Muscoot Farm, Somers
914) 232-7118
Not extensively birded. The parks many fileds make it a great butterfly place.
Muscoot Farm:This park on Route 100 in Somers is part of the Westchester County Parks system and offers a living history farm program as well as open field habitats, red maple swamp and deciduous woodlands.
"Muscoot" in the local Indian language means "something swampy". The wood "muscoot" was used for the Muscoot River and the Hopkins Farm was known as the Muscoot Farm on the Muscoot River. The Hopkins family owned Hopkins, or Muscoot, Farm for three generations. They were gentleman farmers and used the farm as their summer estate. The family progenitor, Ferdinand T. Hopkins had made his fortune as the developer of "Mother Sill's Seasick Remedy".
Directions:
Interstate 684 to exit 6 (Katonah/Cross River). West on Route 35
to Route 100. Turn left onto Route 100. Proceed 1 mile to Farm
entrance on right.
For more information on the park check out Westchester County Park's Web Site
