Essentials
Nice selection of sundries and more! A sweet choice of pastries and neighborhood deli. A real local feel and only a mile from the house.
113 locals recommend
Circle W Market
3328 NY-23ANice selection of sundries and more! A sweet choice of pastries and neighborhood deli. A real local feel and only a mile from the house.
This place is a mile from our house and is great for any forgotten items.
6 locals recommend
Dollar General
729 NY-32AThis place is a mile from our house and is great for any forgotten items.
Entertainment & Activities
A new library with a nice kids' room in the back with not only books but DVDs and ipads. Adults can also sit up front and color!
Palenville Branch Library
3303 NY-23AA new library with a nice kids' room in the back with not only books but DVDs and ipads. Adults can also sit up front and color!
Everything Else
Great 9-hole course played as 18-holes. Walk or ride. A pro-shop with a very friendly pro. Restaurant has great views of the course and the Catskills. Bar open until 9. Seasonal.
27 locals recommend
Rip Van Winkle Country Club
3200 NY-23AGreat 9-hole course played as 18-holes. Walk or ride. A pro-shop with a very friendly pro. Restaurant has great views of the course and the Catskills. Bar open until 9. Seasonal.
Food Scene
The owner, Al moved up from Brooklyn years ago. He plays saxophone and hosts great jazz combos Friday and Saturday nights.
Catskill Mountain Lodge
334 NY-32AThe owner, Al moved up from Brooklyn years ago. He plays saxophone and hosts great jazz combos Friday and Saturday nights.
Parks & Nature
Super close to the house and a big bang for your time. Parking is a little nuts as the lot is small, and they are reducing the amount of parking on the side of the road. Might find more parking on the way up the road before you actually get to the falls. They just completed the stairs so it's even easier to hike to the top. Because it's a two-tiered waterfall, it qualifies as one of the highest waterfalls in NY and one the Eastern US's tallest waterfalls.
668 locals recommend
Kaaterskill Falls
Super close to the house and a big bang for your time. Parking is a little nuts as the lot is small, and they are reducing the amount of parking on the side of the road. Might find more parking on the way up the road before you actually get to the falls. They just completed the stairs so it's even easier to hike to the top. Because it's a two-tiered waterfall, it qualifies as one of the highest waterfalls in NY and one the Eastern US's tallest waterfalls.
Drinks & Nightlife
4545 Route 32, Palenville - just down to the light by Story's Farm and take a right. It's a stretch to say 'nightlife' but they have an in-house brewery and some of the best homemade chicken tenders my kid has ever had! Moist and fluffy! And the beer is good.
Angela's Pizza
1923 Rte 9W4545 Route 32, Palenville - just down to the light by Story's Farm and take a right. It's a stretch to say 'nightlife' but they have an in-house brewery and some of the best homemade chicken tenders my kid has ever had! Moist and fluffy! And the beer is good.
Shopping
You can get all sorts of interesting gifts or special treats from here. Plus it's nice to walk down main street and see the Cat art each year!
14 locals recommend
Mahalo Gift Shop
397 Main StYou can get all sorts of interesting gifts or special treats from here. Plus it's nice to walk down main street and see the Cat art each year!