BMP - Unlawful to Litter Traditional Cache

Along the stretch of road that runs between Annsville Circle and Rt. 202 are several pull over spots. Imagine years ago, when people took drives for the pleasure of it, Thunderbirds and Eldorados pulling over for impromptu picnics there.

Our hope is to do a series along this western spur of the Bear Mountain Parkway after current roadwork is done.

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This cache is available westbound only. Please do not try to access it headed eastbound - there are ample places to exit and turn around safely.

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This is cache is a simple park 'n grab. Might be a tad tough on the vertically challenged.

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Originally proposed by Robert Moses, the Bear Mountain State Parkway was built between 1929 and 1932 by the Westchester County Parks Commission as part of the Bronx River Parkway's extension into northern Westchester County. It was intended to provide a quick, scenic trip from the Bronx to the Bear Mountain Bridge and Harriman State Park.[citation needed] In 1941, the Taconic State Park Commission assumed control of the Bronx River extension. The commission subsequently combined the north–south portion of the extension with the then-Eastern State Parkway to create the Taconic State Parkway. The east–west section of the extension between the Taconic Parkway and Annsville was renamed the Bear Mountain State Parkway.

At the time of the parkway's construction, the Bear Mountain Bridge was an extremely important crossing of the Hudson River for Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Orange County residents. The construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the traffic issues caused by the two-lane roads descending to the Bear Mountain Bridge have diminished the bridge's popularity since then, and consequently, the Bear Mountain Parkway was never finished.