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Palenville, NY 12463
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Restaurants
- Michael Mcgees Hometown Pub
- Main Street
- Palenville NY 12463
- 518-678-9778
- email mcc1446@aol.com
Lodging
- The Woodbine Inn
& Arts Center
- 144 Malden Ave.
- Palenville, NY 12463
- 845-679-5549
- Description:: A Catskills country bed &
breakfast with a
contemporary touch. We specialize in Whole Inn Rentals for groups and
special occasions: Sleeps 8 - 12
Historic Places
Palenville, the “Village of Falling Waters”, is the
namesake of Jonathan Palen, who had a large tannery near the entrance
to Kaaterskill Clove around 1817. Before the advent of Jonathan Palen,
Palenville was knows as Lower Clove Village because of it’s location at
the mouth of Kaaterskill Clove. The development of the village came
with the establishment of tanneries and the purchase of large tracts of
hemlock timber whose bark was needed to tan hides.
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Points of Interest
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- Rip Van Winkle Golf
Course
- Rt. 23A
- Palenville,
NY 12463
- 518-678-9779
- Rip Van Winkle Country Club is a 9-hole regulation
length golf course in Palenville, New York. This short layout will
reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. Online
tee times may be available at Rip Van Winkle Country Club or at nearby
golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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
Kaaterskill Clove
Kaaterskill Creek
Catskill Mountains
Swinging footbridge
Swimming holes
The Long Path runs through the town (Read
more)
Businesses
- LeDia Designs
- 140 Pine Ave
- Palenville, NY 12463
- Phone: 518-821-5500
- Description: We specialize in bridal jewelry helping
the bride and the bridesmaids (and other family members) create their
own jewelry for the special event. By bringing the creating
to your home, it is truly a once in a lifetime memory in the happening!
- tdpArts
- P.O. Box 201
- Palenville, NY, 12463
- (518) 678-3325
- Art instruction focused on Materials &
Techniques that introduces the student to traditional and new
materials. Students are able to explore in several different mediums
and find their personal nitch in the creative process. Instruction
available in both English and French. Coaching for artists and
Workshops are also available.
Local Government
Palenville, NY a hamlet of Caskill
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