Which Wallkill venue did Woodstock Ventures lease before the festival moved?

Woodstock Ventures leased Mills Industrial Park in Wallkill, New York, before the festival moved to Bethel. The 300-acre site was secured in spring 1969 for $10,000, after earlier plans for Woodstock and Winston Farm failed.

The Wallkill location initially appeared workable, but local opposition quickly grew. Residents objected to the expected crowds, and town officials imposed permit requirements that made construction impossible. The promoters therefore abandoned Wallkill and moved the event to Max Yasgur's dairy farm near Bethel.

A common mix-up is Winston Farm, which was considered but never leased for the festival. Filippini Pond is also associated with Woodstock, but it was part of the later Bethel site: the stage area sloped toward that pond and used it as a backdrop. The abandoned Wallkill plan helped generate publicity for the festival, even though the concert ultimately took place elsewhere.