• Eureka Market & Cafe and offers oodles of freshly-baked pies, muffins, cookies etc., yummy sandwiches, divine homemade pizzas, house-baked breads, and plenty of groceries, including local and/or organic produce, eggs, cheeses, milk, and poultry, and a wide selection of local, national and craft beers. The café serves delicious homemade meals (in summer they're open seven days a week, winter Thurs-Mon). Here's a link to their menu and weekly specials. We can arrange to have your groceries delivered to your rental, if ordered in advance, so please ask us about this service or email eurekamarket@me.com
• Red Hill Fire Tower - great hike in Claryville of about 1.5 miles up along the trail to the clearing where the fire tower stands. Fabulous views! On Dinch Rd.
• Neversink Farm is a celebrated addition to the town, with an organic farm that frequently sells to restaurants in New York City.
• Farmers' Markets: The closest farmers' market to Claryville and Grahamsville is in Liberty, and runs Fridays, 3-6pm, from July 4-Sept. 4. Here's a link to the schedule for farmers' markets throughout Sullivan County.
Frost Valley YMCA
The largest YMCA in the country with over 4,000 acres, Frost Valley, in Claryville, NY offers a wide variety of activities depending on the season (public does not have use during summer camp). Well worth exploring. (845) 985-2291:
20 miles of mapped cross country skiing trails, rentals available
Extensive hiking trails throughout the town
Snow tubing
Horseback riding
Camp for children
Family weekends
Golf
Tennanah Lake Golf & Tennis Club - Roscoe, NY. The club features a superb 18-hole championship course, designed by Sam Snead.
Grossinger’s Golf Club - Liberty, NY
Tarry Brae Golf Course - Loch Sheldrake, NY
Skiing, Belleayre
Belleayre Mountain, Highmount, NY The closest downhill skiing is atin , which is about 45 mins away. Season opens end of November, subject to weather, and late Jan, early Feb is Winter Festival Week ($10 lift tickets).
Fly Fishing
Wulff School of Fly Fishing - The ne plus ultra for fly fishing in the Northeast, in Lew Beach, NY. Some of the best public access trout fishing can also be found nearby on the famous Willowemoc, Beaverkill, and Neversink Rivers. Here’s a good article that ran in the Daily News about fishing these waters. The Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum in Livingston Manor is a hub for instruction, events, and history surrounding the sport that was introduced to America in this very area. We know a wonderful professional fishing guide who would be happy to share his knowledge (and of course some wonderful stories!). Catskill Flies is the best shop around for flies and equipment, and they have a good daily river conditions report on their site.
Concerts / Woodstock Museum
Bethel Woods Center for the Artsis an outstanding new addition to Sullivan Co., located on the site of the famous 1969 concert. It is an exquisite outdoor concert venue with spectacular farmland views, and now a new museum dedicated to the concert.
Movies
Callicoon Movie Theater - Sullivan County has only one movie theater, but it's a gem! It's a single-screen cinema open yearround, showing the latest movies as well as art films.
Riding
Bridle Hill Farm in Jeffersonville is a popular place for riding lessons or trail rides, yearround.
Other Useful Links
Local Events / Calendar
Sullivan County Visitors Association
