Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bungalow Brook Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.91343, -74.56846 | DEP watershed land on the upper Neversink at Claryville. A free NYC DEP Access Permit is required on every DEP unit; the unit map linked here shows the parking and the fishable frontage. |
| 2 | Hunter Road bridge Upper Neversink, Claryville | Bridge crossing | 41.89274, -74.58725 | One of only two mapped crossings on the wild headwater reach above Neversink Reservoir. Roadside look at the water; the banks either side are private or DEP. |
| 3 | USGS gauge 01435000 - Neversink River near Claryville Upper Neversink, above the reservoir | USGS gauge | 41.88990, -74.58980 | The upper-river gauge. DEC also lists gauges at Neversink below the dam, at Bridgeville above the Unique Area and at Godeffroy below it - read the one nearest your reach. |
| 4 | Big Bend Drive bridge Upper Neversink | Bridge crossing | 41.88026, -74.61912 | The lower of the two mapped headwater crossings, above the reservoir backwater. |
| 5 | Schumway Road Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.86895, -74.62801 | DEP watershed land on the upper Neversink above the reservoir. DEP Access Permit required; the unit map shows the boundary and the parking. |
| 6 | West Neversink Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.86737, -74.65046 | DEP unit on the west side of the upper valley. Permit required. The unit centre sits back from the channel - use the DEP map for the walk in. |
| 7 | Chandler Cove Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.84032, -74.67327 | DEP unit on the Neversink Reservoir shore. Permit required, and reservoir rowboat rules differ from stream access - check the unit map. |
| 8 | Lindholm Road Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.82153, -74.65403 | DEP unit at the south end of Neversink Reservoir, above the dam. Permit required. |
| 9 | Myers Road Unit NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 41.82830, -74.63229 | DEP unit on the east shore beside the dam. Permit required. |
| 10 | Neversink Dam NYC DEP - bottom-release dam | Dam / hazard | 41.82228, -74.64229 | The dam that divides the wild headwaters from the tailwater. It releases from the bottom of the reservoir, which is why the lower river stays cold in summer. No passage; the NY 55 crossing sits just below it. |
| 11 | Public fishing rights parking - Hasbrouck NYSDEC public fishing rights | Access / boat ramp | 41.78189, -74.60877 | State publishes the lot and the water it serves but no name for it; the reverse geocode returns only the hamlet of Hasbrouck. Top of the PFR ladder on the tailwater. |
| 12 | Public fishing rights parking - Hasbrouck Drive NYSDEC public fishing rights, Woodbourne | Access / boat ramp | 41.77628, -74.60705 | PFR lot off Hasbrouck Drive. PFR is an easement on private land - fish the bank, do not cross fields or park in driveways. |
| 13 | State Highway 42 bridge NY 42 and NY 52, Woodbourne | Bridge crossing | 41.75992, -74.59959 | The main highway crossing on the upper tailwater and the only feature in a five-kilometre reach between PFR lots. |
| 14 | Neversink River Fishing Access NYSDEC fishing access parcel | Access / boat ramp | 41.74936, -74.60653 | State fishing access parcel between Woodbourne and Fallsburg. The coordinate is the parcel centre and sits about 0.9 km from the mapped channel - check DEC's Trout Stream Fishing Map for the parking spot itself. |
| 15 | Public fishing rights parking - Riverside Drive NYSDEC public fishing rights, Fallsburg | Access / boat ramp | 41.74087, -74.59999 | PFR lot on Riverside Drive. The state publishes the location and no name. |
| 16 | Public fishing rights parking - State Highway 42 NYSDEC public fishing rights, Woodbourne | Access / boat ramp | 41.73457, -74.60337 | PFR lot on NY 42 immediately above the falls at Fallsburg. |
| 17 | Unnamed falls at Fallsburg Ledge drop on the main stem | Dam / hazard | 41.73079, -74.60393 | A mapped waterfall sitting squarely on the centreline between Woodbourne and South Fallsburg. OSM carries no name for it and none is published; treat it as a portage or a hard stop. |
| 18 | Public fishing rights parking - Main Street NYSDEC public fishing rights, South Fallsburg | Access / boat ramp | 41.71678, -74.61302 | PFR lot on Main Street in South Fallsburg, below the falls. |
| 19 | Public fishing rights parking - Avon Lodge Road NYSDEC public fishing rights, Fallsburg | Access / boat ramp | 41.69264, -74.59961 | PFR lot on Avon Lodge Road. |
| 20 | Grey Road bridge Fallsburg | Bridge crossing | 41.67750, -74.59850 | The only mapped crossing in the five kilometres between the Avon Lodge Road lot and Bridgeville. An adjacent Old Grey Road Bridge way is the same structure and is not listed twice. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Public fishing rights parking - NY 17 NYSDEC public fishing rights, Bridgeville | Access / boat ramp | 41.63654, -74.61767 | PFR lot beside the NY 17 corridor at Bridgeville, at the top of the Stocked-Extended reach's lower end. |
| 22 | Bridgeville Road bridge CR 173, Bridgeville | Bridge crossing | 41.63420, -74.61882 | Named anchor for the lower limit of the upper Stocked-Extended reach, which DEC places one mile below this crossing. |
