Hudson Fisheries Trust is located at 197 Main Street close to the Beacon train station, which is served by Metro-North Railroad trains from Grand Central Terminal and Poughkeepsie. Trains run hourly in either direction during museum operating hours. For train information, visit www.mta.info or call 212.532.4900 or 800.METRO.INFO. For train travel from north of Poughkeepsie, take an Amtrak train to Poughkeepsie and transfer to a Metro-North train. Beacon is the second stop.
For information about discounted rail packages for Beacon, visit Metro-North's website at www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mnr/html/outbound.htm, or call the numbers listed above.
by car: from New York City
Take Upper Level of George Washington Bridge New Jersey bound. Take first right off Bridge to Palisades Parkway North. Take Palisades Parkway North to end. At rotary, take 6 East/202 across Bear Mountain Bridge. Take the first left onto Route 9D North. Continue 16.5 miles north on 9D into the city of Beacon. At the 3rd traffic light in Beacon ( at Beacon City Hall), make a right turn onto Main Street - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St. (Travel time: approximately 80 minutes.)
by car: from New Jersey and points south (and by bus from New York City)
Take the Garden State Parkway North until it merges with the New York State Throughway 87/287. Take I-87 North to Exit 17, I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Immediately after the toll booths, take exit 11. Turn right at the top of the ramp onto Route 9D south. left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.
by car: from Westchester and points southeast
Take either 287 West until it merges with I-87 and continue to Exit 9, Route 9. Travel north on Route 9 to Fishkill. Take I-84 West two exits to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.
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Take 287 West to Exit 9A, Route 684 and proceed on 684 to Exit 9W, I-84 West. Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.
by car: from Connecticut and points east
Travel west on I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.
by car: from Massachusetts and points northeast
Travel south on the Taconic State Parkway to I-84 West. Take I-84 West to Exit 11: Route 9D. Make a left turn onto Route 9D South and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.
by car: from Albany and points north
Travel south on I-87 to Exit 17 ,I-84. Follow local signs to I-84 East and continue on I-84 East across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Take first exit, onto Route 9D South, into the city of Beacon and left at the 3rd light - Continue on Main Street 2 blocks to 197 Main St.