Sleightsburg Park ramp, Port Ewen NY

The only thing I know about this park is that it's a hub for boaters to launch their small and medium crafts into Rondout Creek which delivers them to the mighty Hudson River-about 3/4 mi east. The river is visible to the south side of the park along with a wide variety of water fowl, including herons, seagulls, eagles, hawks, ducks, geese, swans, quail, etc.

Boat Ramp Review:
Good launch with some minor issues.
Access road has a transition from paved to gravel at the end that bottoms out my hitch set at 14" above the ground.slight scrape so I just go slowly.
Gravel access road develops deep holes that are occasionally filled. My tandem axle trailer handles them ok.slowly. Access road is single lane so if another full size pickup is coming the other way, somebody has to back up.
Ramp is wide, slightly steep and textured for traction. My 24 foot trailer will fall of the end of the cement at loweat tide in order to launch or retrieve deep V keeled boat. I avoid that scenario.
Parking: weekend days the parking will fill up around 11 A. M.in the summer. If boaters with trailers park close together the lot rarely fills. Most days there will be several cars occupying trailer spaces. There is plenty of parking for rooftoppers in areas that will not fit a trailer. Many times the lot is full due to unnecessarily wide spacing. Lot full by 7A. M.on weekends during striper season.

Park has nice flat trails for walking. Dogs enjoy a dip in the estuary and river/creek views are good. Poison ivy abounds in the forested areas.
I reccomend the ramp and parklands, just please park close to the next vehicle and we will all agree to exercise good door discipline.
See you out there.

This is a quiet little area with a boat ramp and a canoe launch. There's a couple of picnic tables overlooking the Roundout creek. If you look left you can see downtown Kingston. If you hangout long enough you may just get to see a trolly pass on the other side of the creek.
There is a small trail into the woods. I'm not sure how long it is or where it goes, I'll find out on my next trip there.

FREE to use, but more importantly it is well kept and easy to access.