The Hudson Valley

Mohonk Preserve

With origins dating back to 1963, Mohonk Preserve has long been a place of recreation, reflection, and restoration. Today, Mohonk Preserve protects and manages over 8,000 acres of mountain ridges, forests, fields, streams, ponds, and other unique environments.

Enjoy scenic beauty, outdoor activities, and peace and quiet at the Mohonk Preserve, where carriage roads and trails are perfectly maintained for hiking, running, mountain biking, horseback riding, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Mohonk Preserve is also one of the most visited climbing and bouldering destinations in North America.

Minnewaska State Park

The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a 21,106-acre preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge. The park features numerous waterfalls, three crystalline sky lakes, dense hardwood forests, incising sheer cliffs and ledges opening to beautiful views, clear streams cut into valleys, 35 miles of carriage roads and 50 miles of footpaths to enjoy. Visitors can enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, picnicking, scuba-diving, rock-climbing, bouldering, boating and marveling at the scenery. Horseback riding and cross-country ski trails are available as well. Technical Rock Climbing is permitted.

Pets are not permitted on cross-country ski trails during winter season.

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail

A multi-use, natural surface trail, welcoming hikers, joggers, bicycle and horseback riders, dog walkers, and, in the winter, snowshoers and cross-country skiers. One of America’s ten most iconic rail trails, its 22 miles offers unsurpassed vistas, quiet arbors, ever-chilly caverns and a variety of bridges spanning rivers and gorges.

Passing through orchards, organic farms, lakes, rivers and streams, it also links villages and towns including the Historic Huguenot District in New Paltz, the towns of Gardiner and Rosendale and ending near the historic Stockade District in the City of Kingston. Trail users will discover a wide variety of birds, wildlife, unique 19th century industrial historic sites as well as stunning views of the Shawangunk Ridge, Wallkill River and the Rondout Creek.

Sam’s Point

Sam’s Point is located on the highest section of the Shawangunk Mountains, in the most southerly section of Minnewaska State Park Preserve. It is home to Lake Maratanza, one of the five Shawangunk sky lakes; Verkeerder Kill Falls, a spectacular 187 foot high waterfall; Ellenville Fault Ice Caves, the largest known open fault in the United States with corresponding ice caves to explore; cliffs and numerous scenic vistas. All of these features are accessible to hikers via an approximately 14-mile network of old roads and footpaths. Visitors can enjoy hiking, picnicking, deer hunting, nature observation, dog walking and a direct immersive experience within an incredible natural environment.

Poet’s Walk

Poets' Walk Park features two miles of trails through woods and rolling meadows with rustic cedar pavilions, footbridges, and benches. The park is buffered on all sides by 780 acres of private lands under conservation easements that ensure the landscape's protection from development. In the mid-19th Century, German-born landscape architect Hans Jacob Ehlers fashioned a series of "outdoor rooms" on the property using stands of foliage and stone walls to break up the landscape, which includes rolling meadows, forests, and a ravine. Ehlers also created a shaded, streamside path, dubbed Poets' Walk in honor of Washington Irving and other literary figures who reputedly strolled here.

Walkway Over the Hudson

Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park and the Hudson Valley Rail Trail are located in Highland, NY. The Walkway is a pedestrian pathway spanning the Hudson River. At 212 feet tall and 1.28 miles long, it is the longest, elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. Walkway State Park is open year-round, weather conditions permitting (closed in the event of lightning or ice).The Hudson Valley Rail Trail is a paved 4-mile east–west rail trail stretching from the Hudson River through the hamlet of Highland. The trail was originally part of the Poughkeepsie Bridge Route, a rail corridor that crossed the Hudson via the Poughkeepsie Bridge—the bridge that later became the Walkway Over the Hudson.

Kayak, Canoe, and Raft Launches

Hudson River: Sojourner Truth-Ulster Landing Park; Esopus Meadows Park; Kingston Point Beach; Rondout Waterfront; Bob Shepard Park, Sleightsburg Park; Village of Glasco-wastewater treatment facility; Village of Malden-wastewater treatment facility; Tina Chorvas Memorial Waterfront Park; Charles Rider Park.

Wallkill River: Ulster County Fairgrounds; Springtown Road Boat Launch; Plains Road Boat Launch-at Water Street.

