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To Albany
Area Attractions & Driving Tours
Driving Tours To Cooperstown
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Mountaintop Tour
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Northern Mountain Tour
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Northern Foothills Tour
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To Grand Gorge
River/Mountaintop Tour
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Southern Foothills Tour
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Greenville Tour
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River Tour
Places of Interest
LEGEND
Smith‘s Landing
To Woodstock
LET THE ROAD BE YOUR GUIDE… One of the best ways to explore Greene County is to hit the road and take a ride. Whether in a car or on a motorcycle or bicycle, the landscape of the Great Northern Catskills is rich with natural beauty. On your self-guided tour, you’ll also enjoy charming villages with quaint shops, historic sites and museums, scenic parks and much more. Here are some suggested driving itineraries to help you “get lost” for the day.
RIVER TOUR Approx 53 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Catskills Information Center C. 1792 Stone Bridge, Leeds Green Lake Black Horse Farms Bronck Museum Old Limekiln site. On National Historic Register. Medway Reservoir. Coxsackie permit required. New Baltimore Hamlet. Pre-revolution and Victorian homes. Historic Coxsackie. Riverside Park. Views of the Hudson River Historic Athens. 65 historic sites, waterfront park, view of Hudson Athens Lighthouse. Thomas Cole National Historic Site Historic Catskill. Main Street shopping and dining. Dutchmen’s Landing Park.
GREENVILLE TOUR Approx 30 miles 1 2 3 4
Hamlet of Freehold Scenic panoramic views Greenville Town Park Scenic views from east to west
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS TOUR Approx 48 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Hamlet of Purling Shinglekill Falls – Grist Mill (private) Purling Roller Rink View of Kaaterskill Valley Old Schoolhouse Old Schoolhouse Story’s Farm Market Palenville – First art colony in the country. 10 waterfalls. Glen Falls, Winter Clove Rd. Waterfalls and gorge Scenic view of Catskill bluffs Hamlet of Acra
FROM THE RIVER TO THE MOUNTAINTOP Approx 72 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Hamlet of Leeds – c. 1792 Stone Bridge, Leeds Mahayana Buddhist Temple East Windham – Five State Lookout Windham – Historic homes, skiing, dining Red Falls waterfall Lexington – Hunter parking areas for viewing Boulder bearing plaque for Art Flick, renowned fisherman. Ukrainian Church & Grazda Hunter Mountain – Zipline, skiing, festivals Kaaterskill Falls North South Lake State Park Site of the Catskill Mtn House, c. 1824. Hiking trails, views Kaaterskill Clove, Horseshoe Bend, Bastian Falls Palenville – 10 waterfalls, first art colony in the country.
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS TOUR Approx 30 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Bowery Creek Small waterfall and gorge, Thorpe Creek Small historical stone bridge Scenic views to north and east Zoom Flume Waterpark Hamlet of Cornwallville Scenic views of Durham Valley Hamlet of Durham Durham Center Museum Historic stone bridge, Susquehanna Tpke, c. 1800 Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Center Guaranteed Irish Supersonic Speedway
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN TOUR Approx 41 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mitchell Hollow Rd, scenic views Route 10, scenic views Pratt Rock, carved images, picnic area Zadock Pratt Museum Route 2, scenic views Route 23A, scenic views Rt 23C, Route 14, scenic views Route 296, Hamlet of Hensonville
MOUNTAINTOP TOUR Approx 37 miles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Stony Clove, Notch Lake scenic views Devil’s Tombstone Onteora Park (private homes) Stone Church (Onteora Church of All Souls) Scenic views East Kill Creek Historic Lexington House Route 42 winds through the spectacular Deep Notch
Greene County Visitor Center 700 Rt. 23B Leeds, NY 12451 Exit 21 off NYS Thruway 800-355-2287 www.greenetourism.com tourism@discovergreene.com
Front and back cover photos: Rob Shannon (www.fotopic.com)
Our suggested driving tours encompass many of our designated scenic byways.
County of Greene makes no warranty, guarantee, or promise, express or implied, as to the information presented herein. The County of Greene shall not be liable under any circumstances for any claims or damages arising directly or indirectly from information presented herein. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided herein; however, due to possible changes after printing, we recommend that you call or refer to the website of any listed facility.
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To Albany
Greene at a Glance
LEGEND Attractions/Scenic Views Boat Rentals
To Cooperstown
Cycling Family Fun Farms/Markets Galleries Golf Historic/Cultural Sites
To Grand Gorge
Horseback Riding Movie Theaters Parks Unique Gift Shopping Wineries/Breweries
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Winter Sports
Stop in and Visit Us!
To Hudson
The Greene County Visitor Center is conveniently located at Exit 21 off the NYS Thruway. The office is open 7 days a week. Stop in and let our friendly staff assist you with all your travel planning needs.
