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Palenville, NY 12463
Local Government
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.
From Catskillart.net
Points of Interest
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
- Michael Mcgees Hometown Pub
- Main Street
- Palenville NY 12463
- 518-678-9778
- email mcc1446@aol.com
Lodging
- The Clark House Bed and Breakfast
- 3292 Route 23A
- PO Box 465
- Jct Rts 23A & 32A,
- Palenville NY 12463-0465
- 518-678-5649
- Description:: Nestled between the Catskill Mountains, the Hudson River, Woodstock and Saugerties. The Clark House, is a magnificent turn of the century Victorian guest house located in the town of Palenville, Green County.
- The Woodbine Inn & Arts Center
- 144 Malden Ave.
- Palenville, NY 12463
- 845-679-5549
- Description:: Bed & Breakfast
Businesses
- Catskillart.net
- Palenville, NY 12463
- 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.
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