Location & directions
Over the river and through the woods to…
BALSAM GLEANN MEADOWS
110 Cruickshank rd BIG INDIAN, NY 12410
we go!
By car
From the North, East or South: Take I-87; Take exit 19 for NY-28 W toward Rhinecliff Br; Slight right onto the NY-28 W ramp to US-209/Pine Hill/Ellenville/Rhinecliff Br; Merge onto NY-28 W; After 31 miles, turn left onto Oliverea Rd [CR-47]; After 0.5 miles, turn right onto Lost Clove Rd; Turn left onto Cruickshank Rd; Continue 0.5 miles on Cruickshank Rd to arrive at Balsam Gleann Meadows!
From the West: Take I-86 E/NY-17E; Continue onto NY-17E; After 37 miles, use the right lane to take the ramp to NY-30N; Turn left onto NY-30 N; After 15 miles, turn right onto NY-30 N/Bridge St; After 23 miles, turn right onto NY-28 S/NY30 N; After 15 miles, turn right onto Oliverea Rd [CR-47]; After 0.5 miles, turn right onto Lost Clove Rd; Turn left onto Cruickshank Rd; Continue 0.5 miles on Cruickshank Rd to arrive at Balsam Gleann Meadows.
By PLANE
You can fly into Albany International (ALB), any of the New York Metropolitan Aiports (including EWR, LGA, JFK, HPN, ISP, SWF, etc.), Bradley International Airport (BDL), the many airports in Western New York, as well as AVP, ABE, etc. There are a lot of airports!
From the airport, public transit and ride share services can be used to access the other transportation options listed on this page.
by train
MTA Metro-North Railroad on the Hudson Line from Grand Central Station (NY, NY) to Poughkeepsie, NY:
Schedules, Fares, & Senior/Disabled Accessibility: 1-(212)-532-4900
Grand Central Terminal Ticket Office Hours: Daily; 5:10 AM–2:00 AM
Poughkeepsie Station Ticket Office Hours: Daily, 6:00 AM-9:00 PM
For MTA Metro-North schedules and fares go to: as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm
Amtrak from Moynihan Train Hall [New York Penn Station] and Albany, and nationwide service to Rhinecliff, NY:
Schedules, Fares & Customer Service:
1-(800)-USA-RAIL
For Amtrak schedules and fares go to: http://www.amtrak.com/train-schedules-timetables
by bus
Adirondack—Pine Hill—New York Trailways Bus Service
Trailways runs coach bus services both from Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City and from Albany to Kingston, Woodstock, Phoenicia and Big Indian seven days a week. For schedules and fares go to: www.trailways.com
UCAT – Ulster County Area Transit –
UCAT runs public transit buses around Ulster County, including service to/from Poughkeepsie, New Paltz, Kingston, Woodstock, Phoenicia and Big Indian. For service to Big Indian, use the Z Route.
All routes and schedules can be found at: https://ucat.ulstercountyny.gov
TAXI/CAR SERVICES
Kingston Kabs services Kingston, Woodstock, Saugerties and Rhinecliff: (845)-331-8294
The Cauffeur Ladies services Poughkeepsie, NY: (845) 420-4505
(Call ahead!)
*NOTE
We suggest you carpool, rent a car or secure car service as arriving by bus or train will not get you all the way to the meadows.
*Distances to the event by car from above transit stops: Poughkeepsie (1hr15min); Rhinecliff (1hr); Kingston (45min); Phoenicia (15min)
*Distance to the event by foot from the Big Indian Bus Stop: ~1.1 miles/~25 minutes