Kensico Dam Plaza

How to get to
Kensico Dam Plaza

1 Bronx River Parkway
Valhalla, NY 10595

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From Lower Westchester
• Take Bronx River Pkwy north (towards White Plains & beyond)  to  KENSICO DAM PLAZA  traffic circle in Valhalla, NY.

From Upper Westchester
(Yorktown, Peekskill, Ossining, & other points north in Putnam)
• Take Taconic Parkway south to Bronx River Parkway south to Kensico Dam Plaza.  A short distance after passing the Valhalla Train Station, at next traffic light turn left and follow route to the huge open park on your left.

From Upper Westchester (Katonah, Mt Kisco, Chappaqua, etc. & points north in Brewster & Danbury, CT): {From Danbury, first take lnterstate-84 west to interstate-684 south towards White Plains, then get off lnterstate-684 at point to Saw Mill Pkwy south.)
• Take Saw Mill River Parkway to the Sprain Parkway exit bear right to the Bronx River Parkway. Take Taconic Parkway south to Bronx River Parkway south to Kensico Dam Plaza.  A short distance after passing the Valhalla Train Station, at next traffic light turn left and follow route to the huge open park on your left.

From Queens:
• Take Whitestone Bridge over to Hutchinson Parkway north to the Cross County Parkway west.
• Get off at the exit for the Sprain Parkway/Bronx River Parkway north bear to the right to get onto the Bronx River Parkway.  Stay on the Bronx River Parkway to Kensico Dam traffic circle.

From Manhattan:
• Take Westside Highway, which becomes the Henry Hudson, to the Cross County Parkway east to the Bronx River Parkway north. • Take Bronx River Pkwy north (towards White Plains & beyond)  to KENSICO DAM PLAZA  traffic circle in Valhalla, NY.

From points along lnt-95 In Stamford (CT), Greenwich (Ct and Port Chester (NY):
1- Take Interstate 287 west towards White Plains to exit 7 North White Plains. Stay straight and bear left at Sir John's Restaurant. Follow to Kensico Dam Plaza on the right.

From points west of Hudson River in New Jersey and Rockland County:
Go over Tappan Zee Bridge to the exit for Interstate 287 east. Get off Route 287 at Exit 6, turn left off exit and follow road around curve bearing to the right.  At traffic light turn left until Sir John's Restaurant and bear left. Stay straight and Kensico Dam Plaza will be on right.

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