Center for Environmental Innovation and Education at Denning's Point
Directions to CEIE
Denning's Point, Hudson Highlands State Park
Beacon, New York
GPS users: Please note that 89 Denning's Avenue will bring you to the parking area.
These directions take you to our parking area outside the park. Please feel free to walk in!
(845) 838-1600 | voice
(845) 838-6613 | fax
By train
CEIE is located at the base of Denning’s Avenue in Beacon, New York and is served by Metro-North Railroad trains from Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie.
For train information, visit www.mta.info or call 212.532.4900 or 800.METRO.INFO. For train travel from north of Poughkeepsie, take an Amtrak train to Poughkeepsie and transfer to a Metro-North train. Beacon is the second stop.
You may walk the Beacon Riverside Trail from the train station to Denning’s Point. Signs are posted for your convenience.
By car from New York City
- Take Upper Level of George Washington Bridge New Jersey bound.
- Take first right off Bridge to Palisades Parkway North. Take Palisades Parkway North to end.
- At traffic circle, take 6 East/202 across Bear Mountain Bridge.
- Take the first left onto Route 9D North. Continue 16.5 miles north on 9D into the city of Beacon.
- At the 2nd traffic light in Beacon, make a left turn onto South Avenue and immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue. At stop sign, continue to the left to parking area outside Park.
- Travel time: approximately 80 minutes. GPS users: 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
By car from New Jersey and points south
- Take the Garden State Parkway North until it merges with the New York State Throughway 87/287.
- Take I-87 North to Exit 17, I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge.
- Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11.
- Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south.
- At the 4th light, turn right onto South Avenue and immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue.
- At stop sign, continue to the left to parking are outside Park. GPS users: 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
By car from Westchester and points southeast
- Take either 287 West until it merges with I-87 and continue to Exit 9, Route 9.
- Travel north on Route 9 to Fishkill.
- Take I-84 West two exits to Exit 11: Route 9D.
- Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and at the 4th light turn right onto South Avenue and immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue.
- At stop sign, continue to the left to parking area outside Park
Alternate directions - Take 287 West to Exit 9A, Route 684 and proceed on 684 to Exit 9W, I-84 West.
- Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D.
- Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and at 4th light, turn right onto South Avenue and immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue.
- At stop sign, continue to the left to parking area outside Park. GPS users; 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
By car from Connecticut and points east
- Travel west on I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D.
- Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and at 4th light, take right turn onto South Avenue.
- Immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue and at stop sign, continue to left to parking area outside Park. GPS users; 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
By car from Massachusetts and points northeast
- Travel south on the Taconic State Parkway to I-84 West.
- Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D.
- Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and at 4th light, take right turn onto South Avenue and immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue.
- At stop sign, continue to the left to parking area outside Park. GPS users; 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
By car from Albany and points north
- Travel south on I-87 to Exit 17, I-84.
- Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge.
- Take first exit, onto Route 9D South and at 4th light, take right turn onto South Avenue.
- Immediately bear right onto Denning’s Avenue and continue to stop sign. Continue to the left to parking area outside Park. GPS users; 89 Denning’s Avenue will bring you to parking area.
