This legendary vacationland – just 90 minutes from Manhattan – is where the unexpected meets whimsical and where visitors have flocked here to stay, fish, and relax since the 19th century.
Year-round outdoor adventure for all ages awaits along with stunning resorts, charming inns, B&Bs, campgrounds, and vacation rentals, a lively arts scene, a hopping brew scene and innovative “Catskill-i-cious” cuisine and dining experiences. Nature trails abound where you can hike, bike or even horseback ride along with winter options like cross-country skiing and snow shoeing.
Discover your inner-hippie as you follow the groovy and fantastical Dove Trail, inspired by the famous 1969 Woodstock Festival held in Bethel. The collection of 50 dove sculptures, which features permanently perched doves in villages, towns, and at several tourism businesses, was created to commemorate the festival’s 50th anniversary and all are hand-painted by a professional local artist.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts features a museum dedicated to the 1960’s and the Woodstock festival or rock the night away to one of your favorite performers in the 15,000-capacity pavilion amphitheater or in the intimate indoor Event Gallery.
Wherever the spirit takes you in Sullivan County, you are sure to find the unexpected, the delicious and the inspired!