Garden Studio Area Guide
Food scene
Tosco's Pizzeria
60 Main StLocal pizza place with extensive menu.
Garden House
4 Hardenburgh LnClassic Mediterranean "Rosendale style"
A Tavola Trattoria
46 Main StFine dining in New Paltz
Great German food and beer. Expect to wait quite a while for a table on weekends.
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Mountain Brauhaus
3123 US-44Great German food and beer. Expect to wait quite a while for a table on weekends.
Santa Fe Burger Bar
388 Main StreetUnique location for live music and casual food. Located a 3 minute drive from the Garden Studio. NOTE: check their FB page for open hours which vary by weather and season.
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Rail Trail Cafe
310 River Road ExtUnique location for live music and casual food. Located a 3 minute drive from the Garden Studio. NOTE: check their FB page for open hours which vary by weather and season.
Darlings is a new eatery (opened May 2022). It's a 5 minute walk from the Studio. Open every night for dinner; open for lunch and dinner on Sat. and Sun.
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Darlings
838 New York 32Darlings is a new eatery (opened May 2022). It's a 5 minute walk from the Studio. Open every night for dinner; open for lunch and dinner on Sat. and Sun.
Breakfast Close By
the alternative baker
407 Main StThe Big Cheese
404 Main StHash
3928 Main StBreakfast and Lunch Close By
the alternative baker
407 Main StThe Big Cheese
404 Main StHash
3928 Main StMain Street Bistro
59 Main StDeising's
111 N Front StThe BEST bagels and a wide variety of very affordable breakfast sandwiches.
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Sunrise Bagel & Deli
496 Albany AveThe BEST bagels and a wide variety of very affordable breakfast sandwiches.
Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries
Coppersea Distilling
239 Springtown RdAngry Orchard
2241 Albany Post RdKeegan Ales
20 St James StRobibero Family Vineyards
714 Albany Post RdArrowood Farm-Brewery
236 Lower Whitfield RdWhitecliff Vineyard & Winery
331 Mckinstry RdBenmarl Winery
156 Highland AveTuthilltown Spirits Distillery
14 Grist Mill LnEl Paso Winery
742 BroadwayAn 8 minute drive from the Garden Studio, Brooklyn Cider House at Twin Star Orchards offers a pastoral location to enjoy hard cider, brick oven pizza, pick apples.
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Brooklyn Cider House
155 N Ohioville RdAn 8 minute drive from the Garden Studio, Brooklyn Cider House at Twin Star Orchards offers a pastoral location to enjoy hard cider, brick oven pizza, pick apples.
Hiking and Biking
easy access via a 5+ minute bike ride from the Garden Studio, the Wallkill valley Rail Trail is 23.7 miles of primarily gravel and packed dirt trail running from Wallkill to Kingston.
To the south, the trail runs through the Village of New Paltz and to the north it runs close to the Rosendale Business District, allowing for a break in either direction at a local eateries and shops. Take it over the Rosendale Rail Bridge for great views of the town and continue past several cave sites in Joppenbergh Mountain. Parking is also available at 11 locations along the trail and access is free. https://wallkillvalleylt.org/wvrt/
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Wallkill Valley Rail Trail
Wallkill Valley Rail Traileasy access via a 5+ minute bike ride from the Garden Studio, the Wallkill valley Rail Trail is 23.7 miles of primarily gravel and packed dirt trail running from Wallkill to Kingston.
To the south, the trail runs through the Village of New Paltz and to the north it runs close to the Rosendale Business District, allowing for a break in either direction at a local eateries and shops. Take it over the Rosendale Rail Bridge for great views of the town and continue past several cave sites in Joppenbergh Mountain. Parking is also available at 11 locations along the trail and access is free. https://wallkillvalleylt.org/wvrt/
With “access to over 80 miles of carriage roads in the Gunks, including 30 miles on the Preserve, with linkages to the bike routes of the adjacent Minnewaska State Park Preserve and the Mohonk Mountain House resort” Mohonk Preserve is a very popular destination for rock climbing, hiking and biking.
Mohonk Preserve day fee is $15/20 for hikers/bikers; annual memberships start at $60. Park access is available at any of the preserve's four trailheads. It’s a MUST to arrive early on clear weekends to ensure you get a parking spot since the lots fill up quickly.
Tip: Access Mohonk Preserve from the new 2+ mile River to Ridge Trail from the parking lot located at 41 Springtown Road, New Paltz, a 10-minute drive from Tillson. If the lot is full, you can park in the Village of New Paltz and bike a short distance on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail to it. Mohonk Preserve Website
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Mohonk-Reservat
3197 Route 44 55With “access to over 80 miles of carriage roads in the Gunks, including 30 miles on the Preserve, with linkages to the bike routes of the adjacent Minnewaska State Park Preserve and the Mohonk Mountain House resort” Mohonk Preserve is a very popular destination for rock climbing, hiking and biking.
Mohonk Preserve day fee is $15/20 for hikers/bikers; annual memberships start at $60. Park access is available at any of the preserve's four trailheads. It’s a MUST to arrive early on clear weekends to ensure you get a parking spot since the lots fill up quickly.
Tip: Access Mohonk Preserve from the new 2+ mile River to Ridge Trail from the parking lot located at 41 Springtown Road, New Paltz, a 10-minute drive from Tillson. If the lot is full, you can park in the Village of New Paltz and bike a short distance on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail to it. Mohonk Preserve Website
Minnewaska State Park comprises 23,000 acres in Ulster County along the Shawangunk Ridge. Minnewaska has three lakes and some 35 miles of carriage roads for biking, according to its website.
Parking at Minnewaska State Park costs $10 per day. You can also purchase the Empire Passport for $65, giving you access to all New York State Parks.
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Minnewaska State Park Preserve
5281 Route 44-55Minnewaska State Park comprises 23,000 acres in Ulster County along the Shawangunk Ridge. Minnewaska has three lakes and some 35 miles of carriage roads for biking, according to its website.
Parking at Minnewaska State Park costs $10 per day. You can also purchase the Empire Passport for $65, giving you access to all New York State Parks.
Bike this trail to Walkway Over the Hudson! the Hudson Valley Rail Trail stretches 7.1 miles through hardwood forests, over Black Creek, and under two spectacular stone-arch bridges. Connecting the towns of New Paltz, Lloyd, and Highland, the rail-trail follows the former right-of-way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. To get there: 9 miles from Garden Studio; park in free lot across from Lowe’s on Route 299, Highland. https://www.traillink.com/trail/hudson-valley-rail-trail/
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Hudson Valley Rail Trail
Hudson Valley Rail TrailBike this trail to Walkway Over the Hudson! the Hudson Valley Rail Trail stretches 7.1 miles through hardwood forests, over Black Creek, and under two spectacular stone-arch bridges. Connecting the towns of New Paltz, Lloyd, and Highland, the rail-trail follows the former right-of-way of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. To get there: 9 miles from Garden Studio; park in free lot across from Lowe’s on Route 299, Highland. https://www.traillink.com/trail/hudson-valley-rail-trail/
Sightseeing
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park
61 Parker AveEleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
106 Valkill Park RdWohnhaus des Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
4097 Albany Post RdMohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest RdDid you know Rosendale has many caves and mines? A very cool feature to explore!
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Widow Jane Mine
668 NY-213Did you know Rosendale has many caves and mines? A very cool feature to explore!
And more!!!
Hunter Mountain
Great skiing is just a 50 minute drive!