The Storm King Art Center is in the Hudson River Valley town of Mountainville, N.Y., 55 miles north of New York City (one hour from the George Washington Bridge) and 7 miles south of Newburgh. From New York City, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) north to Exit 16; turn right on Route 32 for 10 miles, left after the green bridge onto Orrs Mills Road. Follow the blue-and-white signs to Storm King Art Center on Old Pleasant Hill Road.
Admission: Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $5 for students and free to members and children under 5. Admission per person is discounted for groups of 10 or more.
Hours: Oct. 28-Nov. 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Nov. 16-March 31, 2003.
Lodging and dining: The Storm King Art Center Web site has a list of hotels, motels and restaurants at: www.skac.org/links.html. The site also has links to the restaurant-hotel Web sites.
Among the hotels nearby are the Hotel Thayer, located at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1-800-247-5047; Storm King Lodge, a bed-and-breakfast in Mountainville, 1-845-534-9421, (very close to Storm King Art Center); Courtyard by Marriott, Newburgh, 1-845-567-4800.
Restaurants include Painters, Cornwall-on-Hudson 1-845-534-2109; Gasho of Japan, Central Valley, 1-845-928-2277; Black Rooster, Newburgh, 1-845-568-5480.
Information: For directions and more information, call 1-845-534-3115 or visit the Orange County Chamber of Commerce Web site, www.orangeny.org.
Driving directions:
From New Jersey: North on the Garden State Parkway to the New York State Thruway (I-87) north. Proceed as above.
From Lower Westchester: West on I-287 to I-87, crossing Tappan Zee Bridge. West/North on I-87. Proceed as above.
From Upstate New York: New York State Thruway (I-87) south to Exit 17 (Newburgh). East on Route 17K to center of Newburgh. South on Route 32 for 5 miles. Follow the blue and white signs.
From Upper Westchester, Putnam & Dutchess County, and Connecticut: West on I-84 across Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Exit 10S. South on Route 32 for 7 miles, follow the blue and white signs.
From Lower Westchester: Take the Tappan Zee Bridge to the New York State Thruway (I-87) north. Proceed either on the Thruway north to Exit 16 as detailed above, or take Exit 13N to the Palisades Interstate Parkway north and continue as detailed above.
Public Transportation: Bus from New York City: For public transportation by Shortline bus from New York City call 1-800-631-8405.
The Address:
Storm King Art Center
Old Pleasant Hill Road
Mountainville, NY 10953
1-845-534-3115