Basha Kill aka Basher Kill http://www.thebashakill.org/ |
84 west to 17 west/north (Binghamton exit); 17 to exit 113 (Wurtsboro ); left turn to 209 south there are a few access points, the one with the most parking is as follows: From Rt 17, go 1.8 miles down 209, turn left on Haven Road (there will be a brown/yellow DEC sign) follow Haven Road 1/2 mile (over and past 1 lane bridge ) to South Road. Make a right turn and take this 1.8 miles also. There will be a launch on the right (room for about 20 cars ). |
Chodikee Lake |
A
63 acre lake set in a wildlife rich marsh. Located about 3-4
miles east of New Paltz in the Town of Lloyd (Highland). |
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center |
From the North: Take the Taconic Parkway south to Route 301 west. Continue on 301 west to the end at Cold Spring. Take a left onto Route 9D south. Approximately 2 miles down the road, take a right onto Indian Brook Road. Go down Indian Brook Road about 1/2 mile and look for the National Audubon parking area on the right hand side. Park and walk to your right. Walk through the gates and down the hill to the nature center.
From the South: Take the Taconic Parway north, exit onto Route 301 going west to Cold Spring. At the Cold Spring traffic light, go left onto Route 9D and follow directions above from Route 9D. |
Croton River |
Take Route 9, exit at the Croton Avenue exit, toward the Metro North station. Turn left toward the parking lots on your right and left, but keep travelling south past the lots, past the storage barns, to the end. This is a public launch, and from here, one can paddle east into the Croton River or west into the Hudson. Watch the tides -- this is a shallow area. |
Foundry Cove, Cold Spring (kayak launch to paddle into Constitution Marsh) |
Near the foot of Main Street in Cold Spring, turn left, then right to cross bridge over RR tracks. Turn left into Metro North parking lot. Launch site is to the right of the parking lot. Park in the lot on weekends, inside the launch area during the week. |
Haverstraw |
To reach Emeline Park take the Palisades Parkway to Exit 12. Take Rt.202 E to 9W S to New Main St. Take left on New Main St., continue to the end, bear right at the park. Haverstraw Kayak Launch: From the Bear Mountain traffic circle , travel south on 9W , proceed south 2 traffic lights (do not count the firehouse blinker) ... at the 2nd " real " traffic light, make a left and take this east to the river... the road then turns south (along the river), before turning west briefly; continue, until you see the launch. |
| Great Swamp, Putnam County | Patterson Environmental Park: South St. across from the old One Room Schoolhouse, which is on the grounds of the Carmel Central School District offices. Exercise caution when crossing the Metro North tracks. Green Chimneys: 1.8 miles east of Route 22 on Old Doansburg Road (Putnam Lake Road), 845-279-2995. |
Lake Sebago ACA Camp |
From the NY Thruway 287/87, heading North from NYC or the Tappan Zee Bridge get off at Exit 15-A, the Sloatsburg exit. Note: this exit is only a few years old and may not be found on some maps, also, unless you have 18 wheels, there are no tolls yet in that direction, no matter what your map says. Continue North on Rt 17, turn right onto Seven Lakes Drive and continue 3.3 miles until on your left you see a small sign marked ACA on a one lane dirt road. Carefully continue up this road and bear to your right when you see the sign ADK on another locked road (that's the Adirondack Mountain Club, who also maintains a camp on the lake). You will then see an ACA sign; continue through the road down the hill to the main parking lot. If you are looking for the ACA road and find yourself on a little bridge (actually a dam) or a traffic oval, you have gone too far. Don't worry about it, almost everyone misses it the very first time. From the Bear Mountain Bridge area: Take Route 6 east to the first traffic circle. Pick up Seven Lakes Drive toward Lake Tiorati. The second traffic circle will be at Lake Tiorati -- continue on Seven Lakes Drive with the lake on your left. The third traffic circle will be Kenawauke -- again, stay on Seven Lakes Drive and follow the signs toward Lake Sebago. You will pass the Sebago beach, a number of group camps, and the Sebago boat launch. After the Drive crosses a small dam, start looking on the right for the one-lane road described above. If you reach the Visitors' Center on Seven Lakes Drive, you went too far. |
