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Haines Falls, NY 12436
Local Government
- 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
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.
Public 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
Restaurants
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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