To NYS Thruway Exit 20 Saugerties Smith‘s Landing
To Woodstock
ATTRACTIONS & SCENIC VIEWS 1 2 3 4
Five State Lookout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-3381 Kaaterskill Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-5058 Pratt Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299-3125 Rip Van Winkle Monument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4223
BOAT RENTALS 1 North South Lake State Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-5058 2 Riverview Marine Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-5311 3 Sunny Sail Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210-3309
CYCLING 1 Windham Mtn Outfitters (Bike Rentals) . . . . . . . . .734-4700
FAMILY FUN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Armstrong’s Elk Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-8452 Bailiwick Discovery Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-5665 Bear Creek Recreational Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-3839 Catskill Sportsplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .947-0611 Hoe Bowl Lanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-4980 Hunter Mtn Skyride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4223 Junior Speedway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-9300 KidZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701-1517 Lazy S Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-8995 New York Zipline Adventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4388 Purling Roller Rink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-3224 Round Top Raptor Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-0118 Supersonic Speedway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634-7200 Tom’s Soft Serve Ice-Cream & Mini Golf . . . . . . .731-1075 Windham Mtn Adventure Park/Skyride . . . .734-4300/6974 Zoom Flume Waterpark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-4559
FARMS/MARKETS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Blackhorse Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-9324 Boehm Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-6196 Bulich’s Creekside Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-5739 Catskill Mtn Country Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-3387 CMF Fresh Harvest Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-2040 RSK Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299-3198 Schnare’s Sunset Orchard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-8846 Story Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-9716 Traphagen’s Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4150
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GALLERIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Brik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-0145 Broderick Fine Arts Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634-2559 Day & Holt Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821-3991 Frameworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-9159 Galleria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225-8564 Gallery 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-2642 GCCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-3400 Kaaterskill Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-2060 Little Bird Fine Arts Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-9968 M Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-0380 Nina Rosa Irwin Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-6403 Open Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-9531 Play of Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-8733 Raad Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-8282 Roshkowska Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-9669 Stanley Maltzman’s Four Corners Art Gallery . . . .634-7386 Terenchin Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-5312 Ulla Darni Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .542-0790 Union Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .947-8248 Windham Art & Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-4692 Windham Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-6850
GOLF 1 Bear Creek Landing (Mini Golf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-3839 2 Blackhead Mtn Lodge & Country Club . . . . . . . . .622-3157
Catskill Golf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-0302 Christman’s Windham House Golf Resort . . . . . .734-4230 Colonial Golf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-9807 Coxsackie Driving Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .653-9218 Rainbow Golf Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-5343 Riedlbauer’s Driving Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-9584 Rip Van Winkle Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-9779 Stack’s Lamp Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-9703 Sunny Hill Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634-7642 Thunderhart Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634-7816 Windham Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-9910
HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Athens Cultural Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .945-2136 Beattie Powers Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-4764 Bronck Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-6490 Cus D’Amato’s Boxing Gym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-5875 Durham Center Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239-8461 Historic Catskill Point and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-3223 Freightmasters Building Hudson Athens Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828-5294 Irish American Heritage Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . .432-6598 Mahayana Buddhist Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-3619 Our Lady of Knock Shrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-3319 Pleshakov Piano Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-3333/3330 Sugar Maples Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4104 ext 259 for Arts & Education Thomas Cole National Historic Site . . . . . . . . . . .943-7465 Ukrainian Church & Grazhda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-3862 Zadock Pratt Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299-3395
HORSEBACK RIDING 1 2 3 4
Bailiwick Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-5665 Hidden Meadow Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .928-0939 K&K Equestrian Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-4829 Tanglewood Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-9531
MOVIE THEATERS 1 2 3 4
CMF Foundation Movie Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-2002 Community Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-2410 Hi-Way Drive In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-8672 Windham Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-6110
Urban Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-9090 Van Gorden & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-4320 Village Candle & Mountain Clothing . . . . . . . . . . .589-6002 Village Square Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-2050 Westerner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-8700
WINERIES/BREWERIES PARKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
CD Lane Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-4170 Cohotate Preserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622-3620 Cornell Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756-6671 Coxsackie Riverside Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-2718 Dolan’s Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4020 Dutchmen’s Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-7117 Four Mile Point Preserve . . . . . . . .www.scenichudson.org Greenville Town Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-8276 Mountain Top Arboretum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-3903 North South Lake State Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-5058 Rams Horn-Livingston Sanctuary . .www.scenichudson.org
1 Cave Mountain Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-9222 2 Crossroads Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .945-BEER 3 Windham Vineyard & Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-5214
WINTER SPORTS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Catskill Snowmobile Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-3839 Hunter Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263-4223 Mountain Trails X-C Ski Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-5361 North South Lake X-C Skiing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .357-2289 Rip Van Winkle Snowmobiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-6215 Windham Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-4300
UNIQUE GIFT SHOPPING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Astor House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-9500 Bear’s Countryside Creations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-4360 Carole’s Gift Emporium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .734-4734 Coxsackie Antiques Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .731-8888 Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-5495 Guaranteed Irish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634-2392 Hunter Antiques Mall & General Store . . . . . . . . .263-5453 J Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-5851 Jane’s Red Sleigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-8689 Lime Gazelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .966-5600 Looking Pretty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-2160 Mahalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-7467 Mohican Trading Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-0576 Paisley Pig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-4235 Somersault Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-9663 Swamp Angel Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-2650 Townhouse Antiques & Bob Barnes Toys & Ephemera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .943-7400 18 Twilight General Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589-6480
Events for Every Season!
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From fairs and festivals to exhibits and concerts, there is always something fun to experience in Greene County. For an up-to-date calendar of events, visit:
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All area codes 518 unless otherwise noted.