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| Bear Creek Landing | Spectacular miniature golf & lighted driving range. Trout pond fishing - licensed NY trout preserve. Winter: ice skating rink open to the public, rentals, sharpening, hockey, and broomball. Arcade/game room. Restaurant: daily lunch & dinner specials, children's menu. Pub room.
Directions: Intersection of Route 214 & 23A, Hunter
Phone: 518-263-3839
Website: http://www.bearcreeklandinghunter.com/
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| Windham Equestrian Center | Training of horse and rider using natural methods. Trail rides and hay rides. Sleigh rides in the winter. Individual and group rides. Horses boarded and trained. Reservations required.
Directions: Route 23 West of Windham, next to golf course
Contact: Ericka Nolan
Email: equinesolutions@yahoo.com
Phone: 518-928-0939
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| CD Lane Lake | Swimming, fishing and boating. Has basketball court, pavilion that is protected from the rain, men's and ladies' bathrooms. Baseball diamond and picnic area is great for families.
Located in: Maplecrest/Hensonville
Phone: 518-734-4213
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| Catskill Corners | World's largest kaleidoscope, the Gallery of Light & Magic, including Capt. Kaleido's star works & Tom's Crystal Palace. The Spotted Dog Restaurant is themed on fire engines and fire-fighting apparatus (great for families). Several intriguing gift shops.
Directions: Route 28, in Mt. Tremper: from Hunter, take Rte 214 South, then go East on Rte 28; or 19 miles west of Thruway exit 19.
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| Catskill Mountain Railroad | Scenic rail ride along the Esopus Creek, Delaware & Ulster Rail Ride, Route 28, Arkville Scenic train ride from Fleischmann's to Arkville, Phoenicia.
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| Colgate Lake | Beautiful lake, fishing, hiking and swimming. Camping nearby.
Located in: East Jewett, just off of Route 78
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| Dolan's/Hunter Village Lake | Swimming spot set in a park-like setting with picnic tables and a pavilion.
Directions: Off Route 23A. In Hunter, turn towards Hunter Mountain, then make your first left onto Ski Bowl Road and it is on your left.
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| HoeBowl in Catskill | Address: 305 W Bridge Street, Catskill
Phone: 518-943-4980 |
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| Howes Cavern | You don't have to be a serious caver or spelunker to appreciate the geology of Howe Caverns including the magnificent limestone formations, the stalactites, stalagmites and flowstone.
Address: 255 Discovery Drive, Howes Cave, NY 12092
Phone: 518-296-8900
Website: www.howecaverns.com |
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| Huckleberry Multi-Use Trail | Running from Clum Hill Road across from Cortina Valley, down around some of Tannersville Lake, all the way to Bloomer Road, the bike path covers approximately 2-miles. Walkers, hikers and cross-country skiers welcome. No motorized vehicles please.
Located in: Tannersville
Phone: 518-589-5850
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| Kiwanis Ice Arena | Ice-skating. Call for hours and fees.
Directions: Cantine/Veterans Memorial Complex at intersection of Small World Ave. and Washington Ave. Ext., Saugerties.
Phone: 845-246-2591 |
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| Library | The Haines Fall Free Library is located on 52 North Lake Road in Haines Falls. The library was founded in 1900 and has the special feature of an extensive local history collection.
Phone:518-589-5707
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| North Lake/South Lake | A beautifully maintained state park with hundreds of acres, swimming and boating. Campgrounds with restrooms and a nice beach that is ideal for families with young children. Good fishing at this lake.
Directions: To the north of Route 23A in Haines Falls
Phone: 518-589-5058
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| Playgrounds | Tannersville offers a State of the Art Playground. Hunter Elementary School also has a playground open to the public on weekends and off hours. |
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| Secret Caverns | Discover a magnificent 100 foot underground waterfalls beneath the beautiful hills of central New York. Open Daily Mid-April through November 1
Phone: 518-296-8558
Website: www.secretcaverns.com |
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| Skateboarding Park | Open from dawn until dusk. Helmets and pads are required. This state of the art street course consists of two street spines, flat banks, funboxes, quaterpipes, a handrail, and a grind rail.
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| Snowtubing at Hunter Mountain | Up to 9 chutes, each nearly 1,000 feet long. Two tube tows to haul you back to the top. There is a minimum height requirement of 42".
Located at: Hunter Mountain
Phone: 800-486-8376
Website: www.huntermtn.com |
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| Story Hour | Catskill Mountain Foundation Bookstore: The Village Square bookstore's weekly Story Hour features guests readers each week. Story Hour is held on Thursdays from 10:30 AM-11:00 AM and is open to the young and the young at heart.
Website: http://www.catskillmtn.org/events/literature/2008-07-31-story-hour-a.html |
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| Tennis | Public tennis courts are available at the Hunter-Tannersville Middle/High School.
Website: www.htcsd.org |
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| Tannersville Lake | Also known as Rip Van Winkle Lake, a popular place to swim. There is a covered picnic area and pavilion. A lifeguard is on duty from 12 noon to 5pm. Swings, slide and basketball hoop.
Directions: Country Route 16. On Route 23A, at stop light, turn onto Depot Street, which runs into County Route 16. Coming up on your left is the swimming area.
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| Town Tinker Tube Rental | Ride down the Esopus Creek with the rapids or with the current as the Esopus winds thru the Catskills. Transportation available. Reservations required.
Address: Bridge Street, Phoenicia, 12464
Dates & Times: May thru September daily 9 to 6
Phone: 845-688-5553
Website: http://www.towntinker.com/
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| Zoom Flume | The largest water park in New York State is right here in the Catskills. Giant water slides.
Directions: Off Route 145, East Durham
Website: www.zoomflume.com |
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