Weekend Guide to Livingston Manor, New York

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Livingston Manor is a small town in the Catskills region of New York State. During the pandemic, we decided to take a little road trip up there to escape the city for a few days and it was the perfect getaway. The town was small but cute, there are tons of hiking trails nearby, and the views of the mountains are incredible. Livingston Manor and the nearby towns in this region are well known spots for fishing, The Fly Fishing museum is in Livingston Manor and the town over, Roscoe, is the trout capital of the USA! If you’ve never heard of Livingston Manor, we’re gonna tell you why it needs to be on your Upstate New York bucket list.

How to Get to Livingston Manor

Driving from NYC it’s about 2 hours, and we suggest driving if you can, but you can also take a bus from Port Authority. With a few transfers you will be in Livingston Manor in about 2.5 hours.

Where to Stay

During our trip we stayed at Antrim Streamside which is a boutique property on a private estate in the Catskills. The gated estate sits along the famous Willowemoc Creek, and there are few different cabins that can host any amount of people from a solo traveler to a huge family! Each cabin comes with it’s own kitchen & bathroom, so the set up is more like an Airbnb and is perfect if you are looking for the kind of trip where it is easy to socially distance yourself. The Antrim property is huge, there are actually even 2 hikes you can do on premises. Our cabin was extremely clean and sanitary. We had the best time staying there & Diane, the owner, was so incredibly sweet! We can’t image staying anywhere else when visiting this area.

Best Things to Do in Livingston Manor

  • Grab a beer at the Catskill Brewery

  • Get a fresh loaf of bread at Brandenburg Bakery

  • Visit the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum

  • Taste some alcohol at the Prohibition Distillery

  • Hike one of the many trails in the Catskills

  • Find a new book to read at One Grand Books

  • Shop around Sunny’s Pop

Where to Eat & Drink

  • The Kaatskeller

  • Main Street Farm

  • Brandenburg Bakery

  • Madison’s Main Street

  • Catskill Brewery

  • Prohibition Distillery

  • UncleBrother

Livingston Manor is perfect for a quick city escape. You are surrounded by nature and you feel like you can truly relax. Also if you are worried about Covid-19, Livingston Manor is a great place to travel to while staying socially distant. We hardly passed anyone during our trip and because of how open this area is, it’s easy to avoid people on hikes and even in the town. Have you been to Livingston Manor before? Let us know in the comments!

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