Shandaken Area Guidebook

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Shandaken Area Guidebook

Neighborhoods

Very quaint town with friendly locals always willing to make recommendations. Very cool restaurant vibe with amazing food selections. Local shopping with handmade goods!
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Phoenicia
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Very quaint town with friendly locals always willing to make recommendations. Very cool restaurant vibe with amazing food selections. Local shopping with handmade goods!

Fishing Experience

Amazing experience!
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Esopus Creel Fly Fishing
5579 NY-28
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Amazing experience!

Sightseeing

Rides along the Esopus Creek scene through the heart of the beautiful Catskills.
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Catskill Mountain Railroad
55 Kingston Plaza
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Rides along the Esopus Creek scene through the heart of the beautiful Catskills.
Standing 60 feet tall and 37.5 feet in diameter, the silo from the Riseley Flats Farm was transformed into the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope. The adjacent barn was built in 1860 and features The Shops at Emerson.
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Kaatskill Kaleidoscope Vntrs
5340 NY-28
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Standing 60 feet tall and 37.5 feet in diameter, the silo from the Riseley Flats Farm was transformed into the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope. The adjacent barn was built in 1860 and features The Shops at Emerson.

Food scene

The menu is carefully crafted to offer traditional diner favorites, sometimes with a modern twist, using seasonal and local fresh ingredients
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Phoenicia Diner
5681 NY-28
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The menu is carefully crafted to offer traditional diner favorites, sometimes with a modern twist, using seasonal and local fresh ingredients
A culinary beacon prominently placed on every list of top restaurants in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, Peekamoose has become a destination and a community hub—a home away from home—for locals, weekenders, and daytrippers, alike.
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Peekamoose
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A culinary beacon prominently placed on every list of top restaurants in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, Peekamoose has become a destination and a community hub—a home away from home—for locals, weekenders, and daytrippers, alike.
Founded by two friends with a passion for beer and tinkering. Our brewery has grown from a 1/2 barrel pilot system in a Woodstock garage to a 15 barrel brewery. We strive to provide tasty and ever changing brews in a relaxing environment.
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Woodstock Brewing
5581 NY-28
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Founded by two friends with a passion for beer and tinkering. Our brewery has grown from a 1/2 barrel pilot system in a Woodstock garage to a 15 barrel brewery. We strive to provide tasty and ever changing brews in a relaxing environment.
Local diner offering lunch and dinner, wood fire oven thin crust pizza, 22 beers and nitro cold brew coffee on tap!
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Brio's
68 Main St
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Local diner offering lunch and dinner, wood fire oven thin crust pizza, 22 beers and nitro cold brew coffee on tap!
Highly rated steakhouse with delightfully delicious offerings. Reservations recommended.
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The Phoenician
10 Main St
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Highly rated steakhouse with delightfully delicious offerings. Reservations recommended.
Fantastic restaurant and bar, sometimes live music. Within walking distance from the Abeni Property!
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The Pines
5327 NY-212
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Fantastic restaurant and bar, sometimes live music. Within walking distance from the Abeni Property!
Fresh meat, groceries, milk, a cultivated selection of beer and cider, baked goods and a whole lot more. This market has a lot packed in, if you’re camping in town just come on over to get stocked up.
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Phoenicia Market
85 Main St
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Fresh meat, groceries, milk, a cultivated selection of beer and cider, baked goods and a whole lot more. This market has a lot packed in, if you’re camping in town just come on over to get stocked up.
Join us for a selection of 10 draft beers and 50+ bottles curated by owner & certified beer sommelier Megan Reynolds. We offer everything from local lagers to Belgian classics with something for everyone. Our vegetarian-friendly small plates menu focuses on local, seasonal produce. And don’t forget creekside dining in season!
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R&R Taproom
104 Mill Hill Rd
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Join us for a selection of 10 draft beers and 50+ bottles curated by owner & certified beer sommelier Megan Reynolds. We offer everything from local lagers to Belgian classics with something for everyone. Our vegetarian-friendly small plates menu focuses on local, seasonal produce. And don’t forget creekside dining in season!
Beautiful winery for tastings and snacks
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El Paso Winery
742 Broadway
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Beautiful winery for tastings and snacks
Winery and cafe where you can pair delicious wines with charcuterie boards, fresh salads and flatbreads. Open Thu-Sun.
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Tousey Winery
1774 U.S. 9
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Winery and cafe where you can pair delicious wines with charcuterie boards, fresh salads and flatbreads. Open Thu-Sun.

