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Haines Falls, NY 12436

Greene County

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Town of Hunter
5748 Route 23a
PO Box 70
Tannersville, NY 12485
Phone: 518-589-6151
Communities of the Town of Hunter
  • Tannersville -- The Village of Tannersville is east of Hunter village. 
  • Hunter -- The Village of Hunter is in the western part of the town on Route 23A.
  • Lanesville -- A hamlet in the south part of the town, west of Edgewood on Route 214.
  • Haines Falls -- A hamlet east of Tannersville.
  • Platte Clove -- A hamlet in the east part of the town.
  • Edgewood -- A hamlet in the south part of the town on Route 214.
  • Elka Park -- A hamlet south of Tannersville.
  • Onteora Park -- A private residential community north of Tannersville.
  • Twilight Park -- A private residential community east of Tannersville.


Historic Places

The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County NY



Points of Interest

nearby: Hunter

From the South: NYS Thruway (I-87) to Exit 20 - Saugerties. Follow Rt. 32 North for about 6 miles to Rt. 32A West. In Pallenville, turn left at the light onto Rt. 23A. Stay on Rt. 23A to the Village of Haines Falls.

North-South Lake
County Route 18
Haines Falls, NY 12436
(518)357-2234
North-South Lake is the biggest and most popular state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve, offering extraordinary scenic beauty, and historical sites, such as: Alligator Rock, Kaaterskill Falls, and the former site of the Catskill Mountain House.

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-drop waterfall located near in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, on the north side of Kaaterskill Clove, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County's Town of Hunter.

Kaaterskill FallsPublic ownership

In 1885 New York State established the Forest Peserve, which later became part of the New York State Constitution. The "forever wild" requirement helped protect the area from logging and commercial development, once the falls property came into state ownership during the early 20th century. They are today part of the North Mountain Wild Forest, a Forest Preserve Unit owned and managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Safety issues

While the falls are on public land, they can only be reached via the Kaaterskill Falls Trail, a state-maintained yellow-blazed path running 0.4 mile (650 m) uphill from NY 23A, the only road through the clove. This has presented two safety issues.

First, the trail itself climbs rather steeply from the road, along the sometimes steep and rocky slopes alongside the creek. Challenging enough for experienced hikers, as the most-hiked trail in the Catskill Park it is used heavily by casual visitors who may be ill-prepared for the terrain between the road and the falls. The heavy traffic has compounded the trail's problems through erosion.

Second, the trail is served by two parking lots along 23A, both of which require a walk of at least 0.2 mile (400 m) to reach the trailhead at Bastion Falls, just above 23A at a bend in the road. Due to both the rugged surrounding terrain and the limitations placed on Forest Preserve land by the state constitution, New York's Department of Transportation (DOT) has been unable to expand the narrow shoulder on either side of the road, requiring that visitors walk very close to high-speed traffic, including trucks, some of which are in the middle of descending a pronounced grade. The risk of serious accidents is very high. Both DOT and DEC have indicated a willingness to sit down and work out a solution that will accommodate their concerns, however this has not happened as of 2006. Some hikers try to avoid this by parking near the Laurel House site or at North-South Lake and following the closed route of the former Escarpment Trail; this is equally risky as it runs very near the edge of the falls.

In late June of 2006 heavy rains pounded the area causing a mudslide to wipe out a section of Route 23A. In November, access to the Falls from below was reopened, though reconstruction of 23A is scheduled to continue through the winter. Source: Wikipedia


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Lodging

Brookside Bed and Breakfast
P.O. Box 95
Haines Falls, NY 12436
518-589-6049
Description:: Historic 1890 renovated country Inn



Businesses

Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization
54 O'Hara Road at Route 23A
Haines Falls, NY 12436
518-589-5000
Description: A Learning and Retreat Center
Cortina Estates
PO BOX 400
Haines Falls, NY 12436
(518) 589 6378
kinga1702@aol.com
Description:: New country homes 300,000/500,000
Cortina Valley Snow Ski Resort
227 Clum Hill Road
Haines Falls
Hunter, NY 12436
(518) 589-6378
1-866-9-CORTINA
Skiable area Beginner slopes Elevation 2,650 Intermediate slopes Peak 2,650 Advanced slopes Mid 2,287 Expert slopes 20 Base Longest run 1.06 Verticle drop 650. Ski trails 11 Cross country Not available. Snowboarding trails 19
Master Forest Owner/COVERTS Volunteer
Haines Falls, NY 12436-0172
518-589-5425
Email:sydneym_antonio@yahoo.com
Description: Free, on site, visits to private forest owners for forest management questions
Peace Village Learning and Retreat Center
54 O'Hara Road at Route 23A
Haines Falls, NY 12436
518-589-5000
Description:: Meditation,spirituality, yoga, stress mangement free courses.
The Tree of Life
CPTAmerica830@aol.com
P O Box 320
Route 23A
Haines Falls, NY 12436
518-589-7061
Description:: Copper Trees on Wood Bases


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