An expansive park, it covers 705,500 acres including 287,000 acres of public lands contained within the Catskill Forest Preserve. It is within portions of 4 counties. Nearby, cities such as Kingston and the town of Woodstock are found. The park highlights the Catskill Mountain range with many peaks between 2,500'-4,000' (35 peaks over 3,500'). The park also has numerous reservoirs, lakes and rivers and Belleayre Ski Resort.

Facilities and services are numerous in the region. Activities include camping, biking, fishing, swimming, hiking, skiing and sightseeing. For more information, contact the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development (a private advocacy group), Arkville, N.Y. or call (845)-586-2611 for additional information.

All pictures are from the Catskill Park, using film and digital cameras. A great day or weekend trip from New York City or a year round liveable area. The pictures on this page are from various hikes in the Catskill Park area.

Additional pictures of the Catskill Park show the Rt 30 Campgrounds (East Branch of the Delaware River). There are also pictures of ski resorts, Opus 40 and other shots.

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On top of Overlook Mountain, near Woodstock, looking out from on the Fire Tower, Experience #8 in Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City on a cold winter day
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On top of Overlook Mountain, near Woodstock, looking out from near the Rangers Cabin, Experience # 8 in Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City on a hot, sweltering summer day.
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On top of Overlook Mountain, near Woodstock, looking out from near the Rangers Cabin, Experience # 8 in Fodor's Short Escapes Near New York City. This is the same location as above, but on a cold, clear, winter day.
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Same location as above, this shot serves as a panoramic with the above shot of the area.
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The view from Boulder Rock, Point 6 of Experience # 9 in Fodor's Short Escapes near New York City. This hike is a 4 ¹/₂ mile roundtrip hike. The elevation gain is not large although there are a few steep sections. This hike is centered around the North and South Lake region and the Old Catskill Mountain House.
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A continued view from Boulder Rock at Point 6.
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Past Boulder Rock, Point 7 of the above hike.
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Near Point 10 in the above hike, a view of the North/South Lakes are seen here.
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The view from the pullout just above Kaaterskill Falls along Rt 23A towards Hunter Mountain.
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Kaaterskill Falls as seen from Rt 23A.
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Kaaterskill Falls at the end of the ¹/₂ mile trail. The water falls 260'.
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Almost the same shot as above, this picture is taken during the drought of 2002 in August. Note the waterfall has almost disappeared.
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Further information can be found at this Catskill Center for Conservation and Development page. A different site, this site has a map of the region.