Cold Spring, New York

About Cold Spring

Cold Spring, NY is a small town located in southeastern New York counting 1,995 people who proudly call it home.

Cold Spring holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.59 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,381 residents per square mile.

📰 Cold Spring News Today

• 8 Best New York Towns For Retirees WorldAtlas · Aug 16
• Francis Russo Obituary Aug 12, 2026 Clinton Funeral Home | Cold Spring, NY · Aug 12
• Cold Spring tops the list of New York’s chic-but-cheap summer escapes Mid Hudson News · Aug 4
• Family rescued from flooded home by firefighters using front-end loader in Philipstown, Putnam County ABC7 New York · Jul 29
• Cold Spring Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cold Spring Unique

• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cold Spring

• Angelina's — pizza
• Cold Spring Coffeehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Cold Spring Hotel & Cafe (café)
• Cold Spring Pizza — pizza
• Cozy Corner Cafe — american
• J. Murphy's On Main — american
• New Ming Moon Kitchen — chinese
• ROWSEELEE — bubble tea (café)
• Sweet Harvest Superfood Cafe — juice (café)
• The Bird & Bottle Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Putnam History Museum · Museum
• Studio Tashtego · Art gallery
• Boscobel House · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cold Spring

• Hudson Highlands State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blacktop reviews ★
• Boscobel Gardens · Garden reviews ★
• Dockside Park reviews ★
• End of Main St Park reviews ★
• Foundry Dock Park reviews ★
• Haldane School Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Kosciuszko’s Garden reviews ★
• Mayor's Park reviews ★
• McConville Park reviews ★
• South Dock Park reviews ★
• Trophy Point reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cold Spring

• HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL
• HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cold Spring

🏘️ Nearby Communities