Editing Hudson River (section)

==Activities==
The Hudson River can be explored on overnight river cruises between New York City and Albany, NY.

[[File:Rapids on the Hudson River Gorge..jpg|alt=Marty Plante paddling the Hudson River Gorge|thumb|Rapids on the Hudson River Gorge.]]
Parkland surrounds much of the Hudson River; prominent parks include [[Battery Park]] and [[Liberty State Park]] at the river's mouth,<ref name="Battery Park and Ellis Island"/> [[Riverside Park (Manhattan)|Riverside Park]] in Manhattan,<ref name="Riverside Park"/> [[Croton Point Park]],<ref name="Croton Point Park"/> [[Bear Mountain State Park]],<ref name="Bear Mountain State Park"/> [[Storm King State Park]] and the [[Hudson Highlands]],<ref name="Storm King Mt"/> [[Moreau Lake State Park]],<ref name="Moreau Lake State Park"/> and its source in the [[High Peaks Wilderness Area]].<ref name="High Peaks"/>

The [[New Tappan Zee Bridge]] between Westchester and Rockland counties has a pedestrian and bicycling path covering a distance of about 3.6 miles. Another pedestrian and bike path exists further north, between Dutchess and Ulster Counties: [[Walkway Over the Hudson]], which has a one-way length of 1.2 miles.

Fishing is allowed in the river, although the state Department of Health recommends eating no fish caught from the [[South Glens Falls]] Dam to the [[Federal Dam (Troy)|Federal Dam]] at Troy. Women under 50 and children under 15 are not advised to eat any fish caught south of the Palmer Falls Dam in [[Corinth (village), New York|Corinth]], while others are advised to eat anywhere from one to four meals per month of Hudson River fish, depending on species and location caught. The Department of Health cites mercury, PCBs, [[2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin|dioxin]], and [[cadmium]] as the chemicals impacting fish in these areas.<ref name="Fishing1"/><ref name="Fishing2"/>

Common native species recreationally fished include striped bass (formerly a major commercial species, now only legally taken by [[angling|anglers]]), [[channel catfish]], [[Ictalurus catus|white catfish]], [[brown bullhead]], [[yellow perch]], and [[white perch]]. The nonnative [[largemouth bass|largemouth]] and [[smallmouth bass]] are also popular, and serve as the focus of catch-and-release fishing tournaments.<ref name="RP"/>

The Hudson River can be canoed and kayaked for its entire length from Henderson Lake (GPS 44.091974, -74.057768) to the Atlantic Ocean at New York City. The upper section includes the Hudson River Gorge, a spectacular 17-mile Class IV whitewater run. The Hudson River Greenway Water Trail runs for much of the river, from Saratoga County in the Adirondack Park to Battery Park in Manhattan.{{cn|date=January 2025}}