Dover Plains, New York

About Dover Plains

Set in the eastern part of New York, Dover Plains is a small unincorporated community.

Dover Plains holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.68 square miles.

📰 Dover Plains News Today

• Dover Plains man charged with Aggravated DWI after crash in Union Vale New York State Police (.gov) · Jun 10
• Dover Plains Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Former Dover Town Supervisor returns home after week-long disappearance The Millerton News · Jul 21
• Schedule - Dover Dragons (Dover Plains, NY) Girls Soccer 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 2
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Dover Plains, New York - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Dover Plains Unique

• The only place in America named Dover Plains — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dover Plains

• Fife'n Drum Restaurant and Inn — american
• Gifford's — cafe
• J.P. Gifford Market & Catering Company — breakfast
• Sophie's
• Kent Coffee & Chocolate Company (café)
• Kent Pizza Garden — pizza
• Panini Cafe & Gelateria (café)
• Shanghai — chinese
• The Villager Restaurant — diner

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Kent Art Association · Art gallery
• Dover Stone Church · Attraction
• Eckert Fine Art · Art gallery
• James Barron Art · Art gallery
• Ober Gallery · Art gallery
• Sloane-Stanley Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dover Plains

• Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Swamp River Waterway Access reviews ★
• Currie Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kent Commons Park reviews ★
• Kent Green reviews ★
• Ketcham Park reviews ★
• Pond Mountain Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dover Plains

• DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
• DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
• Kent Center School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Dover Plains

🏘️ Nearby Communities