Kid-Friendly Places in North Salem, NY

Free · North Salem · Museums & History · Indoor & outdoor

The Hammond Museum in North Salem features a Japanese stroll garden alongside the Adams School of Art, which offers pottery, painting, drawing, and sculpture classes for adults and youth workshops for children ages 4 and up.

The museum grounds are currently undergoing driveway paving.

Free · North Salem · Farms & Animals · Indoor & outdoor

Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard in North Salem is a 65-acre family apple orchard and farm store open year-round, with a cafe, pick-your-own events in fall, and seasonal activities like the Fall Festival and Mystic Moon adventure walk.

Fall Festival runs weekends September through early November with apple picking, pumpkin patch, live music, and cider donuts.

Free · North Salem · Hiking & Nature · Outdoor

A 1,082-acre park in North Salem featuring five lakes, rocky outcroppings, native hardwood forests, and miles of hiking trails, including the highest mountain in Westchester County with a spectacular overlook. Day visitors can hike and explore; overnight camping in lean-tos is available year-round for adults 21 and older.

Day use is free and open dawn to dusk year-round; no park pass required for casual hiking and lake visits.

North Salem · Sports & Swim · Indoor & outdoor

North Salem Youth Athletics is a community hub coordinating youth sports programs in North Salem, offering soccer, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and wrestling for grades K-6 with both in-house and travel options.

Multiple sports run year-round; check the community calendar to filter by sport, age group, and location to find practice and game schedules.

North Salem · Sports & Swim · Outdoor

North Salem Youth Baseball & Softball runs in-house spring programs for grades Pre-K through 8, including co-ed T-ball for the youngest players, coach-pitch and player-pitch softball divisions for girls, and partnerships with Brewster Little League for baseball grades 1-6 in North Salem.

T-ball is parent-led with volunteer coaches; the organization provides training and practice plans for families new to coaching.

North Salem · Sports & Swim · Indoor & outdoor

Old Salem Farm in North Salem is a 120-acre equestrian boarding and training facility with indoor and outdoor rings, grass fields, and trails; the venue hosts lessons for riders of all ages and serves as a competition venue.

Lesson program spans all ages and skill levels from beginner short stirrup through advanced riders.

North Salem · Dance & Theater · Indoor

Premiere Academy of Performing Arts in North Salem offers ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern, and creative dance classes for ages 18 months through adults, with RAD-certified ballet training and a range of levels from beginner to advanced.

Baby Ballet is parent-accompanied for ages 18 months to 3 years; offered in 6-week sessions.

North Salem · Sports & Swim · Indoor

Swimfinity Swimming Academy in North Salem teaches survival swimming to infants and children starting at 6 months old, emphasizing the rollback-to-float technique to help kids self-rescue in water emergencies. The academy offers private lessons, group classes, and a parent-child program, with instructors focusing on teaching independent water safety skills rather than traditional swim strokes.

Private lessons are 10 minutes for kids under 4 and 20 minutes for kids 4+.

North Salem · Tutoring & STEM · Indoor & outdoor

The Art of STEM in North Salem offers track-out and school-break camps blending STEM with art and drama for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade, with a 10-to-1 student-to-staff ratio and activities designed by educators.

Registration closes Thursday before each week of camp; waitlists are monitored and adjusted as enrollment changes.