Wassaic (/wɑːˈseɪ.ik/ Wah-SAY-ik) is a hamlet and census-designated place[2] in the town of Amenia, Dutchess County, New York, United States.

[3] Located in southeastern New York in the valley of the Ten Mile River, Wassaic is bordered to the east and west by mountain ranges.

The name of the hamlet is derived from the Native American[clarification needed] word Washaic; "land of difficult access" or "narrow valley".

This continued into the early 1800s, providing steel for the Harris scythe works at Hammertown, near Pine Plains in northern Dutchess.

The station also provides access to the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, a paved sidewalk constructed along the former railroad roadbed subsequent to the removal of the trackage in 1983, thereby precluding the extension of passenger service beyond Wassaic.