Albany International Airport 1 hr 4
Kaaterskill High Peak (37 min) Iconic Catskills peak featured in many landscape paintings, with several hiking routes to the top. Kaaterskill Falls Trail Head (17 min) This half-mile trail with a moderate climb & creek leads to the scenic 260-ft. Kaaterskill Falls. North–South Lake (28 min) Popular recreation area with hiking trails, swimming beaches, small boat rentals & a campground. Saugerties Lighthouse (12 min) Quaint B&B in an 1869 lighthouse offering 2 TV-free rooms with a shared bathroom, plus a boat dock. Thomas Cole National Historic Site (20 min) Home of a 19th-century artist & art school, with period landscape paintings & mountain views. Falling Waters Preserve (19 min) Riverfront, day-use park with trails, grassy fields & a waterfall, plus remains of an old icehouse. Overlook Mountain (19 min) This 3,140-ft-high peak features a 1927 fire tower, trails & the ruins of a historical hotel. Clermont State Historic Site (40 min) Tours of the circa-1750 mansion, plus hiking trails, gardens & river views on the 500-ac. grounds. Indian Head Mountain (35 min) Mountain, hiking, and lake Opus 40 (15 min) 6.5-ac. stone-sculpture park in an abandoned quarry with trails & a museum featuring vintage tools. Devil's Path Trail (35 min) Steep, rocky trail ascending 5 peaks, with rock formations, waterfalls & views of the Catskills. Olana State Historic Site (26 min) Tours & exhibits are offered at this grand estate & studio of painter Frederic Edwin Church. Kaaterskill Falls (24 min) This iconic 260-ft-tall tiered waterfall on Spruce Creek features a lookout & a foot trail. Esopus Bend Nature Preserve (16 min) Woodland preserve in verdant, peaceful environs known for its picturesque locale & hiking trails. |