US Hang Gliding is a must do experience. This father and son duo was so professional and caring…read morefrom the very beginning to the end of my experience. The dad flies the plane that takes you up and the son will be your pilot in the glider. This was my first experience ever trying something like this and I can honestly say, I never felt scared or nervous. I was given lots of reassuring support on the ground and in the air. My experience included the 1500ft and for my first experience, I felt like that was perfect. I definitely plan to return in early fall to see the foliage from 3000ft. Like FDR said, "we have nothing to fear but fear itself" and hang gliding is nothing to fear. You will truly be in good hands with the father and son team at US Hang Gliding.

Amazing experience and what makes it even better is the customer service!!! From making sure I was…read morecomfortable to letting me borrow a jacket since I had on short sleeves .

The best experience I ever had! I went 3 times already and I'm suprized for all the bad reviews…read moregreg black is actually a cool guy and for thoes that think he's a jerk or mean eather your wrong or he changed. Now about the place its so cool. You start your first day by watching a short film then you go on the simulator then you start on flat ground. When you learn to trust the glider (it flies it's self keep a light grip not a tight grip if you do it pulls the glider down and you won't get air time.) Then you work your way up the training hill depends how good you get. This is the school I totally recommend if you want to go hang gliding.

Greg Black is a very mean instructor. He berates and yells at everyone who comes through his…read morebusiness; customers and staff. He verbally abused me countless times just because I asked for help putting my glider together. On top of that every time you make a mistake while training he continues to put you down in front of the other students. Greg has two training hills available. The first one is very small you won't learn much from it except during the early stages of training. He has a second bigger one but will refuse to let you train on it except for one time before your mountain flight because he's too cheap to take the time you bring you out there for regular traning. Because of this you can only learn so much from the small hill and it delays your training significantly. I highly recommend not going to this school because of the verbal abuse and his training methods. If you want a good school to go to try Randall Airport in MIddletown NY. They have scooter towing where you will get a significant more amount of air time on your training flights, you will learn much faster and enjoy it more.

Full disclosure: This is my Uncle's business and I am not a pilot, so my 5-star rating is only…read morebased on the fact that I have had some of the best times of my life at this park. It's in a beautiful location with a creek for swimming, nearby hiking trails, and plenty of open space for biking or jogging. The pilots and families are friendly, the town is quaint, and overall it's a wonderful place to camp out and spend a relaxing weekend. I also want to use this space to point out that while adjacent to it, Ellenville Flight Park is not affiliated in any way with the Mountain Wings hang gliding school. Therefore, any reviews or comments about their staff and owner should be posted on their page, not this one. Thank you for your understanding.

Does anyone know if these guys are still open? I have called and left messages and even e-mailed…read more No response. I had gone a few years ago and it was great.

What an amazing time! A safe new and enjoyable adventure. We learned a new skill, the people in…read morecharge made sure we had an amazing experience.

Hard to get too .Couldn't believe you had to pay for . Whatta joke. My rig had big time leak …read more Had to return for new rig .Employees not very accommodating.

It was wonderful experience with my family with amazing team. Great team work. Best wonderful…read morememories with my family. Everyone must try this adventures. Great staff.

This is my second time water rafting, the first time I went it was with a different company. I went…read morewith a group of 5, and we had a blast overall. However, I am confused on why they don't offer helmets especially with how many rocks there are. Our guide, Jake did openly swear at one of the customers for hanging onto his kayak, I understand it can be chaotic when people fall into the water and other people are frantically trying to get them back on the raft but it is very unprofessional in my opinion to be openly cursing at people for no reason. It could also be their first time rafting, and to have someone curse at you your first experience is not a good look. I also want to note the other guides were super helpful, it was just that one moment I noticed that threw me off!

The setup: Mother's Day was coming up and I always try to find something unique and different for…read morethe momma of my kids as well as the mother-in-law. And I stumbled upon Urban Paddle and booked it for a 9am adventure. We lucked out that every variable and condition was ideal: weather, tide, calm water, almost no other boat-related traffic. We're a party of 7. The 'Urban Crew' numbered at 5. We were spoiled from start to finish with a group of really cool and helpful workers that were informative, fun, professional and made sure we were always safe and engaged the entire hour. (Make sure to watch their 6-minute YouTube video ahead of time so you know all about the proper paddling/rowing techniques when it comes time to hit the water.) The 'Urban Crew' were also invaluable because the owner was constantly taking pictures and videos and at the end airdropped them to us which was a nice 'cherry on top' since you can't really snap pictures for big chunks of the time when you're on the water. Is it expensive for an hour? No doubt. Did everyone absolutely love kayaking and getting to see everything from the Colgate clock to the back of the Statue of Liberty's head to the NYC skyline, not to mention all of the stunning yachts all docked and looking completely out of my price-range? Of course. Was it the funniest thing to see my mother-in-law somehow leaning back in her kayak like she was on a hammock while the father-in-law did all the hard work? Yup. (Did a cranky security guard try her best to be a stick in the mud regarding confusion over some parking-related issues when we were about to leave? Oh yeah.) I'd suggest clothing/footwear that you don't mind getting wet as well as sunglasses and sunblock (that sun is no joke bouncing off the water). Highly recommended. (The Mrs. is already plotting when to go back and I think she's even pricing kayaks to buy with that stimulus check that's burning a hole in her wallet.)

Overall this place is solid. My boyfriend and I went for the LED kayaking. The view was beautiful!…read moreThe difficulty was a 2/10 but honestly it does depend who you are and where your skill level is now. Our guide was perfect and he talked to us all night! Only bummed I never received the photos taken from that night. The entire trip takes a little over an hour. Parking is a little confusing but you have to find the parking authority and tell them you are there to kayak and pay $5 for a pass to put on your car. Overall great experience. I strongly advise not to put your hand into the water (who really knows what is in the Hudson River)