About this city
Haines Falls is an exceptionally romantic, historic mountain resort village nestled tightly atop the eastern precipice of the Catskill High Peaks in Greene County. Developed during the Gilded Age of the late 19th century as a premier summer retreat for America's literary elites and Hudson River School landscape painters, the village is lined with spectacular cliffside architecture. Enveloped by steep forested bluffs, the town offers an laid-back, community-driven mountain culture centered around raw geological wonders, deep ravines, and historic hiking trails.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Hike to the breathtaking, two-tiered 260-foot drop of Kaaterskill Falls, view panoramic valley fog from the historic Catskill Mountain House ledge monument, and snowshoe forest trails in winter.
