and events only) – Brewster

Rockland

• Trailside Museum and Zoo at Bear Mountain State Park – Tompkins Cove

Ulster

• Catskill Animal Sanctuary – Saugerties
• Forsyth Nature Center – Kingston

Westchester

• Cranberry Lake Preserve Nature Center – West Harrison
• Croton Point Park Nature Center – Croton-on-Hudson
• Greenburgh Nature Center – Scarsdale
• Lenoir Preserve (no live animals) – Yonkers
• Marshlands Conservancy – Rye
• Muscoot Farm – Katonah
• Philipsburg Manor (special events only) – Sleepy Hollow
• Edith G Read Wildlife Sanctuary – Rye
• Rye Nature Center – Rye
• Stone Barns Center – Tarrytown
• Teatown Lake Reservation Nature Preserve and Education Center – Ossining
• Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation (no live animals) – Pound Ridge
• Weinberg Nature Center – Scarsdale
• Westmoreland Sanctuary – Mt Kisco
• Wolf Conservation Center (reservation or events only) – South Salem