Winding Hills Park

Infobox Park
park = Winding Hills Park


image size = 300px
caption = Diamond Lake, the centerpiece of Winding Hills Park
type = Public
location = Montgomery, NY, USA
coordinates = coord|41|32|21|N|74|16|26|W
size = convert|502|acre|ha
opened =
operator = Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
visitors =
status = Open

Winding Hills Park is located off NY 17K in the Comfort Hills two miles (3.2 km) west of the village of Montgomery, New York, United States, straddling the Montgomery-Crawford town line. It is a convert|502|acre|ha|adj=on area centered around convert|40|acre|ha|adj=on Diamond Lake that is primarily used for outdoor recreation.PDFlink|1= [http://www.orangecountygov.com/documentView.asp?sessionID=CAAGEFBCBFCCJJJJIB&docID=2933 Winding Hills Park] |2=119 KB, Orange County Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, retrieved September 29. 2008.]

Much of the park is wooded, with some clear areas around the roads. The hills slope up to the east, and the terrain to the north and west remains gently rolling. Elevations range from 500 feet (151 m) above sea level at the west, where Pine Swamp drains toward the Wallkill River via a short unnamed tributary, to convert|780|ft|m at the USGS Kimball benchmark.

The lake is available for paddleboat rental and angling in season, and two smaller ponds on the property are also open to fishermen. There are 51 campsites available for overnight use, between May and October, with payment of an adequate reservation fee. A 10-mile (16 km) trail system is open to hikers and horseback riders, as well as snowshoers and snowmobilers in winter.

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