Things to do
Explore the Catskills, close to home
Start with our favorites, then browse the full map below, with every place timed by road from the house. Hours change by season, so check before you go.
Our favorites
Mongaup Falls eagle blind
Bald eagles from December to mid-March, watched from a roadside blind.
3 min
Forestburgh Playhouse
Summer musicals, with dinner and cabaret at the Tavern next door.
3 min
Neversink River Unique Area
Gorge trails and waterfalls, free, dawn to dusk.
15 min
The Monster Golf Club
Public 18-hole course at Resorts World Catskills.
24 min
Resorts World Catskills
Casino, restaurants and bars in Monticello.
26 min
Delaware River trips, Barryville
Canoe, kayak and raft trips with Kittatinny Canoes, mid-April to October.
35 min
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Concerts and a museum on the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
35 min
The Inn at Lackawaxen
Riverside dining room, bar and deck on the Delaware, with space for private events.
39 min
A few of our favorite places. Drive times are measured from the house.
Golf
The Monster Golf Club
Public 18-hole course at Resorts World Catskills.
24 min
Sullivan County Golf Club
Semi-private course in Liberty.
35 min
Swan Lake Golf & Country Club
Public 18-hole course in Bethel.
39 min
Lochmor Golf Course
Town-run public course in Loch Sheldrake.
40 min
Villa Roma Golf Course
Resort course in Callicoon.
51 min
Outings
Forestburgh Playhouse
Summer musicals, with dinner and cabaret at the Tavern next door.
3 min
Resorts World Catskills
Casino, restaurants and bars in Monticello.
26 min
Delaware River trips, Barryville
Canoe, kayak and raft trips with Kittatinny Canoes, mid-April to October.
35 min
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Concerts and a museum on the site of the 1969 Woodstock festival.
35 min
Catering
DJs
Golf seasons and opening hours change through the year, so call ahead. Caterers, spas, DJs and bartenders are local vendors we recommend; contact them directly to book.
Stocking up
ALDI, Monticello
The closest supermarket
18 min
ShopRite of Monticello
Full supermarket, open until 11 PM
21 min
Walmart Supercenter
Groceries and supplies, open until 11 PM
22 min
Monticello Wine & Spirits
Wine and liquor
17 min
Walgreens, Monticello
Pharmacy
17 min
Mobil, Forestburgh Road
The nearest gas on the way into town
15 min
Port Jervis Community Hospital
Hospital with a 24-hour emergency department
26 min
Garnet Health Medical Center, Catskills
Emergency department open 24 hours, in Harris
26 min
Eating out
Forestburgh Tavern
Beside the Playhouse, dinner and cabarets in season
3 min
Ciao Bella
Italian, dinner from 4 PM
15 min
Tilly’s Diner
Breakfast from 6 AM
17 min
Flavor Cult
On the Delaware River road at Pond Eddy
25 min
The Erie Hotel
Historic bar and restaurant by the Port Jervis station
25 min
Fox N Hare Brewing
Brewpub in Port Jervis
25 min
Benji & Jake’s
Pizza on Kauneonga Lake, near Bethel Woods
29 min
River’s Edge
Riverside restaurant and bar in Barryville
32 min
The Inn at Lackawaxen
Riverside dining and a deck on the Delaware; ask about groups
39 min
Opening hours change by season. Check before you drive, especially in winter.
Getting here
Typical drive times with light traffic. Friday traffic out of the city can add 30 to 60 minutes.
From
Drive
Times Square, Manhattan
1 h 51 min
George Washington Bridge
1 h 35 min
Downtown Brooklyn
2 h 05 min
Newark, New Jersey
1 h 43 min
Philadelphia
2 h 56 min
Albany
2 h 11 min
Hartford
2 h 27 min
Boston
4 h 02 min
Stewart Airport (SWF)
57 min
Newark Airport (EWR)
1 h 45 min
LaGuardia (LGA)
1 h 48 min
JFK
2 h 12 min
Westchester (HPN)
1 h 43 min
Port Jervis train station
22 min
Monticello bus terminal
14 min
Come back to a heated saltwater pool
Whatever the day out, the pool hall and the fire are waiting at the end of it.