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Hudson Valley Region Orange CountyNew York www.OrangeTourism.org It’s more than a view...It’s A Destination Table of Contents Getting Around Farm Markets & Wineries Tourist Information Centers . .3 Harvest Calendar . .21 Airports . .3 Christmas Tree Farms . .22 By Car, Bus or Train . .3 Farms . .23 Tour Services . .4 Farmers Markets . .23 Motorcoach Tours . .4 Farm Markets U-Pick . .24 Taxi Services . .4 Wineries . .25 History & Culture Antiques & Shopping Galleries . .6 Antiques . .27 Historic Sites . .6 Auctions . .29 Museums . .9 Craft Village . .29 Night Life . .10 Factory Outlets . .29 Performing Arts Centers . .10 Factory Tours . .29 Spiritual Centers . .10 Outlet Shopping . .30 Shopping Centers . .30 The Great Outdoors Amusements . .12 Lodging Ballooning . .12 Bed & Breakfasts . .32 Bicycling . .12 Conference Facilities . .34 Bird Watching . .12 Hotels & Motels . .34 Boat Cruises . .13 Cabins & Camping . .13 . .37 Canoeing, Rafting & Tubing . .14 Index Fishing . .14 Map .............................38 Flying . .15 Golf Courses . .15 Hiking Trails . .15 Horse Drawn Rides . .16 Horse Trails . .16 Horseback Riding . .17 Hunting . .17 Ice Skating . .17 Marinas & Boat Launches . .18 Parks . .18 Scenic Vistas & Special Sights . .29 Skiing . .20 Snow Shoeing . .20 Snow Tubing . .20 Spectator Sports . .20 Swimming . .20 Tennis . .20 Zoo . .20 Newburgh Waterfront Restaurants & Marinas Getting Around Orange County Hudson River Airports By Bus Getting Around Orange County Airport ShortLine Route 211 • Montgomery 12549 800-631-8405. Get away with ShortLine for Tourist Information Centers 845-457-4925 day trips and mini-vacations. Packages that Recreational and sightseeing flights, rentals, include bed and breakfast accommodations. Mon-Fri,Orange County 9-5. 124 Tourism Main Street hangars, tie downs, flight instruction, repair Call for brochure. O.C. stops: Bear Mountain, Goshen 10924 stations, charter, air taxi, school tours. Picnic Bradley Corners, Central Valley, Chester, 845-291-2136 • Fax: 845-291-2137 area and restaurant. Galleria at Crystal Run, Goshen, Harriman, Catch us on the Internet: Highland Mills, Middletown, Monroe, Montgomery, Newburgh, Port Jervis, Scotts www.orangetourism.org Randall Airport Airport Road • Middletown 10940 Corners, Tuxedo, Vails Gate, Walden, 845-343-5965 Woodbury Common Premium Outlets. Central Valley (Woodbury Common Premium Outlets) Balloon, glider and ultralight rides and www.shortlinebus.com In the Pavilion (Restaurant Court) instruction. Power plane and hang glider instruction. Hangars and tie downs. School 845-928-6840 Year round. New Jersey Transit and scout group tours. 973-762-5100. Within NY, NJ, PA; 1-800-626-RIDE. O.C. stops: Greenwood Cornwall Lake, Warwick. www.njtransit.state.nj.us (Great Cornwall Chamber of Commerce) Stewart International Airport (SWF) 238 Main St • 845-534-7826 New Windsor 12553 • 845-564-7200 Reached via New York I-84 and I-87 (NYS Mon-Fri, 9-4:30. Main Line Bus Thruway). Daily departures and arrivals with 800-631-8405 ext 332. Local service. O.C. service to Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, stops: Chester, Goshen, Harriman, Goshen (Harness Racing Museum) Orlando, Philadelphia, and Washington- Middletown, Monroe, Woodbury Common. 240 Main Street • 845-294-6330 Dulles. Entrance on Rt. 207. www.swfny.com Daily year round. Adirondack Trailways For airline reservations 800-858-8555. O.C. stops: Newburgh. or information, contact: Newburgh (Downing Park) - 800-433-7300 By Train American Eagle 9W between South and Third Streets www.aa.com 845-565-5559 Spring/Summer, Wed-Sun, - 800-354-9822 Metro North Comair/Delta Connection 800-638-7646 or NYC: 212-532-4900. Taxi Noon-4. Winter, Tues-Sat, Noon to 4. www.comair.com and shuttle service across the Hudson River - 800-359-3594 Independence Air is available between Newburgh and Beacon Newburgh www.flyi.com (Orange County Chamber of Commerce) station. Newburgh Beacon Shuttle: Fare: - 800-538-2583 $1.00 one way; 50¢ for seniors and disabled. 11 Racquet Road • 845-567-6229 www.Jetblue.comJetblue Airways Mon-Fri, 8:30-5. No shuttle service on major holidays. - 800-225-2525 www.mta.nyc.ny.us www.nwa.comNorthwest Palisades Parkway Tourist Information Center - 800-428-4322 Between exits 16 &17 on Palisades Interstate www.usairways.comUS Airways Express New Jersey Transit Parkway • 845-786-5003. Trail and road 973-762-5100. Within NY, NJ, PA; maps, hiking and travel guides, refreshments, 1-800-626-RIDE. O.C. stops: Port Jervis, NY fishing licenses and tackle. Otisville, Middletown, Campbell Hall, 41Warwick Airport Airport Road • Warwick 10990 Daily April-Oct, 8-6; Nov-March, 8-5. Closed Salisbury Mills, Harriman, Tuxedo. 