Understand
[edit]The police cars have a logo that says "Colony of the Arts."
Woodstock, at an altitude of 520 feet, sits among the Catskill mountains, and is a picturesque village without a single traffic light, whose shops largely cater to tourists and spread out only along a few blocks. Weekends and especially summer weekends find it crowded with visitors, while hippy-types play drums continuously in the village green. Year-round residents number only 6,300 (2020), and this includes outlying hamlets such as Lake Hill and Willow, all of which are beautifully unpolluted and tranquil.
Get in
[edit]- By car
- from the south, NYS Thruway Exit 19 (Kingston), State Route 28 West, State Route 375 North, State Route 212 West leads to the green at the center of Woodstock.
- from the north, NYS Thruway Exit 20 (Saugerties), State Route 212 West leads to the green at the center of Woodstock.
- By bus
- Frequent daily buses north from New York City and south from Oneonta.
- By train
- Amtrak to Rhinecliffe in Dutchess County and taxi from there.
- Amtrak or MetroNorth to Poughkeepsie and taxi from there.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]Do
[edit]- Bearsville Theatre, 291 Tinker St. (Route 212) Bearsville, ☏ +1 845-679-4406. Stage for live musicians, radio station and restaurants adjacent.
- Woodstock Spa (formerly River Rock Health Spa), 62 Ricks Road (Between Route 212 & Glasco Turnpike), ☏ +1 845-679-7800. year-round, closed Tu W. Health and beauty spa devoted to natural wellness. Eight treatment rooms, a relaxation lounge, a small conference room/dining area, private steam and sauna units in a lovely country setting with mountain views. Parking, wheelchair accessible.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Cucina, 109 Mill Hill Rd, ☏ +1 845-679-9800. Italian.
- Garden Café on the Green, 6 Old Forge Road, ☏ +1 845-679-3600. Vegetarian
- The Bear Café, 295 Tinker Street, Bearsville, ☏ +1 845-657-1549. Bear Café and The Little Bear (Chinese, +1 845-679-8899) are streamside beside the Bearsville Theatre, approx 1 mile west of Woodstock.
- Additional options are available in Saugerties, three to four miles east of Woodstock.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Enchanted Manor, 23 Rowe Rd., ☏ +1 845-679-9012. B&B on eight acres with outdoor pool, hot tub, waterfall.
- Twin Gables, 73 Tinker St., ☏ +1 845-679-9479. 1926 guest house with period furnishings, local art for sale, wi-fi.
- 1 Woodstock Inn on the Millstream, 48 Tannery Brook Rd., ☏ +1 845-679-8211, toll-free: +1-800-420-4707, [email protected]. Rooms and breakfasts, on beautiful grounds along a cascading millstream. $137-375.
Connect
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[edit]Routes through Woodstock |
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