Driving Directions
Lake Champion is located just above the Delaware Valley at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in serene Glen Spey, NY. View a map of the local roads.
From the east (New York, Connecticut, Boston)
Follow I-84 west to Exit 1, Port Jervis. From Port Jervis, NY, follow Main Street through town (north). Main Street becomes Rt. 97/42 on the other side of Port Jervis. Follow Rt. 97 for nine miles through Hawks Nest (S-curves). After you cross a short bridge, look for a green road sign that says "Glen Spey - 5 Miles." Turn right onto Rt. 31. Follow Rt. 31 for five miles until it dead ends. Turn right and go about 1.25 miles and bear left onto Mohican lake Rd. Lake Champion is 2.5 miles down the road on the right.
From the west (Scranton, PA)
Take I-84 east. Follow to Exit 34, Lord's Valley. Turn left on the exit, then take the first right. Go 3.9 miles until Route 6. At the stop sign, cross Rt. 6 and you are now on 434/590. Stay on Rt. 434 to Shohola. Cross the Delaware River into New York and continue straight on Route 55. Go 3.9 miles into Eldred, NY. Make a right at the light, then left at the fork onto Rt. 47. Go 3.2 miles and Lake Champion is on the left.
From the south (Philadelphia)
Take I-476 North towards Allentown. Exit onto Rt. 22 East towards bethlehem. Take Rt. 33 North towards Stroudsburg. Take Rt. 209 North towards Milford, PA. (Rt. 209 merges for several miles with I-80 east. Make sure you exit I-80 when Rt. 209 splits off. Do not go into NJ). In Milford turn right at the light staying on Rt. 209/Rt. 6. Follow 7 miles across the river into New York. Turn left at the second light after the bridge onto Main Street/Rt. 97. Follow "From the east" directions above.
From the south (Central Jersey)
Take I-287 north to I-80 west. Exit onto Rt. 15 north which will merge into Rt. 206 North. Follow Rt. 206 to Milford, PA. In Milford turn right at the light onto Rt. 209/Rt. 6. Follow 7 miles across the river into New York. Turn left at the second light after the bridge onto main Street/Rt. 97. Follow "From the east" directionsabove.
From the south (Baltimore, Washington, D.C.)
Take I-83 north through Harrisburg, then take I-81 north to Scranton. Take I-84 east and follow "From the west" directions below.
From the north (Syracuse, Buffalo)
Follow US 17 south to Monticello, NY. Take Rt. 42 South through Monticello to the blinking traffic light in Forestburgh. Turn right onto Forestburgh Road. After about 6 miles take a right fork onto leers Road. Proceed to the stop sign and turn right. Lake Championiwll be a half mile down the road on the right.
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