There are two lookouts between Exits 1 and 2 on the Palisades Parkway. This is closer to Exit 2. I used to come to these lookouts a lot when I was in high school just to get out of the house, away from the 'rents. I even wrote a song about hanging out there. Or more accurately it's a song that was inspired by hanging out there.
The river is, of course, the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York. The road down below is the Hudson River Drive, a scenic drive frequented by cyclists, including myself.
