Directions

Directions to the trailhead:  From Newburgh headed south on I-87, take exit 16 for NY Rt. 17 (near the Harriman toll booths),
then merge onto 17 West.  After 2.5 miles, take exit 130 for NY 208 South, then turn left onto NY 208 South.  You’ll only be
on 208 South (Main St) for about half a mile, then you’ll turn right onto Schunemunk Road (also labeled 208 S) for a few hundred yards. 
When Schunemunk Road dead-ends into NY 17M, turn left onto NY 17M East.   In one half-mile, turn right onto Lakes Road (aka Rt 5),
and enjoy not having to make any more turns for the next 9 miles.

Toward the end of that 9-mile stretch, Lakes Road becomes Mountain Lakes Lane, then NY-17A East, then Windermere Ave,
all without you having to make any turns.  From the center of the town of Greenwood Lake, turn right onto NY 210 South (Jersey Ave). 
This road runs along the length of Greenwood Lake, giving you nice views as you go.

Continue on NY 210 South (Jersey Ave) for 3.5 miles. After you cross into New Jersey, this road changes its name to Lakeside Rd,
and your destination is juuuust on the New Jersey side, at the Greenwood Lake Marina (538 Lakeside Rd), immediately after you pass
Lake Shore Rd on your left.  Drive slow here – it’s easy to blast right past the marina and have to figure out how to get turned around
on this small, windy, busy road (I may speak from experience here).

The marina is on the lake side of the street (which, you know, makes sense), and the parking lot is on the opposite (west) side of Lakeside Rd. 
Turn into the parking lot for the Greenwood Lake Marina and drive to the back of the lot, up the hill, and park by the kiosk.

Once you turn into the parking lot from Lakeside Rd, the first two lots (on your right) are marina parking only.  Do not park in these lots.
The top of the driveway (the third lot) is for hikers – everything up there is fair game, and you can park blocking in the boats up there. 
They won’t need access to them.

 The lot is always full on nice weekends.  Like, always.  There is no overflow parking for this hike.  It’s strongly recommended to visit
at an off-peak time.  And please carpool as much as you can – don’t bring three cars for three hikers, which would deprive other hikers
of a great day and be really bad for your karma.  (And if you can’t get a spot here, you can always do the other Surprise Lake hike,
with the trailhead just a few miles down the road.  A strong Plan B.)    As you drive up the parking lot, it’s marina land to your right,
state land to your left.  There’s an easement-type situation going on here, in case you’re wondering.

You can also get directions by checking out the Surprise Lake II (via Greenwood Lake overlook) entry on the HiketheHudsonValley.com Google map.

Sorta nearby address for your GPS: The Greenwood Lake Marina is directly across the street from the parking area for the trailhead – you’ll actually park
at the top of the marina’s parking lot (which is on the opposite side of the street from the marina itself). Its address is:

538 Lakeside Rd
Hewitt, NJ 07421

Hop out and let the adventure begin! (And please see the Important note on parking above for more information on the parking situation here.)

GPS coordinates of parking area: 41.18592, -74.33213