Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
New York
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.1 h fully dark
Hikes
Easy
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Crowds
low
Open today
Open
Entrance
$15
Partial closure of the Rose Garden from March 31 until early summer
The planting beds, lawns, and paths of the Rose Garden will be under construction beginning in late March 2026. This rehabilitation will restore the crisp, level character of the garden, improve access and infrastructure, and re-install historic rose and peony varieties. During this period, the Burial Site viewing area should remain available, but occasional disruptions may restrict public access. The graves, marble monument, pet graves, and sundial will not be impacted by this project.
Home to the 32nd and longest-serving president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt returned to Hyde Park often, drawing on this place to renew his spirit during times of personal and political crisis. 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.
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Entrance fees
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
Hours & seasons
From Memorial Day to the end of October, tours of the Home of FDR are offered daily. The first tour starts at 9:30 AM. The last tour starts at 4:00 PM. Each tour's approximate length is 45 minutes. Tour times are subject to change seasonally or due to special groups. Tickets are available to purchase on a first come, first served basis in the Visitor Center. Be advised that there is a 5-to-10-minute walk from the visitor center to the tour starting location at the stables.
Generally open:
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📞 845-229-5320
✉ NER_ROVA_VisitorServices@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Dec
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 65°F
☁️ 80°/57°
☁️ 83°/62°
🌦️ 91°/68°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
22%
Feb
34%
Mar
49%
Apr
65%
May
87%
Jun
96%
Jul
95%
Aug
100%
Sep
93%
Oct
79%
Nov
48%
Dec
37%
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Things to do
Tour FDR's Home
Exhibit - First Things First: FDR, Disability, & Access
Top Cottage Trail · 2 mi
Explore the FDR Presidential Library Exhibits
Visit the Burial Site
View the Park Film: Rendezvous with History
🟢 Farm Lane Trail · 1.8 mi
Visit the Home Garden
Visitor centers
Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center
Accessibility
24 audio-described place(s)
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People & stories
Figures tied to Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site — each spans a cross-park journey.
Arthur Prettyman
— Disability History, Disability History Presidents, Presidential HistoryCesar Carrera
— Puerto Rican, Disability History, Disability History PresidentsEleanor Roosevelt
— First Ladies, Fdr, Presidential HistoryFranklin D. Roosevelt
— Fdr, Fdr Memorial, World War IiGeorge Fields
— African American History, Disability History Presidents, Disability HistoryHarold Ickes
— Politics And Government, Fdr, New DealHarry Hopkins
— Fdr, Politics And Government, New DealHenry Morgenthau Jr
— Fdr, World War Ii, RefugeesPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center
Places to see
A Walk for All Seasons
audio
Bellefield
audio
Burial Site of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
audio
Escaping the Mob
audio
FDR's Favorite Tree
audio
Fala - Dogs of the NPS
For Love of the Land
audio
Forestry and FDR
audio
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
audio
From Farm to Forest
audio
Maritje Kill Bridge
audio
Multiple Homes, Multiple Purposes
audioAudio & media
🎧 Lower Gate Lodge ↗ · 2 mintranscript
🎧 Salamander Crossing ↗ · 2 mintranscript
🎧 7. Boyhood Room ↗ · 2 mintranscript
🎧 Pond Bridge ↗ · 6 mintranscript
🎧 FDR's Residences ↗ · 2 mintranscript
🎧 Romantic Landscape ↗ · 4 mintranscript
🎧 9. FDR's Bedroom ↗ · 1 mintranscript
🎧 8. Blue Room ↗ · 1 mintranscript
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Each year during the Christmas season, two icons of disability came together for a Roosevelt family holiday tradition: FDR’s annual readings of "A Christmas Carol" from the Roosevelts’ well-worn copy of Dickens’ story.
A land history of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's home in Hyde Park, New York.
In 1885, New York State Senator Thomas Newbold acquired the property at Bellefield. During his ownership, the main house was remodeled in the Colonial Revival style, a number of buildings and features were added, and formal walled garden was designed by landscape gardener Beatrix Farrand. Most of these construction changes were completed by 1917. The landscape is preserved along with nearby Springwood, the estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
With well over 100 citizen-science based apps now available for smartphones, there is no lack of opportunity for people of all ages and affectations to significantly add to the collective knowledge base about many aspects of the natural world. The phrase “there is an app for that” has perhaps never been more true for natural resource monitoring.
Diane Harris was initially reluctant to pursue a Park Service career. However, she soon found that national parks were "in her blood". Her 26-year career saw her rise from clerk to superintendent at one of our most iconic national monuments.
Nearly 50 million people live with disabilities in the US. This population has included our nation's presidents. Dwight Eisenhower had a learning disability. Abraham Lincoln lived with depression. James Madison had epilepsy. Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio. John F. Kennedy lived with several medical issues. Places associated with these presidents, including those in NPS parks and recognized by NPS programs, continue to honor these presidents' memories.
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