Norrie Point |
Route 9 north to just past Hyde Park in the town of Staatsburg. You'll see the sign for Norrie State Park on the left. Signs will lead you to the marina where there is a launching ramp and restrooms. |
Plum Point |
Take the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge west to exit10S bear right,make a right at 9W south. Second left at the Historic Newburgh sign,straight thru the light and bear right onto Water St., nice views of the Hudson. Go to 9W south , left lane and make a left past Newburgh Toyota into Kowasee/Plum Point. |
Ramshorn-Livingston Sanctuary |
Rt 84 west to 87 north (NYS Thruway ) to exit 21. Take Rt.23 east , this turns into Main Street, for 1 1/2 miles. Dutchman's landing will be on the left, just before the river; plenty of parking , cement boat launch. We will paddle south from Dutchman's (rivermile 112.4 w ) to Ramshorn Creek (111.6 w ), then into the sanctuary. |
Rondout Creek, Kingston |
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Tivoli |
Note that the meeting place is directly on the
Hudson River, and NOT the put-in at Tivoli Bays. Like the railroad bridge
at Cold Spring, the railroad bridge at Tivoli can be hard to get under
with certain tidal conditions. To get to the put-in, travel straight west through the main drag at Tivoli and down a big hill. The put-in is at the bottom of the hill, on the left. Make a left turn over the railroad tracks, park, and take down the boats. Then, if necessary, move the car back to the east side of the tracks for parking while out on the water. |
Tivoli Bays |
Tivoli Bays is located on the East side of the Hudson River North of Poughkeepsie by about 26 miles > From the South If taking Route 9 (it's about 26 miles from the north end of Poughkeepsie), you can either take 9G at its beginning just north of Poughkeepsie(access from Route 9 - nice and scenic) and follow it all the way up, or continue north on Route 9 until it intersects with Route 199 (in Red Hook). If on Route 9, you will turn left onto Route 199 to go West 1.8 miles. At the intersection of 199 and 9G, you will turn right to go north on 9G and travel for 3.5 miles. You will pass a DEC park sign for Tivoli Bays on your left - BUT THAT IS NOT THE ENTRANCE you will be taking. The road you will be turning onto is another 8/10 of a mile north. You will turn off 9G onto KIDD LANE, a left turn. There is brown wooden fencing on your right, and a red barn-type building on your left at the corner where you turn. * Travel on Kidd Lane for a half mile and the park entrance will be on your left. Once in the park, you will travel down the dirt road for a mile to a cul-de-sac where we will take our boats off our cars and hopefully there will be room for us to leave our cars parked there. If there isn't any parking, once we unload our boats, the closest parking area is a half mile back up the dirt road (you will have passed it - it's where an old, white broken down barn is). > From the Taconic State Parkway Exit at Route 199 and travel West on Route 199 approximately 9.3 miles to the 199/9G intersection. You will right through the town of Red Hook. * Continue as detailed above. > From points North of Tivoli Take 9G South. Pass signs for 78 and town of Tivoli. Go approximately one more mile and turn right onto KIDD LANE. * Continue as detailed above. |
Walkill River, New Paltz |
Plains Rd Launch East on Route 299 in the Village of New Paltz. Follow Main St/299 all the way through village to the last street on the left before the bridge over the Wallkill. This is .Water St Turn left onto Water St and go to the stop sign. Bear to the right onto Plains Rd. Go approx. 1/4 to 1/2 mile on the right. You will see the launch on the right and you can pull down to the water to launch. |
White Pond |
Route 301 east to Farmers Mills Road (Route 42). Turn left, continue to White Pond Road. Turn left, travel a short distance to pond on your left. |