Best things to do in Catskill Park

Catskill Park Essentials

Catskill Park encompasses over 700,000 acres of public and private land within New York's Forest Preserve. This selection highlights the region's highest point, Slide Mountain, and the historic 260-foot Kaaterskill Falls. It includes engineering landmarks like the Ashokan Reservoir and the Empire State Railway Museum, alongside cultural sites such as the 1902 Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. Outdoor heritage is represented by the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center and historic fire towers on Overlook and Balsam Lake Mountains, which offer expansive views of the rugged terrain.

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Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines…

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Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

The Catskill Mountain fire towers were constructed to facilitate forest fire prevention and control in the Catskill Mountains of New York. …

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Belleayre Mountain Ski Center

Belleayre Mountain, in Catskill Park, New York, United States, is a ski resort owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development…

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Slide Mountain

At 4,180 feet, Slide Mountain is the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains. Located within the Slide Mountain Wilderness in Ulster County, it features a network of rugged hiking trails and serves as a primary destination for hikers in the region.

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Ashokan Reservoir

The Ashokan Reservoir is a reservoir in Ulster County, New York. It is at the eastern end of the Catskill Park, and is one of several in the…

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Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild

The Byrdcliffe Colony, also called the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony or Byrdcliffe Historic District, was founded in 1902 near Woodstock, New York…

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Center for Photography at Woodstock

Founded in 1977, the Center for Photography at Woodstock is a not-for-profit arts organization with a two-fold mission: to support artists…

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Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station

The Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is located at the summit of the mountain of that name in the Town of Hardenburgh, New…

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Grants Mills Covered Bridge

The Grant Mills Bridge, officially the Millbrook Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over Mill Brook in Hardenburgh, New York, United States.

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Empire State Railway Museum

Established in 1960, the Empire State Railway Museum is a non-profit railroad museum currently located in the historic Ulster & Delaware…

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Mountain Top Arboretum

Mountain Top Arboretum, located in Tannersville, New York, United States is located in New York's Catskill Mountains.

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