Things to do in Hudson River Valley, Hudson River Valley: The Best Farms

Our Farm & Wildlife Center is home to over 300 farm animals, horses and permanently injured or imprinted wildlife. You're invited to meet the wonderful animals who play a vital role here. Visit us on weekends from 10am - 3pm for free self-guided tours. As a core component of Green Chimneys programming for children with special needs, the main criteria for each animal's presence are that they thrive in the care at Green Chimneys and play a supportive role in educational and animal-assisted therapy programs for children.

Lilymoore is a unique and special alpaca farm. We offer visitors the amazing opportunity to learn how to walk an alpaca. The program is called Alpaca Buddy and it is a very popular program. Our Behind the Scenes Farm Tours happen every Saturday and Sunday. They are a lot of fun and allow you to interact with all of the animals that call Lilymoore home. Many of our animals are rescue animals that now have forever homes. Check our website for times. We also offer a variety of alpaca products, many which you cannot get anywhere else, which you can purchase at the farm in our store on online. Check our website for hours as they change by season.

Once considered America's greatest zoo, The Catskill Game Farm housed over 2,000 animals with tens of millions of people having visited during its 73 year history. Today you can stay on the abandoned property and explore what remains. You have two options for your visit. You can spend a night under the stars at one of our private upscale campsites. Or you can stay at our boutique inn, The Old Catskill Game Farm Inn. Our property boasts 200+ mountainside acres, 3.5 miles of the original paved walkways and over 100 buildings of the old animal shelters are still in tact for you to explore.

Come visit our countryside farm in the historic Hudson Valley, original homestead dating back to 1850 on 25 bucolic pastured acres raising alpacas, llamas, sheep and goats. We offer llama/alpaca walks on trails offering scenic vistas, rolling hillsides and pastural settings. Our tours are 1 1/2 hr long introducing you and encouraging hands on our smaller, animals, followed by an hour hike with a llama or alpaca all to yourself. You will experience our very charamastic camelids while strolling through pastures, hopfield, meadows and woods for a unforgettable experience.

Greig Farm is a third-generation family farm located in Red Hook, NY. Our farm was founded in 1942 by Marion and Robert Greig, who began the farm with a small herd of dairy cows, an apple orchard, and a strawberry patch, which was open to the public. Their son, Norman Greig, began farming in 1975 and gradually added blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, pumpkins and other crops to the farm. We have always felt a responsibility to provide our community with a welcoming space and sustainably-grown, healthy produce. Our 1850s dairy barn was once home to seventy cows and today it is home to our farm market & cafe, a local craft market, and an art gallery. Our home is your home, and we look forward to the next 70+ years in the Hudson Valley.