Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Designation: National Historic Site
Location: New York
📘 Park Overview
Visit the home of Eleanor Roosevelt. Here, Franklin and Eleanor entertained friends, the press, activists, and official state visitors in the relaxed atmosphere of Val-Kill. Explore the Roosevelt saga in the homes of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the exhibits at the nation’s first Presidential Library, and over a thousand acres of gardens and trails.
🌤 Weather Information
Spring: Temperatures usually range from 40°F to 70°F. Rain is not uncommon. Summer: Temperatures usually range from 70° F to 100° F. Humidity can be high throughout the summer months with periods of rain. Fall: Temperatures usually range from 40° F to 70° F. Peak leaf season is mid-October. Rain is not uncommon. Winter: Temperatures usually range from 30° F to 50°F. Ice, Freezing Rain and Snow are not uncommon.
🚗 Directions
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) is located in the town of Hyde Park, NY, approximately 5 miles north of Poughkeepsie along Route 9G, midway between New York City and Albany, about a 1.5 hour drive from either direction. Located on the east bank of the Hudson River, the park is easily reached by either the Taconic State Parkway or Route 9, and the New York State Thruway west of the Hudson River.
Images
Val-Kill Cottage
Credit: NPS Photo / Bill Urbin
The Stone Cottage at Val-Kill serves as the park's Visitor Center.
Credit: NPS Photo / Frank Futral
The entrance drive to Val-Kill winds through a meadow.
Credit: NPS Photo / Frank Futral
Mrs. Roosevelt's Living Room at Val-Kill Cottage
Credit: NPS Photo
The Porch at Val-Kill
Credit: NPS Photo
Mrs. Roosevelt's Room at Val-Kill
Credit: NPS Photo
Val-Kill Pond
Credit: NPS Photo
Activities
Topics
Operating Hours
Entrance Fees
No entrance fees listed.
Entrance Passes
No entrance passes listed.
3-Day Weather Forecast
Tuesday, Aug 4
Sunny
High: 87.4°F | Low: 61°F
Humidity: 71%
Wind: 4.3 mph
Rain Chance: 6%
UV Index: 8
Sunrise: 05:52 AM
Sunset: 08:10 PM
Moon: Last Quarter (55%)
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 67.1°F
Cloud Cover: 6%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Wednesday, Aug 5
Sunny
High: 86.5°F | Low: 64°F
Humidity: 71%
Wind: 7.2 mph
Rain Chance: 10%
UV Index: 3.6
Sunrise: 05:53 AM
Sunset: 08:09 PM
Moon: Last Quarter (44%)
Visibility: 6 mi
Dew Point: 67.3°F
Cloud Cover: 10%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Thursday, Aug 6
Patchy rain nearby
High: 92.3°F | Low: 66.3°F
Humidity: 80%
Wind: 8.9 mph
Rain Chance: 74%
UV Index: 7.5
Sunrise: 05:54 AM
Sunset: 08:08 PM
Moon: Last Quarter (34%)
Visibility: 4 mi
Dew Point: 73°F
Cloud Cover: 74%
Pressure: N/A mb
Air Quality (PM2.5): N/A
Ozone: N/A
EPA Index: N/A
Park Alerts
Park Events
Garden Volunteer Information Meeting – March 17, 2026
Get a jump on spring – become a garden volunteer!
Join us for a garden volunteer information meeting on Tuesday, March 17th at 10 a.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. National Park Service staff and garden partners will describe the many ways to participate, so you can jump into spring with your questions answered.
If you are unable to attend, an additional meeting will take place on April 22nd at 10 a.m. in the Wallace Visitor Center.
Date: Mar 17, 2026 12:00am to Mar 17, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Garden Volunteer Information Meeting – April 22, 2026
Volunteers make our gardens glow!
Gardening together builds community, creates beauty, supports ecology, and invites discovery. To find out more about our garden volunteer programs, come to the garden volunteer information meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd at 10:00 a.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY.
Date: Apr 22, 2026 12:00am to Apr 22, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Walkabout 2026 - Kick-Off Hike at the Home of FDR
Hikers should plan to rally at the picnic pavilion, next to the Henry A. Wallace Center, at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site by 9 a.m. The hike will be led by both an NPS park ranger and an NPS natural resource specialist.
We will be walking the Roosevelt Woods Trail, a loop of approximately 2.1 miles, passing the FDR home garden, orchard, ice pond, historic forest plantations and stonework in a unique riverside woodland. The path is a maintained woods trail. Hikers should expect to navigate a moderate elevation change of about 100 feet and some moderately steep slopes.
Location: Meet by 9 a.m. at the picnic pavilion between the visitor center and the Bellefield Mansion.
Date: Apr 25, 2026 12:00am to Apr 25, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Parks & Pages Book Club - The Confidante - April 2026 - Location: Home of FDR NHS
"Parks & Pages" is a book club meeting on the last Thursday of the month through the summer and fall. Each meeting will be hosted by a ranger for the National Historic Sites of Hyde Park, NY. Join us for a study of history through fictional and non-fictional literature related to the lives and careers of the Roosevelt or Vanderbilt family.Even if you have not finished the book, please feel free to attend in person or virtually to learn about a fascinating, female policymaker associated with Franklin Roosevelt's tenures as governor and president.
