Check out these Fun Fall Activities. Whether you are at home or traveling fall is a great time to get outside explore and have fun. 1. Apple Picking New York is known as the Big Apple and upstate is filled with apple orchards and fun fall activities. The many States offer apple picking in the…
Category: Hudson Valley NYS
The Best Farms for New York Apple Picking are in the Capital Region
People often ask what are the Best farms for New York Apple picking. Growing up in New York it’s a fall tradition to go apple picking. Apple happens to be my favorite fruit and I think I ate so many the fall before my son was born, that apples are now in his blood and…
Stanton’s Feura Farm Apple Picking and More
Stanton’s Feura Farm our FAVORITE place to apple pick. We used to go to other places but after a stop at this close to the home farm, we never went anywhere else. Located at 210 Onesquethaw Creek Rd, Feura Bush, NY 12067. This is a small farm that packs so much Quality into the overall…
Bloomingdale Brook Waterfall Hiking Trail
Bloomingdale Brook Waterfall Hiking Trail is a great hike to see multiple waterfalls. It is located in Troy, NY off Global-View RD. It’s across the Road from Regeneron just past WMHT. There are a parking lot and Signage. The Alltrails app or site has GPS coordinates. This Trail is sometimes described as a moderate hike…
Henry Hudson Park and Waterfall
Henry Hudson Park located in Bethlehem, NY about 15min south of Albany is a wonderful hidden treasure including a waterfall kayak trip. This park offers typical part amenities such as pavilion, baseball field, playground and picnic area with charcoal grills, as well as restrooms. It also offers a boat launch as well as a smaller…
Hannacroix Creek Preserve , New Baltimore, NY
Located in New Baltimore, NY about 20 minutes south of Albany, NY. There are 4 main trails in the Hannacroix Creek Preserve. For details of each trail check out their main website. If you are looking for kid-friendly hikes this is a great one. Join the AffordableFamilyTravel.com Crew on facebook to share tips and tricks…
Mill Pond at Grafton Lakes State Park, NY
Mill Pond at Grafton Lakes State Park, NY is the smallest of 5 lakes at Grafton Lakes State Park. It is free to park (unlike the main entrance where long pond is) and has a dirt boat launch ideal for kayaks and canoes. Getting There Use the address Mill Pond Parking, Grafton Lakes State Park,…
Thompson’s Lake State Park, NY
Address Thompson’s Lake State Park NY68 Thompson’s Lake RoadEast Berne, NY 12059 Thompson’s Lake State Park is a small lake located in East Berne, NY about 30 minutes from Albany, NY. It’sa short drive to John Boyd Thacher State Park including Wild Play Ropes course, where there’s wonderful views, Hiking trails and a ropes course….
Wild Play at Thacher Park
“Adventure activities of every intensity! 15 ziplines, 60 aerial games and a 40ft jump.“~ Wild Play at Thacher Park Minimum age 5 Minimum height: 4’8” (142cm) Maximum weight limit is 300lbs (136kg) 2 – 3 hours to complete Adventure Courses Classic Course 30 games and 9 ziplines in three levels of progressive intensity. Up to…
Kartrite Resort and Indoor Waterpark Review and Tips
Monticello, NY Stayed December 2019 Overview of Kartrite Kartrite Resort and Indoor Water Park is a new Indoor waterpark in Monticello, NY it’s about halfway between New York City and Albany, NY making it an easy Drive for most of New York State and the Tri-State Area. While It’s a little smaller than some of…