Overview
Orange County is in New York's Catskills region.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 21°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Sep and Mar. (climate data from nearby Briarcliff Manor)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- SWF New York Stewart International Airport, Newburgh — 13 mi away. Directions
- HPN Westchester County Airport, White Plains — 39 mi away. Directions
- LGA LaGuardia Airport, New York — 49 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Warwick — Baird's Tavern, Railway Station, Old School Baptist Meeting House.
- Day 2: Port Jervis — Fort Decker Museum, Tri-States Monument, Erie Railroad Roundhouse Turntable.
- Day 3: Newburgh — Washington's Headquarters, Dutch Reformed Church, Pride of the Hudson.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Photos
Places in Orange County
Cities
- Central Valley
- Greenwood Lake
- Goshen – county seat
- Harriman
- Highlands – home of the United States Military Academy at West Point
- Middletown
- Montgomery
- Newburgh – home to many historic landmarks and some breathtaking views of the Hudson and the surrounding area
- New Windsor
- Pine Bush
- Port Jervis
- Warwick
Get in
By plane
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) lands you right in Orange County. Allegiant Air, American Eagle, and JetBlue operate flights from Florida and Philadelphia (Mar 2021).
- Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, New Jersey, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport: The three major international airports in the New York City area offer service from just about anywhere.
By bus
- Coach USA offers buses from New York City to Newburgh, Highlands (including West Point), Goshen (including Legoland New York), Middletown, Central Valley-Harriman (including the Woodbury Common shopping center), Port Jervis, Tuxedo, Chester, and other places in Orange County and nearby Rockland and Ulster Counties.
Get around
Ground transportation within Orange County is provided primarily by New Jersey Transit, Short Line bus company, and Metro-North Railroad's Port Jervis Line. Individual cities offer senior citizen buses and car services.
Do
- Taste the cider, spirits, and wine at Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery in Warwick. It is the only distillery in the Hudson Valley, and it concentrates on Eau De Vie de Pome—apple brandy.
- See the vast and beautiful black dirt onion fields in Florida.
- Take a cruise from Newburgh to the ruins of the Bannerman Castle or along the beautiful Hudson River aboard an authentic Mississippi stern-driven paddlewheeler.
Nearby
Bear Mountain State Park
Park · 4 listings · 17 mi away
Vernon
City / town · 1 listings · 17 mi away
Cold Spring
City / town · 16 listings · 18 mi away
Beacon
City / town · 3 listings · 19 mi away
Stony Point
City / town · 17 listings · 20 mi away
Suffern
City / town · 1 listings · 22 mi away
Peekskill
City / town · 5 listings · 22 mi away
Ellenville
City / town · 31 listings · 22 mi away
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