Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center
Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center is a tourism office in Ulster County, New York which is located on Sam’s Point Road. Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Sam’s Point Overlook, as well as near the ruins Berrypicker Shack.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM - Type: Tourism office
- Also known as: “Sam’s Point Visitor Center”
- Address: 400 Sam’s Point Road, Cragsmoor, 12420
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Maratanza and Verkeerder Kill Falls.
Lake Maratanza
Photo: Lithium6ion, Public domain.
Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve. The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water to Ellenville.
Verkeerder Kill Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Ankafm87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verkeerder Kill Falls is the highest waterfall in Sam's Point Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York. It is 187 feet tall and is accessible only via a three-mile-long trail, part of the Long Path, which branches off from the main trail in Sam's Point Preserve. Verkeerder Kill Falls is situated 2 miles northeast of Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cragsmoor and Walker Valley.
Cragsmoor
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cragsmoor is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census. Cragsmoor is located atop the Shawangunk Ridge, in the south part of the Town of Wawarsing. Sam's Point Preserve is in Cragsmoor.
Walker Valley
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walker Valley is a hamlet located in the western part of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, New York, United States, generally thought of as coterminous with the 12588 ZIP code. Walker Valley is situated 2½ miles south of Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center.
Ellenville
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellenville is a village within the town of Wawarsing, in Ulster County, part of the Catskills region in New York State. Ellenville is near the intersection of routes NY 52 and US 209.
Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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-74.36164° or 74° 21′ 42″ westOpen location code
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