Shorehaven, NY

Shorehaven is a Dutchess County census-designated place in the Town of Pawling, wrapped around Whaley Lake along the western edge of southeastern Dutchess County. NY 292 runs down the lake’s west side, connecting north toward West Pawling and south toward Patterson. The lake drains north through Whaley Lake Stream into Fishkill Creek and eventually the Hudson, while the Beacon Line runs along the eastern shore without current revenue service. A civic association and locally managed water system are part of the place’s practical map, giving Shorehaven more of a lakeside-neighborhood shape than a town-center map. Shorehaven is a Pawling place built around one lake, one state route, and a shoreline that sends its water toward the Hudson.