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The Catskills

The Catskills Travel Guide

The Algonquins called this area Onteora, or "land in the sky." Later, writer Washington Irving would refer to the Catskills as "these fairy mountains," and they are one of the most visited, written-about, and painted ranges in the country. Rising between the Hudson River to the east and the upper Delaware and Susquehanna rivers to the south and west, the Catskills provided an early outlet for those who had the time and money to leave the hustle and bustle of New York City for some peace and quiet. The first resort, the Catskill Mountain House, was built in the 1820s near Haines Falls. World-class trout streams flow through the region, which spawned the sport of fly-fishing.

Great Itineraries
Pleasures & Pastimes

The Borscht Belt
When to Go

Places to Explore

Belleayre Mountain Ski Area
Callicoon
Catskill Game Farm
Delhi
Haines Falls
Hunter Mountain Ski Area
Liberty
Monticello
Mount Tremper

Narrowsburg
Phoenicia
Prattsville
Roscoe
Roxbury
Stamford
Windham Ski Area
Woodstock

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