Waterfalls, mountains, and trails around Hensonville.
A guide to the area's best-known hikes, ski hills, and sights — each one links out to its own official site for hours, rates, and trail maps.
Golfing in Windham
Windham Mountain Club's 18-hole public course dates back to 1928 and follows the Batavia Kill through the mountains, with a full driving range, lessons, and Mulligan's Pub overlooking the course. Christman's Windham House nearby adds a second 18-hole mountain course plus a family-friendly 9-hole option.
Visit official site →Windham Skiing & Snow Tubing
Windham Mountain Club runs 60+ trails across 12 lifts, with three terrain parks built for every level and a dedicated snow tubing park for families. Lessons, rentals, and an uphill/snowshoe program round out the winter side of the mountain.
Visit official site →North-South Lake
The largest and most popular state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve, with two lakes, sandy beaches, boat and kayak rentals, and trailheads leading to Kaaterskill Falls and the historic Catskill Mountain House overlook. On a clear day the escarpment views reportedly stretch across five states.
Visit official site →Hunter Area Hiking
Hunter Mountain and its surrounding wilderness are crisscrossed with trails for every level, from the well-maintained loop around North-South Lake to the steep climb up to the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower — the highest fire tower in New York State at 4,040 feet.
Visit official site →Ski & Ride Hunter Mountain
Hunter Mountain has a 1,600-foot vertical drop and was the first ski resort in the world with 100% snowmaking coverage. Beyond downhill skiing and riding, it offers snow tubing, snowshoeing, and terrain parks for freestyle events all winter.
Visit official site →Hunter Mountain Skyride
A six-passenger chairlift climbs to the 3,200-foot summit of Hunter Mountain in around 11 minutes, with views reaching into Vermont and Massachusetts on a clear day. Hiking trails from the top also connect to the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower.
Visit official site →Kaaterskill Falls
New York's tallest waterfall at 260 feet — taller than Niagara — dropping in two tiers into a rocky basin that inspired 19th-century Hudson River School painters. A roughly one-mile round-trip trail leads to the base; the falls themselves are strictly hands-off for safety.
Visit official site →Red Falls
A quieter, less-visited waterfall on the Batavia Kill about two miles upstream of Prattsville — a good stop for travelers who want Catskills scenery without the crowds at the bigger-name falls.
Visit official site →Pratt Rock
An easy roughly 30-minute walk just outside Prattsville up to a series of monumental rock carvings honoring 19th-century tanning industrialist Zadock Pratt. There's a parking area, an information booth, carved rock benches along the way, and dogs are welcome.
Visit official site →Hiking Near Windham
Windham High Peak, the Blackhead Range, and Dutcher's Notch offer everything from an easy 1.5-mile multi-use loop with beaver dams and footbridges to a difficult ridge traverse with 1,800 feet of climbing — with panoramic views stretching to Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire from the right spots.
Visit official site →The Windham Path
A family-friendly public 1.5-mile looping trail off Route 23 just outside the village of Windham, with parking available at 64 NY-296 (about 3 minutes away) or 4982 NY-23 (about 5 minutes away).
Visit official site →Five State Lookout
A mountaintop viewpoint at 7053 Route 23 in Acra with panoramas stretching across five states at once — New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut — from rolling mountains to distant peaks that shift color with the seasons. Worth knowing before you go: it's just a parking lot with a view and no signage identifying what you're looking at, so a compass helps.
Visit official site →Rail Explorers: Catskills Division
An electric-assisted rail bike ride along historic railroad tracks in Phoenicia, with scenic Catskills forest and river views as you pedal beside Esopus Creek — a fun, family-friendly outing.
Visit official site →Secret Caverns
A hidden underground world of glowing rock formations, narrow winding passages, and a 100-foot waterfall — the tallest underground waterfall in New York — at the end of a descent of 103 steps through a cool limestone maze. Part cave tour, part classic roadside attraction.
Visit official site →Howe Caverns
A vast underground wonder at 255 Discovery Dr in Howes Cave, descending 156 feet through towering limestone formations, echoing chambers, and a boat ride across the underground Lake of Venus. Dramatic lighting and cathedral-like rooms make it part natural marvel, part adventure attraction.
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