From the North:
Take the NYS Thruway to (I-87) South to Exit 16 (Route 17/6). After the toll take the exit ramp toward Route 6 East/Bear Mountain and take a left at the end of the ramp. Take the next left for Route 6 East after 0.25 mi. and stay on Route 6 East over the top of Bear Mountain. At the first traffic circle take the 3rd exit and continue on Route 6 East until you reach a 2nd traffic circle. Here take the exit for Route 9W (the 1st exit). Proceed as below.
From the South:
Follow the Palisades Interstate Parkway North until it ends at the Bear Mountain (Bridge) Traffic Circle. Take the first exit off the traffic circle, 9W south. Proceed as below.
From the East:
Take Route 6 West over the Bear Mountain Bridge, where there will be a traffic circle. Take the third exit off the traffic circle onto 9W south. Proceed as below
From the West:
Take Route 17 east to the Woodbury Commons Exit 130. At the end of the exit ramp take a left onto Route 6 East. Take the next left for Route 6 East after 0.25 mi. and stay on Route 6 East over the top of Bear Mountain. At the first traffic circle take the 3rd exit and continue on Route 6 East until you reach a 2nd traffic circle. Here take the exit for Route 9W (the 1st exit). Proceed as below.
You will go past a traffic light, where a veer to the right will take you to the entrance to Bear Mountain State Park. DO NOT MAKE THIS TURN! Continue down 9W about ½ mile. On the left you will see a small road with a small, brown, nondescript Iona Island sign. Turn left here onto the Iona Island Causeway. It is easy to miss, be careful! Park in the gravel parking lot on the right before the railroad tracks.
Be careful when crossing the railroad tracks!
| 