Schwartz's

This is the absolute last take-out before the river enters the vertical-walled Class V Indian Point Gorge (it is also the put-in for the gorge for those few paddlers who choose to run the gorge as a stand-alone section).

This is not a developed access and, by appearances, it is on someone's private property containing a yellow house on river left, a swinging bridge over the river, and a stone garage on river right. However, all of this is located on public national forest land and the property is unoccupied. It is a former mining claim known as Schwartz's (or Domino Mine), and the unique construction and infrastructure of the home is an excellent example of post-Depression era mining residences on the river and is under consideration for addition to the National Historic Register. You may legally access the river here; please don't disturb the historic structures or artifacts laying around.

If you're using this take-out, don't miss it. It is possible to take out right at the swinging bridge over the river just upstream but it is a steep, rocky climb up to the road. It is easier to continue past the swinging bridge and around the sharp bend in the river immediately below. Eddy out on river right just after this bend and take out. Walk toward the old stone garage and you'll find the path up to Sawyers Bar Road. There is no good parking here so you'll need to park vehicles a short distance up the road toward the swinging bridge. Most boaters that don't want to run the Indian Point Gorge take out upriver at Saw Pit Flat (road mile mark 3.8) due to easier access but the river is pretty and has some small rapids between Saw Pit and Schwartz's.