Travel agency
Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center
74 locals recommend,
Location
3197 Route 44 55
Gardiner, NY
Tips from locals
The drive from the cottage to the Shawangunk Mountains and the Mohonk Preserve is just under 30 minutes, which takes you to some of the most bucolic hikes this area has to offer. Mohonk Mountain house is at the center with a renowned restaurant, historic hotel and depending on the season ice skating, kayaking and horseback riding.
Come to the Visitor Center for recreation suggestions, directions, and information on local wildlife and geology. Unearth bones and feathers, play puzzles and games, and read nature stories in the Kids Corner. See live animals and models of wildlife. Borrow a nature exploration kit and wander through the Children's Forest. The short, self-guided trails around the Visitor Center are designed to give you a quick and easy introduction to the ridge. The J & S Grafton Sensory Trail is a 1/4-mile, easy, level loop. Interpretive stations along the way encourage you to touch, look, and listen to nature. The Weinstein Butterfly Garden along the Sensory Trail attracts a colorful display of wild butterflies. Take a rest and see the flowers that butterflies like. The LaVerne Thompson Nature Trail is a 1/3rd–mile rolling loop that forks off from the Sensory Trail. A free trail brochure (available at the Visitor Center or start of the trail) leads you along the path’s 16 stops, where you can learn about the plants, animals, and geology of the ridge. Visit Mohonkpreserve.org for details! The Visitor Center is open year-round, free-of-charge, 9am-5pm daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve after 12 noon, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Come to the Visitor Center for recreation suggestions, directions, and information on local wildlife and geology. Unearth bones and feathers, play puzzles and games, and read nature stories in the Kids Corner. See live animals and models of wildlife. Borrow a nature exploration kit and wander throu…
I offer free passes to all guests staying 3 nights. Each pass is a $16 value to you FREE. A 5 minute drive. This remarkable preserve has 10 thousand acres of hiking and walking trails with white cliff mountains to climb the wall for beginners and experienced also. Classes are available from local professional climbers.
We do the rock scramble at least 2Xs a year. Split Rock: great swimming hole. Rock climbing: world class. Mountain House: wonderful for lunch & an afternoon. Mountain Laurel: blooms early June.