Description
Two pipes off the side of the road.
Nearest Address
1000 New York 213
Kingston, NY 12401
Directions from Nearest Address
This spring is located on County Rd 28, right off of 213. You can’t miss it on the right hand side.
Vital Information
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Hours Spring is Open:
24/7/365
GPS:
41° 53’ 54” N
74° 1’ 13” W
Map Link: Town Of Ulster Spring Map
Submitted by: Steve
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I went in January 2021 to this location, and this address is wrong… Looked around the address listed and couldn’t find anything… but then tried the next spring listed on the find-a-spring map which was 10 minutes away. The picture above is actually of Mary’s Well which comes up on google maps if you type it in. The address is 101-209 Mountain Rd, Kingston, NY 12401… around 41.8987781, -74.0214673. Hope this helps
I’m wondering why so many people use this spring? It is situated less than 50′ from a junkyard, down the hill from a mining excavation, only just off the side of a heavily traveled road. On a good day there will be vehicles waiting for a chance to fill up multiple containers. How can this be better for you?
The pin is misleading. The spring in on County Route 28, just in from the fork. I’ve used this water off and on for 30 years. Never any problem. Longest ongoing use was last year for nine months while I lived with no running water at my homestead. How can we move the pin?
whats tds?
Stopped here today to fill up water bottles on a long drive. Three hoses now with fast flowing water. Water is good, slight mineral taste to it.
Oh, found this spring very harsh to drink with it’s high TDS. Guess I’m used to my neighboring state’s low TDS of 30. Also found that this left a film residue on all containers and when I made my Green Tea there was a shiny film crust coating the top of the tea in the pot. My cats would not even drink this H2O. Threw it out and went back to my former spring – worth the drive.
On our drive up to Niagara Falls this past weekend, we stopped and visited several springs along the NY Thruway. The Ulster Springs one was my favorite, both taste-wise, and the actual spring itself. The water was smooth, but it did taste sort of mineral-y, like Evian. We loved this spring. Parking was a little tight. You have literally about 1 foot on the shoulder. We were stuck out into traffic a bit, but the traffic flow is sparse on this road. Excellent spring!
Thank you for posting this. I’m excited to check it out!
I just visited this spring, and the vibe is super high there! 🙂
I’m not sure why I got such significantly different statistics on the water then the person who submitted it to Findaspring…. I just went in late April 2011, and here’s what I got:
temp: 49 degrees Farenheit
TDS: 130
pH: 7.7
This seems to be WAY off of what was posted on the site…. I’m going to keep checking the water when I go and see if I get any changes over the coming months.
The water is bubbling up directly out of the earth, which is amazing and awesome… I tested the TDS as it came out of the earth vs. when it comes out of the end of the pipes shown in the picture… here’s what I got:
Directly out of the spring: 130ppm
From the end of the pipes: 157ppm
Probably best to scoop it out directly from the source, rather than get the mineral matter the pipe is adding to it. 🙂
I just visited this spring, and the vibe is super high there! 🙂
I’m not sure why I got such significantly different statistics on the water then the person who submitted it to Findaspring…. I just went in late April 2011, and here’s what I got:
temp: 49 degrees Farenheit
TDS: 130
pH: 7.7
This seems to be WAY off of what was posted on the site…. I’m going to keep checking the water when I go and see if I get any changes over the coming months.
Is this accessible in winter? I am going to try to find it.
Did you find it? Was it good?
It’s right on the side of the road…you might have to park partially on the road/shoulder if you don’t have a truck. It’s pretty muddy, so I would wear boots for sure
I did find it, it was gushing. I went there this winter and filled up my glass jugs. Very easy to fill up and so close to the road that hiking through snow was not an issue. The water tasted funny to me. I just found, in one of my last jugs, tons of TDS: yellowish sandy silt in the bottom of the jug and also sticking to the insides. I think this spring must have high TDS. (having trouble posting) -jules
This is an incredible spring that serves so many in our community. We had it tested and posted results here.
The pin here is close but not correct. It’s actually on the other side of the road off of 28 near where it meets 213.
Would love to pipe it better, get a well cap on it, and improve the pull off a bit with a load of stone…. considering organizing another gofundme to do these improvements.
This water has been tested and it came back containing bad bacteria, please everyone be aware of this and be careful what your drinking!
For anyone wondering, TDS is total dissolved solids. It can be measured as mg/L, and >500 mg/L is considered fresh water.
However, dissolved solids can come from unsafe runoff. You’d think not to expect that in a spring? Honestly unsure.
You can get a conductivity meter, but more likely a TDS meter, at less than $10 from, oh, say Amazon? would suit most folks’ needs better. It will tell you how many ppm, but not their composite parts.
Hope that helps. Next time I’m in the area I’ll check out this spring.
We have used this spring a few times in the last year or two. It does seem like the water pools up. It looks like it might then go through the pipe or mix to some degree with the pooled water. So anything could be in the pooled water ie dead animal, bird poop etc.
I had the runs after drinking a decent amount and my wife had stomach pains each time we start drinking this water so it seems like its the water since its happened a few times. The spring on rt 208 in monroe is great for taste and flow rate.
Hi all,
This was the first spring I have ever drank from. Easy to find. TDS when I went June of 2016 was 228. When it was ice cold it tasted good. But anything warmer than that I didn’t like. It made both my and my hubs mouth feel dry after.
I’ve been trying different springs in the area the past few months since finally getting fed up with our horrible town tap water (kinda like drinking a swimming pool)… I will check this one out. Does anyone use, or have info about, the spring further east on Abeel, at the intersection of Wilbur & Dunn? Thanks! Love this site!
9/7/14 I got a pH 7.5.
I think it tastes good but maybe I’m not enough of an afficionado yet!
Anyone have suggestions on best way to measure TDS?
as of 8/17/14:
TDS: 335
pH: 6.8
I have been getting water from this spring for the past 7 months. My most recent visit on 11/23 I tested the TDS and it came in at 375. Not thrilled about this number, anyone know if it fluctuates?