Hyde Park is located in northwest part of Dutchess County, just north of the city of Poughkeepsie.  The township is peaceful and tranquil yet easily accessible to major urban areas.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt lived and was buried in Hyde Park.  His home, along with the Vanderbilt Mansion and Park are National Historic Sites.  Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park adjoins Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and together, comprise more than one thousand acres.  Mills Memorial State Park is the home of Dinsmore Golf Course, one of the oldest public golf courses in the country, and Staatsburgh State Historic Site, the centerpiece of Mills State Park.Hyde Park’s charming villages include Staatsburg, East Park, and Springwood.  Retail facilities along the Route 9 corridor are convenient for local shopping.  Sports and recreational amenities in and near this area include ball fields and athletic leagues, playgrounds, the open space and natural beauty of state and county parks, tennis courts, local parks, swimming pools, golf courses, and country clubs.