The selection for April is "The Confidante" by Christopher C. Gorham. "The Confidante" is a biography of Anna Rosenberg, an influential figure within New Deal program leadership. Read about Anna Rosenberg's effect on American policy and come to our book club for inspired conversation. We will meet at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center from 6 to 7 PM on April 30, 2026. The visitor center address is 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538. For more information and updates, you may follow the link to the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Aoqvogc2p/
Location: We will meet in the Dyson Room of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center. The address is 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538.
Date: Apr 30, 2026 12:00am to Apr 30, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
World Wide Knit in Public Day
Date: Jun 13, 2026 12:00am to Jun 13, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Parks & Pages Book Club - Growing Up Roosevelt - June 2026 - Location: Home of FDR NHS
• DATE: June 24, 2026
• TIME: 6:00 to 7:00 PM EDT
• COST: Free
• LOCATION: Dyson Room in the Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.
• ADDRESS: 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538
• BOOK: "Growing Up Roosevelt"
• AUTHOR: Nina Roosevelt Gibson
• SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES: Facebook.com/HOFRNHS Join Parks & Pages for a discussion of "Growing Up Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt" by Nina Roosevelt Gibson.
Drawing on her experiences growing up at Val-Kill, Nina shares personal stories of family life, travel, and the many people who passed through Eleanor Roosevelt's home. The memoir offers her unique perspective on Eleanor Roosevelt as a grandmother, mentor, and host while giving a firsthand look at life in Hyde Park during the mid-twentieth century.
Nina Roosevelt will join the discussion virtually via Microsoft Teams, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions about the book. All are welcome to join, whether or not they have read it.
WHAT IS "PARKS & PAGES"?
"Parks & Pages" is a FREE book club meeting hosted by the National Park Service in Hyde Park, NY on the last Thursday of each month through the summer and fall. Each meeting will be hosted by a ranger for the National Historic Sites of Hyde Park, NY. Join us for a study of history through fictional and non-fictional literature related to the lives and careers of the Roosevelt or Vanderbilt family.
Location: We will meet in the Dyson Room of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center. The address is 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538.
Date: Jun 24, 2026 12:00am to Jun 24, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Parks & Pages Book Club - Growing Up Roosevelt - June 2026 - Location: Home of FDR NHS
• DATE: June 25, 2026
• TIME: 6:00 to 7:00 PM EDT
• COST: Free
• LOCATION: Dyson Room in the Visitor Center at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site.
• ADDRESS: 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538
• BOOK: "Growing Up Roosevelt"
• AUTHOR: Nina Roosevelt Gibson
• SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATES: Facebook.com/HOFRNHS Join Parks & Pages for a discussion of "Growing Up Roosevelt: A Granddaughter's Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt" by Nina Roosevelt Gibson.
Drawing on her experiences growing up at Val-Kill, Nina shares personal stories of family life, travel, and the many people who passed through Eleanor Roosevelt's home. The memoir offers her unique perspective on Eleanor Roosevelt as a grandmother, mentor, and host while giving a firsthand look at life in Hyde Park during the mid-twentieth century.
Nina Roosevelt will join the discussion virtually via Microsoft Teams, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions about the book. All are welcome to join, whether or not they have read it.
WHAT IS "PARKS & PAGES"?
"Parks & Pages" is a FREE book club meeting hosted by the National Park Service in Hyde Park, NY on the last Thursday of each month through the summer and fall. Each meeting will be hosted by a ranger for the National Historic Sites of Hyde Park, NY. Join us for a study of history through fictional and non-fictional literature related to the lives and careers of the Roosevelt or Vanderbilt family.
Location: We will meet in the Dyson Room of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center. The address is 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538.
Date: Jun 25, 2026 12:00am to Jun 25, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Parks & Pages Book Club - July 2026 - The Last 100 Days
How do you lead a nation through the end of a world war while also trying to build a lasting peace?
Join the NPS Parks & Pages book club as we discuss the book "The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace" by David Woolner. Together we’ll explore Franklin Roosevelt’s final months in office, the decisions that shaped the end of World War II, and the foundations of the postwar world.
Author David Woolner will join us virtually for the discussion and a live Q&A.
Location: The meeting takes place in the Dyson Room of the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center on the grounds of the Home of FDR National Historic Site. The Dyson Room has a capacity limit of 24 people. Though we do not require formal registration, please let us know if you sincerely wish to attend, so we can best prepare. You may contact us with questions or to notify us of your attendance through the following email: NER_ROVA_VisitorServices@NPS.gov.
Date: Jul 30, 2026 12:00am to Jul 30, 2026 12:00am
Paid Event
Visitor Center & Contacts
📍 Physical Address:
54 Valkill Park Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
🏤 Mailing Address:
4097 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
📞 Voice Phone: 845-229-9422
✉️ Email: kevin_oldenburg@nps.gov