The leaf out this year is wild. Traveling from Mahopac south, many trees barely leafed out. But a few are fully leafed out making for a great contrast. Once you get past the SMP, its like another world.
There are plenty of spots in the park and ride by the Temple and the new pay spots rarely fill up before 9am at Croton Falls. Goldens also has loads of meter spots and I have never seen them filled.