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The marsh is also accessible
“By Land” via a short trail in
the Constitution Marsh Audubon
Center and Sanctuary out to
“Jim’s Walk”—a beautifully
constructed 700-foot boardwalk
out into the heart of the marsh that
could be described as a “Walkway
ON the Hudson”—built in
memory of the late biologist,
manager and warden James P.
Rod. The boardwalk offers an
extraordinary opportunity to
actually walk out deep into the
marsh, and experience it pretty
much as you would in a boat.
Constitution Marsh Audubon
Center and Sanctuary (CMACS),
a 270-acre tidal marsh managed
by Audubon, has been a
wildlife sanctuary since 1970. It
“provides refuge for breeding and
migrant birds and offers irreplaceable habitat
for the plants, fish, and other wildlife of the
Hudson River estuary. It has been designated
an Important Bird Area by Audubon and a
Bird Conservation Area by New York State.”
The mission of the sanctuary is to provide
stewardship of the wetland and to teach others
about it. An interesting and informative
Education Center is on the grounds. A variety
of programs are available for school groups
of all ages. A guided public interpretive canoe
program is offered (reservations, fees). www.
constitutionmarsh.audubon.org
To get to the Center from the south, turn left
on (dirt) Indian Brook Road off Route 9D a
short distance downhill north of Dicks Castle
and the bridge over Indian Brook. From the
north, turn right off Route 9D unto Indian
Brook Road, south of Cold Spring and just
beyond the entrance to Boscobel.
Drive slowly and carefully; the road gets
This quarter-mile dirt road down to the sanctuary is pretty steep.