Great Northern Catskills is, well, great. New York is a busy place and this city girl needs an escape to enjoy all of the beauty that our beautiful state has to offer. Have you ever been to the Greater Catskills area? My family and I had not and this is definitely an area that we would love to explore again.
For a weekend getaway, The Thompson House hosted our weekend visit to explore the region together. Located in Windham, NY, The Thompson House offers breathtaking views, family activities and a return to a time of being unplugged. No iPads, devices or phones needed as we enjoyed classic family games and good quality bonding time.
Enjoying the Great Northern Catskills Area
With beautiful skies upon us and the threat of rain later in the day, we decided to go out and explore. Hospitality is key at The Thompson House and they suggested that we visit the Catskills State Hiking Trail and Kaaterskill Falls. As newbie hikers, we did not know what was in store for us, but we found comfort in knowing that if it was too much, we could keep our visit to the Viewing Platform.
After enjoying the beautiful views from the platform, we decided to be adventurous and hike down to the bottom of the falls. Kaaterskill Falls is the highest cascading waterfall in New York State.
Hiking has its challenges but our final destination was well worth the experience. Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County. We climbed to both stages and enjoyed some quality family time relaxing and enjoying the beauty of it all.
As a novice hiker, I was happy to see rangers at all different points in our journey offering advice to hikers were available in case someone needed assistance.
After a busy day of hiking, it was time for some respite back at The Thompson House. Shuffleboard, croquet, bocce and volleyball were some fun activities that we tried outdoors. It was great to see other guests and their families enjoying the grounds too. We learned that many are return guests and come back with their families year after year.
Learning a new skill makes me so happy! I love that she had time to just enjoy the outdoors and breathe in fresh air.
Mini golf was by far a favorite. It is one of those activities that requires you to focus while enjoying lots of laughs with your family.
In addition to fun outdoor activities, The Thompson House also has indoor fun in the recreation area too.
The Thompson House also has a meal plan that serves breakfast and dinner. It was a great way to start our day as well as end our day together as a family.
We were pleasantly surprised when this dessert tray came by after our meal. The girls and I could not decide! So many yummy options.
With a view of the mountains from our room, it gave you the feeling of being one with nature, I hope that our travels bring us to the Greater Catskills region again!
Have you traveled to the Great Northern Catskills?
For information on the Great Northern Catskills Region, visit here.
For a visit to The Thompson House, visit here.
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What a beautiful place to visit. Looked like you had lots of fun.
Very beautiful indeed . Love nature and being outdoor
I have never been there but would love to. We drive up to Long Island at least once a year so I would love to check it out!
Looks amazing , would love to visit that place
What an amazing place to visit! I would love to visit here with my hubby!
This looks like so much fun. I love places that have lots of activities for kids because now with a 4 year old I don’t want to hear how boring something is haha so we always make sure there’s something for her too when we go.
That trip looks like fun great post about it.
I’ve never been to the Catskills as an adult. What a beautiful view and right from your room as well!
This is a very nice place to visit
I’ve never been to this region– it’s beautiful! It looks like you all had a wonderful time, and I think it’s great that you went “unplugged” for your family getaway.
I live bin the Midwest so going to the Catskills has been on my bucket list for some time now. Your pictures are beautiful.
I love the Catskills! My grandparents lived there and we would visit them every summer.
So much natural beauty in those pics! My family really values nature and incorporate it into every family vacation. I also wouldn’t mind a slice of that good looking pie! I might need to add this as a stop on a New York vacation
I’d love to visit in the fall as the leaves change color. I’m not one for hiking but it’s so beautiful.
What an awesome place to visit! I love nature. The desserts look delicious
This sounds like a great get away. I wish we lived closer. That scenery is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this. I am happy you enjoyed the getaway
Incredible nature and pies–it sounds ideal!
This looks like a great place to visit
what a cool place it looks so fun.
I have never been to the Catskills but it looks like you had so much fun and it is a beautiful place.
We have been to New York City a few times and even saw Niagara Falls, but never knew that there was so much beauty there! I did pin this so I can reference this later. Thank you for sharing!
I’ve never been to New York before but it looks beautiful up there.
You cannot go wrong with a vacation to the Catskills. it is beautiful there.
Marion
Those waterfalls are really beautiful. My grandchildren are always up for a game of mini golf and would love the hiking as well.
This looks like such a beautiful place to visit!
I’d love to visit New York someday! We had a trip planned last year but the timing just didn’t work out.
Such beautiful scenery! It would be so wonderful to visit there. Thst desert tray looks so delicious. I would have trouble deciding too!
I haven’t but it sounds like a great place to visit! Hopefully one day I’ll be able to visit this place!
So beautiful! We will be heading that way this Fall. Thanks for the inspiration!
This isn’t that far from me – it looks like it would be a great little staycataion for us!
I’ve never visited the area but it looks beautiful. I’ll be putting that waterfall on my travel list.
Haven’t been anywhere near here, sounds like a fun time.
I had a long weekend YEARS ago in the Catskills, and it was so beautiful there. This place looks like it had a lot of fun things to do