The Skywalk delivers on sweeping views of the Hudson River, and this alone makes it worth a stop…read more The heart of the Skywalk is a pedestrian path along the south parapet of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. The concrete walkway features a number of small bump outs to take photos. Signs note that because the path is narrower than 6', masks are required. Bikes must be walked. There are concrete barriers separating pedestrians from the vehicle traffic, but the bridge is a busy thoroughfare with lots of truck traffic, so expect it to be quite noisy. To access the bridge path, there is free parking off the traffic circle at the eastern landing, and there is a small park near the toll booths on the western landing (there is also parking here accessible to eastbound traffic). Restrooms at the Bridge Authority facility on the western landing are closed during COVID (there are restrooms at the Cole site and Olana). The trail also connects the Thomas Cole National Historic Site near the western landing with the Olana State Historic Site on the eastern bank of the river. The trail thus links together the 19th century Hudson River School art movement, connecting teacher (Thomas Cole), student (Frederic Church, who built Olana), and subject (the Hudson). This is a really cool idea, and it's also quite a hike. We clocked the roundtrip from the parking lot on the eastern landing to the Cole site at just over 3 miles. The last leg up to Olana (which we hiked separately) also includes a monster hill. Budget your time and energy appropriately, and bring water and comfortable shoes. You can find more about all three sites here: https://www.hudsonriverskywalk.org/.

It's beautiful! The bridge is astounding and I love that you can walk the entire length. It's…read morepretty long! I walked 2/3 of it with my husband down and back and it was like 1/3 of a mile or something like that!

We didn't spot the parking area on the west side of the bridge and there was traffic behind us, so…read morewe continued across the bridge and there is a parking area on the east side. It's free parking but you have to cross the traffic at the roundabout and that's always a good time. In place since 1935, this cantilever and truss bridge is 145 feet above the Hudson River below. Plenty of space for pedestrians with a very high curb and that made me feel safe from the traffic. There are a couple of spots with overhangs so that you can step a bit out from the bridge to look at it from the side. Helpful! The bridge joins the cities of Hudson and Catskill, carrying NY route 23. It is a total of 5040 feet from end to end. The toll is eastbound only. There are a number of mounted telephones for suicide awareness. I guess enough people have jumped that they felt the need to put the phones up. On a clear day, the "America's First Canvas" notes make sense. This area got some of the first American landscape paintings by Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900). Before the bridge, of course. [Review 11496 overall, 1276 of 2019.]

It looks like they finally removed the 25mph speed limit on the Greene County side of the bridge…read more That, plus removing toll booths and repaving that stretch of road definitely speeds up the flow of traffic across the bridge.

A must see attraction in the Hudson Valley! A wonderful site with much to offer. The Church 200…read moreExhibition is excellent and the grounds and house are superb!

5/19- 5/20/26 Visits:…read more -5/19/26: We came for the special Fredrick Church 200th b-day exhibit. The paintings were wonderful to view. I'm taking one star off. The male tour guide was underwhelming to say the least. He did admit that it was his first tour. I believe for Church's 200th birthday exhibition, a paying customer would've expected the guide to give an overview on the artist and a description of his paintings. All we received was a a person walking the group into a couple rooms. I even tried to question him about one of the paintings. He basically threw the question back at me. -5/20/26: We took an electric car tour throughout the 5 mile narrow hilly estate. Price $40 and totally worth it! Ellen was our tour guide and driver. Brava to Ellen! She was extremely thorough and knowledgeable about the entire Fredric Church estate. A wonderful gift shop is available on the premises.

My cousin and I came in today and were incredibly disappointed. Here's some datapoints:…read more -Half of the gallery rooms in the home were closed (we were not informed until we went into the home) -You will see more reproductions than real art -You can only view the studio from a plexiglass We mentioned to the front desk that we were surprised that we just paid $40 to see half of the house and behind a plexiglass. They said it was their first winter opening and that they would consider our feedback. My recommendation: they should list out that half the house is under renovation at the front desk, charge $5 or a suggested donation, and honestly should have refunded us the full amount. I actually am shocked that I could go to an actual nice museum for what I paid today.

Such an incredibly beautiful spot to visit. The view is outstanding. After visiting be sure to stop…read moreby the grave that is just down the street. Make a day if it and visit Olana too!

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Great place to fish! It is a beautiful, well maintained club with pristine stillwater trout…read morefishing. I love to bring friends and family to learn how to fly fish. There are trophy ponds, with huge trout, and smaller, well stocked ponds that my 6 yo granddaughter loves. Something for everyone.

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