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Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway

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New York
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

14 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Day-trip bases along the way

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Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Museums

Pine Bush UFO Museum On the bywaySamuel Dorsky Museum of Art 0.32 mi off the roadThe Den of Marbletown 2.05 mi off the road

Parks

Liberty Square On the bywayGarrison Park On the byway

Attractions

Huguenot Street Historic District On the byway

Waterfalls

Nevele Falls On the bywayMine Hole Falls 1.37 mi off the roadStony Kill Falls 1.65 mi off the roadWitches Hole Waterfall 1.77 mi off the road

Peaks

Joppenbergh Mountain On the bywayMount Meenahga 0.78 mi off the roadLosees Hill 1.44 mi off the roadMount Don Bosco 1.46 mi off the road

Gardens

SUNY New Paltz Student Garden On the byway

Artworks

Large Hybrid, 1971 0.4 mi off the road

Beaches

Scuba Diving Access Area 0.49 mi off the roadLake Minnewaska Beach 0.55 mi off the roadLake Awosting Beach 2.8 mi off the road

Nature reserves

Witch's Hole State Forest 1.5 mi off the roadOpen Space Conservancy 1.51 mi off the roadShawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge 1.73 mi off the roadMillbrook Cliff Conservancy 1.83 mi off the road

Cliffs

Indian Rock 1.62 mi off the roadEagle Cliff 1.69 mi off the roadLitchfield Ledge 1.98 mi off the roadSams Point 2.13 mi off the road

Historic sites

Albert K. Smiley Memorial Tower 1.74 mi off the road
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The stops worth making

  • Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife RefugeHours uncertain right now
  • Liberty SquareHours uncertain right now
  • Huguenot Street Historic DistrictHours uncertain right now
  • Garrison ParkHours uncertain right now
  • Joppenbergh MountainHours uncertain right now
  • Stony Kill FallsHours uncertain right now
  • Eagle CliffHours uncertain right now
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Light timing

Sunset around 6:25 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 5:47 PM.

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