[1] The park is located along the Hudson River approximately five miles south of the RPI campus.
In 1979 a special task force was assembled by RPI President George M. Low composed of faculty, staff, alumni/trustees, and students to study feasibility of developing a park.
In March 1981 The Board of Trustees authorized a $3 million investment of the endowment to design and build the infrastructure for the first phase of the Park.
MapInfo was founded by three RPI students after taking a course in Technological Entrepreneurship during which they produced their first business plan.
[1] The DeFreest Homestead is historic house and barn which was built around 1765 and located near the entrance of the park.