Directions to
The Thayer Hotel
*All Individuals must present photo identification for
entry onto West Point*
From Westchester County and Southern Connecticut: Take
I-95 to Route 287 West, go over the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Take exit 13N onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP)
heading North. Take the PIP to the end, follow signs to
Bear Mountain/West Point. Proceed to the Bear Mountain
traffic circle. Follow signs for Route 9W North/West
Point (3rd exit off circle). Take the West Point/Highland
Falls exit. Follow signs towards the visitors center
until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel
is just beyond the gate on the right.
From Northern Westchester and Putnam Counties: Take Route
9 to the Bear Mountain Bridge. Over the bridge, bear to
the right and follow signs to Route 9W North (1st exit
off bridge). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit.
Follow signs towards the visitors center until reaching
Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond
the gate on the right.
From Northern Connecticut: Take 84 West to Exit 11
(Wappingers/Beacon). Take Route 9D South to Bear Mountain
Bridge. Over the bridge, bear to the right and follow
signs to Route 9W North (1st exit off bridge). Take the
West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards the
visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate).
The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From Northern New Jersey: Take NYS Thruway North/ I-87 N
to Exit 16 toward Harriman/Route 17. Take the NY 32 ramp
toward US 6 East/NY 17 South/Harriman. Turn Left onto
NY-32. Turn left to take the US-6 East Ramp toward Bear
Mountain Bridge. Stay straight on US-6. US-6 becomes
NY-293. Take the 9W South Exit to the second West
Point/Highland Falls Exit. Follow signs towards the
visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate).
The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From New York City: Take the George Washington Bridge
(upper deck) to the Palisades Parkway North. Take the PIP
to the end, follow signs to Bear Mountain/West Point.
Proceed to the Bear Mountain traffic circle. Follow signs
for Route 9W North/West Point (3rd exit off circle). Take
the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards
the visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate (South
Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the
right.
From Albany: Take the NYS Thruway South to exit 16. Pass
through toll, take the first exit and turn left at light.
Follow signs to Route 6 and Bear Mountain Bridge. Enter
traffic circle before the bridge (3rd exit off traffic
circle). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow
signs towards the visitors center until reaching Thayer
Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the
gate on the right.
From Upstate NY via Route 17: Take NY-17 East to Exit
130A US-6 (Bear Mountain Bridge) Stay straight on US-6.
US-6 becomes NY-293. Take the 9W South Exit to the second
West Point/Highland Falls Exit. Follow signs towards the
visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate).
The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From Boston/New England: Take 90 West/Mass Pike to 84
West (Exit 9, Hartford/NYC). Take Route 32 (Exit 10S
toward 9W S/Newburgh). Take the ramp toward Newburgh/West
Point. Make a right onto Plank Road/Route 32. Follow
Route 32 to 9W South. Take the 9W South exit to the
Second West Point/Highland Falls Exit. Follow signs
towards the visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate
(South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on
the right.
From the JFK or La Guardia Airports: Follow signs to the
Bronx - Whitestone Bridge. After crossing the bridge,
stay on the Hutchinson River Parkway North to Cross
County Parkway West to 287 (NYS Thruway). Take the left
lane exit to Tappan Zee Bridge and Interstate 87 (NYS
Thruway). Over bridge, take exit 13 N onto the Palisades
Interstate Parkway (PIP) heading North. Take the PIP to
the end (Bear Mountain traffic circle). Follow signs for
Route 9W North (3rd exit off circle). Take the West
Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow signs towards the
visitors center until reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate).
The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the gate on the right.
From Newark Airport and Southern NJ: Take I-87 West to
the Garden State Parkway. Take the Garden State Parkway
North to exit 14A (I-87 East/NYS Thruway). Take the NYS
Thruway to Exit 13N onto Palisades Parkway North. Take
the PIP to the end (Bear Mountain traffic circle). Follow
signs for Route 9W North and West Point (3rd exit off
circle). Take the West Point/Highland Falls exit. Follow
signs towards the visitors center until reaching Thayer
Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is just beyond the
gate on the right.
From Stewart Airport: Turn left out of Airport parking
lot. Follow straight to traffic light and make a left
onto Route 207. At the fourth light, make a left. Take
the 9W South exit to the second West Point/Highland Falls
Exit. Follow signs towards the visitors center until
reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is
just beyond the gate on the right.
From White Plains Airport: Take Route 684 South to Route
287 West, go over the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take exit 13N
onto the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) heading
North. Take the PIP to the end, follow signs to Bear
Mountain/West Point. Proceed to the Bear Mountain traffic
circle. Follow signs for Route 9W North/West Point (3rd
exit off circle). Take the West Point/Highland Falls
exit. Follow signs towards the visitors center until
reaching Thayer Gate (South Gate). The Thayer Hotel is
just beyond the gate on the right.