| 23 | Stocked-Extended reach - lower limit One mile below Bridgeville Road | Regulation section limit | 41.62362, -74.61828 | DEC's upper lower-Neversink reach runs from the mouth of Wynkoop Brook down to a point one mile below Bridgeville Road. Placed by walking 1.61 km down the chained centreline from the mapped CR 173 bridge. Rules on DEC's page, not here. |
| 24 | Public fishing rights parking - Katrina Falls Road NYSDEC, Rock Hill | Access / boat ramp | 41.58600, -74.62141 | State lot off Katrina Falls Road at the north end of the gorge country. A second state lot 200 m away on the Blue Trail is the same access and is not listed twice. The river is a walk below the lot. |
| 25 | Denton Falls Neversink Gorge | Dam / hazard | 41.56711, -74.63226 | Named falls on the centreline inside the gorge. No road access and no cell service here - DEC warns that the gorge is a hike in over rough ground. |
| 26 | High Falls Neversink Gorge | Dam / hazard | 41.55335, -74.64806 | The second named drop in the gorge, about 2.4 km below Denton Falls. |
| 27 | Neversink River Unique Area NYSDEC Unique Area - the gorge | Park / conservation area | 41.54956, -74.64734 | State land through the gorge and the reach DEC manages as catch and release. Remote, no road access, no cell service; anglers hike in over rough terrain. The coordinate is the parcel centre. |
| 28 | Public fishing rights parking - Eden Road NYSDEC, Oakland Valley | Access / boat ramp | 41.51937, -74.64966 | State lot on Eden Road at the south end of the gorge, the usual way in from the Orange County side. |
| 29 | Oakland Valley Road bridge CR 49, Oakland Valley | Bridge crossing | 41.50469, -74.64781 | The first crossing below the gorge - there is no mapped crossing at all in the eighteen kilometres above it. |
| 30 | Sullivan and Orange county line Boundary between two DEC reaches | Regulation section limit | 41.49740, -74.64596 | The catch-and-release Unique Area reach ends here and the lower Stocked-Extended reach begins. Placed where the mapped Sullivan County boundary crosses the chained centreline. Read the rules on DEC's page. |
| 31 | Oakland Valley Road bridge CR 7, Oakland Valley | Bridge crossing | 41.48819, -74.62698 | Second Oakland Valley Road crossing, three kilometres below the first and carrying a different county route number. |
| 32 | Oakland Valley Campground Private campground on the river | Campsite | 41.47851, -74.62232 | Riverside campground at Oakland Valley, the only mapped camping between the gorge and Cuddebackville. |
| 33 | Cuddebackville Dam Old D and H Canal dam | Dam / hazard | 41.46895, -74.61230 | Low dam on the main stem at Cuddebackville. Scout before committing to it. |
| 34 | Public fishing rights parking - Neversink Fishing Access NYSDEC public fishing rights, Myers Grove | Access / boat ramp | 41.45120, -74.59937 | State lot at Myers Grove in Orange County, on a drive the county names Neversink Fishing Access. Lowest PFR lot on the river. |
| 35 | Stocked-Extended reach - lower limit at Guymard Turnpike Godeffroy | Regulation section limit | 41.43985, -74.60322 | The lower Stocked-Extended reach runs from the county line down to the Guymard Turnpike crossing. Placed on the centreline beside the mapped Guymard Turnpike bridge, whose way centre lies 0.19 km off the channel. Rules on DEC's page. |
| 36 | Deerpark - New York City NW KOA Private campground, Cuddebackville | Campsite | 41.44204, -74.60761 | KOA on the east bank below Cuddebackville, about 0.4 km off the channel. |
| 37 | Neversink Preserve The Nature Conservancy | Park / conservation area | 41.43363, -74.61534 | TNC floodplain preserve on the lower river, with trails to the bank. The coordinate is the preserve centre. |
| 38 | Neversink Drive bridge CR 80, Deerpark | Bridge crossing | 41.40674, -74.63412 | The only mapped crossing in the seven kilometres below the preserve. |
| 39 | Huckleberry Ridge State Forest NYSDEC state forest | Park / conservation area | 41.38902, -74.63851 | State forest on the west side of the lower valley above Port Jervis. The coordinate is the parcel centre, about 0.7 km back from the water. |
| 40 | East Main Street bridge US 6, Port Jervis | Bridge crossing | 41.36112, -74.68520 | Last crossing before the Neversink meets the Delaware at Port Jervis. Three Southern Tier Line rail decks sit just above it and are the same crossing point. |
Gauge: USGS 01435000 — NEVERSINK RIVER NEAR CLARYVILLE NY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Fallfish, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Claryville - the junction of the East and West branches and the main upper access.
Neversink Gorge Unique Area - walk-in wild trout water below the reservoir, a long hike in.
The Denning road pull-offs - roadside access to the upper East Branch.
Frost Valley area on the West Branch - limited public access above the confluence.
Neversink Reservoir shoreline - New York City access permit required, no exceptions.
Bridgeville and the Route 17 corridor - access to the lower river below the gorge.
Oakland Valley and Cuddebackville - lower-river access toward the Delaware confluence.
Spring: high, cold and strong, with the Hendrickson and Quill Gordon hatches at their best.
Summer: low and clear on the upper river - fish early, fish the pockets, and watch the temperature.
Fall: cool water, good streamer and terrestrial fishing and very little company on the stream.
Winter: cold, icy and largely unfishable on the upper reaches, with the season closed on most water.