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THE ULTIMATE KID-FRIENDLY GUIDE TO THE CATSKILLS AND HUDSON VALLEY! After 5+ years of research, we’ve finally compiled all our favorite family-friendly destinations in the Catskill Mountains. This is the post you can send to your friend who is coming upstate for the first time or save for yourself to use as a Catskills day trip bucket-list. We hope it inspires many fun adventures in the months and years to come!
Howe Caverns or Secret Caverns? Both of these Upstate New York caves make super-fun, memorable, family-friendly adventures. Both promise otherworldly landscapes, fascinating tours, and incredible water features. However, they’re geared toward different types of visitors. What’s your cavern personality? Take our quiz and find out!
Briars & Brambles Books, a cozy little bookstore in Windham, has an incredible selection of winter reads. Their staff picks are perfect for curling up by the fire, their cookbooks are geared toward comforting cabin fare, and their children's section is carefully curated with the exact books you want to be reading at bedtime after a long day of skiing or snow-tubing on Windham Mountain.
We’re on the hunt for the greatest corn maze in the Catskills and Hudson Valley. Is it Stanton's Feura Farm, Samascott Orchards, Kesicke Farm, or Hull-O Farms? Or do you have another idea?
This Preston Hollow park has it all: a gorgeous backdrop of hills and open sky, swings, slides, horseshoes, a covered picnic area, a baseball diamond, a basketball court, and a creek behind the trees that feels like a hidden nature sanctuary.
The awe-inspiring release of a great horned owl, which was rehabilitated by Wes Laraway of the NY Wildlife Rescue Center.
Fred Wolf of Nature Based showed up at our place with a machete, some landscape fabric, and a dream.
Anyone else looking to drown some sorrows in a big ol’ bowl of ice cream? Come along to Bittersweet Ice Cream in Catskill, NY.
Just 60 miles north of NYC, Storm King is a 500-acre outdoor art museum. We’ve got you covered with do’s and don’ts and even a handy packing list.
Indian Ladder Farms has everything you want in a Catskill Mountain vacation in one convenient (and stunningly beautiful) location.
Crisp hard cider. Idyllic beer garden. U-pick produce. Playground. Petting zoo. Great food. Weddings. HEAVEN!
Art, history, and nature converge at the the historic Catskill, NY home of landscape painter Thomas Cole. And it's the kind of place that really lights up when inquisitive children arrive.
The hand-lettered signs out front read "ALL BOOKS 50¢ to $1" and "YES! PARK ON THE GRASS!" If you're a bookworm who is a few beers deep (thanks to the nearby Suarez and Sloop tasting rooms), this roadside bookshop is pure magic.
BEWARE: These fluffy, white Maremma sheepdog puppies are JUST TOO CUTE. When we visited them at Lime Kiln Farm, the puppies were 9 weeks old and already weighing around 30 pounds.
Opus 40, a wondrous, bewitching Saugerties sculpture park of swirling slate and labyrinthine paths feels M.C. Escher artwork come to life. But is it safe for kids?
Lime Kiln Farm feels like a little piece of the Italian countryside tucked into the Hudson Valley. The owners made cheese in Tuscany for over 20 years before moving to the Catskills town of Coxsackie.
Zoom Flume is a water park tucked away in the Catskill Mountains. Ever felt trapped or overwhelmed at Kalahari or Great Wolf Lodge? The open-air, colorful, and clean Zoom Flume might be the place for you.
Are these deer tracks in the snow? Bear tracks? Coyote tracks? Lynx tracks?! What types of animals walk around in the snow in the Catskills?
The Jolly Cow Ice Cream makes the perfect rest stop when you're heading to the Catskills from NYC. It's 5 minutes off the Thruway, and kiddy cups/cones cost a mere $1.40, probably cheaper than whatever junk food you'd grab at gas station's convenience store.
At 2 Twisted Ladies in Greenville, an overabundance of ice cream flavors and an avalanche of toppings bring the magic to their giant and joyful sundaes.
