Driving to West Point

Regional Map

From JFK Airport: VanWyck Parkway to Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. After crossing the bridge, look for the Cross Bronx Expressway. Follow the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway north. Take the Bronx River Parkway to left fork for the Sprain Brook Parkway. Follow Sprain Brook Parkway to Route 287, left exit to Tappan Zee Bridge and Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway). Over the bridge, take exit 13N onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway heading north. You will follow the Palisades Parkway until it ends. However, after passing exit 17, stay to your right to avoid inadvertently taking exit 18 which forks off to the left. Continue to the end of the parkway where you will enter the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow the traffic circle 3/4 of the way around and bear right onto route 9W North toward West Point. Along 9W north you will pass a Holiday Inn Express on the right and the road will go up a hill at this point. Just after you get over the hill there will be a car wash on your right and the exit for West Point is just beyond the car wash. This will lead you into Highland Falls. As you pass through Highland Falls, the Visitor's Center and Museum will be on your right as you approach Thayer Gate. The Thayer Hotel is just inside the gate to your right.

From LaGuardia Airport: Take the Whitestone Parkway to Bronx-Whitestone Bridge. After crossing the bridge, look for the Cross Bronx Expressway. Follow the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway north. Take the Bronx River Parkway to left fork for the Sprain Brook Parkway. Follow Sprain Brook Parkway to Route 287, left exit to Tappan Zee Bridge and Interstate 87 (New York State Thruway). Over bridge, take exit 13N onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway heading north. You will follow the Palisades Parkway until it ends. However, after passing exit 17, stay to your right to avoid inadvertently taking exit 18 which forks off to the left. Continue to the end of the parkway where you will enter the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow the traffic circle 3/4 of the way around and bear right onto route 9W North toward West Point. Along 9W north you will pass a Holiday Inn Express on the right and the road will go up a hill at this point. Just after you get over the hill there will be a car wash on your right and the exit for West Point is just beyond the car wash. This will lead you into Highland Falls. As you pass through Highland Falls, the Visitor's Center and Museum will be on your right as you approach Thayer Gate. The Thayer Hotel is just inside the gate to your right.

From Newark Airport: Take Interstate 78 West to the Garden State Parkway. Take the GSP north to the end and follow signs for the New York State Thruway (I-87) east. Exit Thruway at exit 13N onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway heading north. You will follow the Palisades Parkway until it ends. However, after passing exit 17, stay to your right to avoid inadvertently taking exit 18 which forks off to the left. Continue to the end of the parkway where you will enter the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow the traffic circle 3/4 of the way around and bear right onto route 9W North toward West Point. Along 9W north you will pass a Holiday Inn Express on the right and the road will go up a hill at this point. Just after you get over the hill there will be a car wash on your right and the exit for West Point is just beyond the car wash. This will lead you into Highland Falls. As you pass through Highland Falls, the Visitor's Center and Museum will be on your right as you approach Thayer Gate. The Thayer Hotel is just inside the gate to your right.

From Stewart Airport: Exit airport, make left turn onto New York State Route 207 to the New York State Route 300 interchange. Make left turn onto Route 300, cross New York State Route 17K to the Interstate 84 interchange. Take I-84 east to exit 10 (Route 9W). Make right turn onto 9W south. Exit 9W via Route 293 exit, Stony Lonesome exit, or West Point exit.