Storm King Music Festival

A Celebration of Classical Music and New Technology

Location & Festival Accommodations

Concert Dates

Transportation Restaurants Lodgings Camping Attractions Directions

Our 2003 Composer Roundtable concerts will be held in the Ogden Gallery of the Boulevard location of the Museum of the Hudson Highlands.

The Museum of the Hudson Highlands - Kenridge Farm locale hosted the Composer Roundtable, Saturday, August 23. The Museum is located off 9W in Cornwall, NY and is 2 minutes away from the Storm King School. The Storm King School is ten miles north of West Point, on Storm King Mountain and hosted the first four seasons of Storm King Music Festival.

Transportation

By Train: Grand Central Station to Garrison New York. Pick ups at the Metro North Garrison Train Station with 24 hour notification.

• MTA Metro-North Railroad To and From Grand Central (Garrison is on the Hudson River Line)

By Bus: The Short Line Bus from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to Vails Gate.

• ShortLine Bus transportation
  

Restaurants

Lodgings

Storm King Lodge 100 Pleasant Hill Road, P.O. Box 325, Mountainville, NY 845-534-9421

Hotel Thayer at West Point

Painter's Tavern & Inn 266 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 845-534-2109

Cromwell Manor Angola Road, Cornwall, NY 845-534-7136

The Caldwell House in Salisbury Mills

Cadet Motel, Route 9W, Cornwall, NY (845) 534-4595

Mountain Valley Motel, Orrs Mill Road, Cornwall, NY 845-534-9600

Orange County's website also contains links to accommodations

Camp Sites

Partial List of Nearby Campgrounds and Recreation Areas
(Storm King Music Festival has no association with any of these campgrounds nor can it make any representation or guarantees as to their facilities; for more information, contact the campground directly)

PUBLIC AREAS:

Adirondack Park (upstate)
6,000,000 acres north of Albany, NY. All sorts of recreation, including camping.
518-897-1200; not really near, but worth mentioning.

Bear Mountain State Park and Recreation Area (approx. 15 minutes from Storm King)
5,067 acres 5 miles south of West Point, NY, on US 9W. Museum, nature trails, picnicking, boating, fishing, swimming, pets allowed on leash, lodge/cabins

Harriman State Park and Recreation Area (approx. 35 minutes from Storm King)
46,613 acres 5 miles west of Stony Point, NY, on SR 210. Camping, picnicking, nature trails, boating, fishing, swimming, lodge/cabins
Sebago Cabin Camping in Harriman: 845-351-2360

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park (approx. 1 hour from Storm King)
329 acres 3 miles north of Hyde Park on US 9. Camping, picnicking, nature trails, boating, fishing, lodge/cabins

Kenneth L. Wilson Park (approx. 1-1/2 hours)
Woodstock - 125 acres. Camping, canoeing, fishing, swimming, pets OK.
845-679-7020

PRIVATE CAMPGROUNDS:

Florida (approx. 40 minutes from Storm King)
Black Bear Campground, 845-651-7717
Gardiner (approx. 40 minutes from Storm King)
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp at Lazy River, 845-255-5193
Plattekill (approx. 40 minutes from Storm King)
Newburgh/New Paltz KOA, 845-564-2836

ON THE DELAWARE RIVER: (from 1 to 1-1/2 hours)
Barryville:
Ascalona Campground, 845-557-6554
Ceder Rapids Canoes & Camping, 845-557-6158
Indian Head Canoes & Campground, 8777 or 800-874-2628
Kittatinny Canoes & Campgrounds, 800-FLOAT-KC or 8611

Narrowsburg:
Deer Run Rustic Campground, 845-252-7419
Lander's River Trips & Campgrounds, 800-252-3925
Wild & Scenic River Tours and Campgrounds, 800-836-0366 or 845-557-8783

Pond Eddy:
Jerry's Three Rivers Canoes & Campgrounds, 845-557-6078
Silver Canoe Rentals, 800-724-8342 or 845-856-7055
Whitewater Willie's, 800-233-RAFT or 845-856-2229

Tourist & Historic Destinations - a few personal picks

Storm King Art Center (the greatest outdoor sculpture Park in the world)

West Point (History and Archetecural beauty in one)

Woodbury Commons (sad but true New York's Number One Tourist Attraction)

Butterhill Antiques (not only antiques but the stories to go with them)

Crafter's Den (great coffee & crafts)

Dovetail Antiques (best restoration)

Lotus Flowers

Jone's Farm (the best fudge west of the Mississippi)

Brothers Winery try New York State's wine

Boscobel Restoration - Shakespeare Festival & more!

Washington's Headquaters in Newburgh

Newburgh Historic District - the largest historic district in New York State

The Last Cantonment

Knox's Headquarters

Dia Art Center - Beacon

Mohonk Mountain House - attend the Festival and then wind your way up to New Paltz to continue your vacation.

The Culinary Institute of America

Directions

From Manhattan: George Washington Bridge to Palisades Parkway North until end (Bear Mountain Traffic Circle) 9W North (towards West Point and Newburgh) go about 10 miles until you crest mountain- on your right is a large sign for the Storm King School. Make the right on to Mountain Road continue to bottom of hill and look for the Boulevard on you left go approximately 3 blocks and the Museum will be on your left.

From Brooklyn: BQE to 287 over Tappanzee to Palisades Parkway North then follow directions above.

From Newburgh: Take 9W south towards West Point, get off at the NYMA/Route 218 exit (shortly after the traffic light). Take Academy Road to blinking light make left turn on to Hudson Street. Follow Hudson Street past the Post Office and Fire House (on right) to Payson Avenue. Make a right on to Payson to end of street. Turn right on to Boulevard. Go approximately 2 blocks. Museum will be on left.

Or plan your own route using Maps On Us (will bring you to the Storm King School 2 minutes away from the Museum of the Hudson Highlands)

The Museum also provides directions through Mapquest at http://www.museumhudsonhighlands.org/ but take Payson not Cherry/Vinebrook.

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phone 845-534-5819

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