Art Scene

Created by pioneering artist and professor Harvey Fite and founded as a nonprofit by his wife in 1978, Opus 40 is a world-famous sculpture park and museum with nearly 60 acres of meadows, forested paths and bluestone quarries.
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Opus 40
356 George Sickle Rd
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Created by pioneering artist and professor Harvey Fite and founded as a nonprofit by his wife in 1978, Opus 40 is a world-famous sculpture park and museum with nearly 60 acres of meadows, forested paths and bluestone quarries.
Contemporary fine art gallery in Shady-Woodstock New York. Elena Zang Gallery represents internationally known and regional artists in the Catskill Mountains.
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Elena Zang Gallery
3671 NY-212
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Contemporary fine art gallery in Shady-Woodstock New York. Elena Zang Gallery represents internationally known and regional artists in the Catskill Mountains.
Intimate music venue with rustic, stream-side setting and 2 on-site restaurants including Bear Cafe.
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Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker St
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Intimate music venue with rustic, stream-side setting and 2 on-site restaurants including Bear Cafe.

Fall Favorites

Orchard featuring apple picking, corn maze, food and drinks, and so much more! Quintessential fall activities!
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Minard's Family Farms Farms
250 Hurds Rd
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Orchard featuring apple picking, corn maze, food and drinks, and so much more! Quintessential fall activities!
Apple picking, fall festival, even a tap room. Great place for all things fall!
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Kelder's Farm
5755 United States Rte 209
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Apple picking, fall festival, even a tap room. Great place for all things fall!
It's our favorite time of year! Join us for apple-picking, cider doughnuts, fresh cider and Brooklyn Cider House hard cider. We also offer wood-fired pizza, burgers and barbecue and live music for your enjoyment. Bring your whole family for an afternoon of fall fun!
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Twin Star Orchards
155 N Ohioville Rd
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It's our favorite time of year! Join us for apple-picking, cider doughnuts, fresh cider and Brooklyn Cider House hard cider. We also offer wood-fired pizza, burgers and barbecue and live music for your enjoyment. Bring your whole family for an afternoon of fall fun!
One of the country's greatest Halloween attractions right here in Ulster County!
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Headless Horseman Hayrides und Spukhäuser
Route 9W
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One of the country's greatest Halloween attractions right here in Ulster County!

Outdoors

Upstate New York's premier four season resort featuring skiing and riding terrain for all abilities and snow tubing during the winter; plus events and activities all spring, summer, and fall!
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Hunter Mountain
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Upstate New York's premier four season resort featuring skiing and riding terrain for all abilities and snow tubing during the winter; plus events and activities all spring, summer, and fall!
A four season ski resort located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains; 55 trails (including moguls) and eight lifts are open to skiers and snowboarders on Belleayre Mountain.
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Belleayre Mountain Ski Center
181 Galli Curci Rd
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A four season ski resort located in the heart of the Catskill Mountains; 55 trails (including moguls) and eight lifts are open to skiers and snowboarders on Belleayre Mountain.
Water reservoir featuring a paved waterfront trail, views of the Catskills and fishing by permit.
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Ashokan Reservoir
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Water reservoir featuring a paved waterfront trail, views of the Catskills and fishing by permit.
Enjoy this 2.1-mile loop trail near Phoenicia. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 hr 20 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
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Tanbark Trail
Ava Maria Drive
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Enjoy this 2.1-mile loop trail near Phoenicia. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 hr 20 min to complete. This is a popular trail for hiking and running, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.
Get information on the area and take some short, easy hikes!
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Catskills Visitor Center
5096 NY-28
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Get information on the area and take some short, easy hikes!
Bicycle rentals to explore the Catskills
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Overlook Bicycles Rentals
1 Mountain Rd
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Bicycle rentals to explore the Catskills