Haines Falls is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located east of Tannersville in the Town of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States. Haines Falls is located at . The hamlet of Haines Falls was always a mountain resort town, unlike Hunter and Palenville which had tanneries. Haines Falls is at the head of Kaaterskill Clove and is the former site of the Catskill Mountain House, Kaaterskill Hotel, and Laurel House which sat atop the famous Kaaterskill Falls. In 1825, Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of landscape painters, did his first Catskill mountain paintings in Haines Falls: Lake with Dead Trees at South Lake and the Kaaterskill Falls.
Major highways in Haines Falls include State Route 23A, Clum Hill Road, North Lake Road, and County Route 25. Horseshoe Bend is the location of many vehicle accidents and hikers who tumble off the falls.
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High Peaks Hiking in Hunter Area Catskill 3500 Club
Town of Hunter Government Website and Area Information
Town of Hunter Chamber of Commerce
Online Guide to the Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Archive - history of the Catskill Mtns. Hunter Public Library Mountain Top Library Mountain Top Historical Society
Hamlets in New York (state) Catskills Hamlets in Greene County, New York