845-986-9544 Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. www.njtransit.state.nj.us Sports and recreational flying, tie downs, hangars, flight instruction. Tours. Port Jervis Juncture of Routes 6 & 23 • 845-856-6694 Memorial Day to Columbus Day. By Car Orange County is easily reached by major Warwick highways. The New York State Thruway (Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce) (Interstate 87) is the major route from New South St. in the Caboose • 845-986-2720 York City and Albany. Interstate 84 takes Weekdays visitors from Pennsylvania through Orange County to the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. West Point Visitors Center Route 17 (soon to be Interstate 86) starts at Route 218 just outside Thayer Gate in the Thruway and proceeds northwest through Highland Falls • 845-938-2638 the county. Daily 9-4:45. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. West Point Visitors Center 3 Did You Know? - It’s an Orange County Fact The highest point in Orange County is Broadway in Newburgh is said to be the widest street Schunnemunk Mountain at nearly 1700 feet. in America. It is one of New York’s newest state parks with an 8-mile long open ridge offering expansive views of the Hudson Highlands, Shawangunks, Catskills, and Hudson River. Tour Services ShortLine 800-877-1888. POAnnandale Box 849 Tours • Highland 12528 Special group packages for day trips or 845-691-4955. Step-on guides. Complete tour multi-day tours—we’ll arrange everything! arrangements to showcase the Hudson River Groups of all sizes welcome. Our modern Valley. Transportation for groups or individuals deluxe fleet includes motorcoaches, trolleys arranged. Personal service and attention to and vans. www.shortlinebus.com detail—our specialty. Email: [email protected] West Point Tours, Inc. PO Box 125 • Vails Gate 12584 845-561-2671 Aristocrat Tours 41 Point Street, New Hamburg 12590 Deluxe motorcoach and minicoach 845-297-1557 transportation for groups. Air-conditioned Complete receptive services in the historic school buses available. We are committed to Hudson River Valley. Step-on guide service, your transportation needs. itinerary planning, hotel, dining and attraction www.westpointtours.com reservations. “One call! One payment!” concept puts all the pieces together for you. Taxi Services www.hvtp.org All companies listed provide service to the 3 major metropolitan airports. Advance reservations are recommended. Companies Expeditions New York 20 Pearsall Drive • Monroe 10950 with an asterisk (*) offer 24 hour service 845-782-8265 within the county. All services for groups: tours, incentives, meetings and events, transportation, site Academy Taxi selection, team building, professional guides, (West Point area) • 845-446-8294 * escorts, meet and greet, concierge, shopping and more. www.expeditionsnewyork.com (all points) 845-471-9100All Airports Transportation, Inc. Hudson Valley DMC & Travel PO Box 602 • Chester 10918 (all points) All Family Taxi & Limo Service 800-594-2295 845-565-1616 * Destination management company specializing in itinerary planning for groups (all points) • 845-294-7433 ASAP Taxi visiting Orange County and the Hudson Valley. www.hvdmc.com Bobʼs Taxi (eastern Orange County) • 845-561-8330 POTLC Box Tours, 2628 Inc. • Newburgh, NY 12550 Chester/Washingtonville Taxi 845-565-7900 845-469-4441 or 496-4046 Escorted motorcoach tours for groups and individuals specializing in receptive tours of Four Eights Transportation Hudson Valley and NY State. (airports and appointments only) www.tlc-tours.com 845-386-8888 Shepardʼs Tours, Inc. Greenwood Lake Taxi 24 Liberty St. • Middletown 10940 (southern and eastern Orange County) 845-234-7265 845-477-0314 Customized tours of Orange County and the Mid-Hudson region. Hudson Valley Car Service www.sightseeing-nyc.com (eastern Orange County) • 845-744-2991 Motorcoach Tours (all points)845-569-7238 JRʼs Taxi Leprechaun Lines (all points) • 845-782-8141 Route 32 South • PO Box 2628 Monroe Taxi Newburgh 12550 800-MAGIC-16. (all points) • 845-562-7444 Lines: Charter bus operator, deluxe climate Tonyʼs Taxi controlled motorcoaches chauffeured by fully qualified uniformed operators. Tours: escorted motorcoach tours, quality accommodations; attractions offered to both groups and individuals. www.leprechaunlines.com 4 The longest running American ferry service was Route 218 that winds around the face of Storm King Mountain is the only road in started in Newburgh in 1743 and ran until 1963. New York State that has round-the-clock supervision to monitor rock slides that It recently started again, taking passengers from occur from the sheer granite side that drops into the Hudson River. When it was the Newburgh Waterfront to Beacon, just over a built in 1922, it was known as the “Most Expensive Road in the World” after 7 years mile away. of blasting the side of the mountain. It is also a scenic highway on the National Register of Historic Places, offering breathtaking views of the Hudson Highlands. History & Culture When Henry Hudson sailed his ship “Half Moon” up the Hudson River and into Newburgh Bay in 1609, he was the first in a long list of remarkable travelers to Orange County. These influential women and men determined the early history and culture of America. Travel back through time to the 1700s. It’s the end of the Revolutionary War and George Washington establishes his Headquarters at a stone fortress in Newburgh, high above the majestic Hudson. Explore a place so rich in history, it’s America’s first Registered National Historic Landmark.