Black Creek: Chodikee Lake; Black Creek Preserve, Esopus.

Rondout Creek: Creek Locks Road; High Falls-Central Hudson Facility.

Lakes & Ponds: Alder Lake; Chodikee Lake; Lake Minnewaska; Tillson Lake; Upper Pond-Kenneth L. Wilson Campsite.

Rentals & Lessons

Climbing

Bicycle Rentals

Kayak & Canoe Rentals

Riding Lessons & Horse Rentals

Cross-country Ski & Snowshoe Rentals

Dia:Beacon

Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation's collection of art from the 1960s to the present. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, NY.

Storm King Art Center

Storm King Art Center, commonly referred to as Storm King and named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum located in Mountainville, New York. It contains what is perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States.

Historic Huguenot Street

The seven stone houses and several accompanying structures in the 10-acre National Landmark Historic District on Hugeunot St. were likely built in the early 18th century by Huguenot settlers fleeing discrimination and religious persecution in Europe. The Huguenots settled on a flat rise on the banks of the Wallkill River in 1678.

Vanderbilt Mansion

The Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York. It became a National Historic Landmark and started operation under the National Park Service in 1940.

Gomez Mill House

The Gomez Mill House is located in the Town of Newburgh, New York, on Mill House Road. Over 300 years old, it is the earliest known surviving Jewish dwelling in North America and the oldest home in Orange County listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Clove & Creek

Gifts and goods for the home, body and spirit. They also serve fresh roasted Parlor Coffee, cookies, tea and chai.

Antiques Barn at Water Street Market

True to its name, the antiques barn is a farm-style building housing two stories of yesteryear treasures ranging from figurines to furnishings and dating from the 1800s to the 1970s.Located within New Paltz’s bustling Water Street Market, the Antiques Barn is a place that invites serious antique collectors and the simply curious alike to walk through its aisles and discover items from the past.

Newburgh Vintage Emporium

Multi Dealer Antiques, Vintage and Repurposed goods store located just off of I-87 in Newburgh, NY.

Butterfield

New American cuisine featuring locally grown ingredients on a seasonal menu.

(845) 687-0887
butterfieldstoneridge.com

Huckleberry

A cozy cocktail bar with craft beer and a fresh twist on house made pub food. Large cobblestone patio and spacious sitting room upstairs.

(845) 633-8443
huckleberrynewpaltz.com

Ollie’s Pizza

Destination pizza restaurant in a restored barn serving wood-fired and roman style pies, featuring locally sourced ingredients, natural wine, and a full bar. Outdoor seating available.

(845) 687-3464
ollies.pizza

Hokkaido

Secluded spot serving Japanese standards such as sushi, soba & tempura in a spare, rustic setting.

18 Church St., New Paltz

(845) 256-0732
hokkaidonewpaltz.com

Mountain brauhaus

German restaurant dishing up classic eats like schnitzel & spaetzle, plus a variety of beers.

(845) 255-9766
mountainbrauhaus.com

Cafe Mio

From eggs to burgers, this casual American cafe whips up breakfast & lunch using local ingredients.

(845) 255-4949
miogardiner.com

A TavolA

Regional Italian fare made with seasonal local ingredients in a stylishly rustic setting.

(845) 255-1426
atavolany.com

Lola’s Cafe

Fast casual dining owned and operated by CIA graduates. Food ordering at the counter and then the food is brought out to your table. Desserts, gourmet milkshakes, local craft beer, wine, outdoor dining available.

(845) 255-6555
lolascafeandcatering.com

Wine, Spirits, Beer, & Cider Makers

White Cliff Winery
Nostrano Vineyards
Robibero Family Vineyards

Rough Cut Brew Pub
Arrowood Brewery/Arrowood Outpost
Yard Owl Brewery
Suarez Family Brewery

Westwind Orchards
Angry Orchard
Bad Seed Cidery
Brooklyn Cider House

Tuthilltown Distillery
Orange County Distillery

Markets, Farmstands, Orchards, & Grocers

Wallkill View Farm Market
Wright's Farm Market
Tantillo's Farm Market
Hudson Valley Wine Market
Kiernan Farm
Hops Petunia

Jenkins - Lueken Orchards
Twin-Star Orchards

Hannaford
Adam's Fairacre Farms
Health & Nutrition Center