ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the 2022 Catskills Fire Tower Challenge. Starting January 1, 2022, visitors are challenged to hike each of the six ...

MOUNT TREMPER — In an effort to promote locals and visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Catskill Mountains, one group is hosting a Hike for the Catskills throughout the month. The Catskills Visitor ...

Add to your New Years resolutions for 2024 and put yourself to the test with the Catskills Fire Tower Challenge, which begins on January 1. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...

As the weather warms and the calendar barrels towards spring, Upstate New Yorkers will be looking to come out of hibernation and get outdoors. That’s a good thing because if there is one thing we have ...

Galvanized steel fire towers, perched atop five summits within the blue-line boundaries of the Catskill Park, are remnants of the roughly 20 tower lookouts that watched over the forest for much of the ...

Ever heard of Sleeping Lion Mountain? How about Barkaboom? Neither had I. Not until I picked up Alan Via's new book, "The Catskill 67: A Hiker's Guide to the Catskill 100 Highest Peaks under 3500'." ...

It’s just after 6 a.m., and we’re starting our hike of the Devil’s Path in the eastern Catskills. Within a few minutes, some of the younger members of our party pull ahead. Chris Nowak, an experienced ...

A special way to celebrate spring is to drive to New York's Catskill Mountains for a wildflower hike or a country bike ride. A beautiful, calm, rural setting through pristine watershed land creates a ...

HIKING a peak of 3,500 feet or more and finding romance is not for the faint of heart, but for the secretary and new president of the Catskill 3500 Club, that’s where their feet took them. “I met the ...