Cragsmoor
Cragsmoor
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.
Art venues nearby
Other attractions
Verkeerderkill Falls
The Ice Caves
There is a lot to do and see in the area. One highlight that is very nearby is Sam's Point Ice Caves.
Ice Caves and Verkeerderkill Falls Trail Hike
Great Website for hikes and walks https://www.coffeellenville.org/map
Accomodations
Innes in Accord, NY
Dharmakaya Yoga Center for Wellbeing, Cragsmoor, NY
Inness: The nicest place to stay in the area that also has an amazingly good restaurant. A 15-20 minute drive.
Dharmakaya Yoga Center for Wellbeing is a 5-minute walk from the house has very inexpensive accommodations.
More about Cragsmoor
Learn more about Cragsmoor at the Cragsmoor Historical Society, just down the street from The Clearing!
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Aroma Time Ellenville
The Dale Mountaindale (A bit of a drive)
Inness Accord, NY (Probably the nicest place) 20 min drive but near the skate place
Pump House (Not actually that close)
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As a whole, the hamlet has a wooded, rustic ambience. Most homes are rather modest and old, but sit on large lots with many tall shade trees. There are also many large undeveloped woodlots. Other than the post office, there is no business district to speak of.
In 1996 the 3,620 acres comprising much of the hamlet's center were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Cragsmoor Historic District, due to buildings designed by Bert Goldsmith and Frederick S. Dellenbaugh.
The Long Path hiking trail passes through the center of town on its way to Sam's Point.
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Cragsmoor, originally named Evansville, was founded as an art colony in 1879, after being discovered by artists earlier in the decade. It was renamed to Cragsmoor in 1893.