Lake Rip Van Winkle, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, New York

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    Go to Lake Rip Van Winkle if you want to go to a nice lake. I can't stop, cause I'm havin' a great time here at Lake Rip Van Winkle. There are glorious places to discover along the Willow Trail; Pine Hollow Campgrounds And Pine Hollow Estates is a great local campground. All year is a great time in the Catskill Mountains if you fancy the outdoors. Man, is there heaps of cool stuff to do in the Catskill Mountains. There are some magnificent whitewater spots on Saw  
   Kill River, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Allen Brook.
This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Plattekill Creek; you need to stop by Star Rock since you're here. Don't leave Lake Rip Van Winkle without first going for a hike along the Phoenicia Trail; pretty scenery and great skiing is what you get at Windham Mountain. While you're here at Lake Rip Van Winkle you will meet lots of folks from close by Kingston, and
 
               a round of golf at nearby Colonial Country Club is a good way to kill some time.
So much entertaining stuff to do here in the Catskill Mountains, too great to be true. Going for a hike on the Spruceton Trail is always a pleasant adventure, and if you came for an overnight stay Doherty's Mountain Campground is a glorious place to camp. This lake is so wonderful. Hotel Mountain Brook is a pleasant site to get some rest, and a lake nearby is Grill Lake. From a rain point of view Lake Rip Van Winkle is a rather typical place; May is the month that gets the most rain, and February on the other hand is the driest.
Now, you may believe that's a lot but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Lake Rip Van Winkle. Onteora Pond is a nearby lake that you could stop by, and here at Lake Rip Van Winkle you can catch a glimpse of Clum Hill. After a long day outdoors Hotel Vienna is a glorious location to spend a night or two, and hey, Gotta ski right? Hunter Mountain is a great place to do that. Lake Rip Van Winkle is one of the lakes here in the Catskill Mountains.
Summertime brings highs in the 70's to Lake Rip Van Winkle. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 50's. During the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Lake Rip Van Winkle.

 
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Current weather conditions at Lake Rip Van Winkle, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, New York
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Local climate location: SLIDE MOUNTAIN 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.19139
Longitude: -74.13306

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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Rip Van Winkle.
 Hotels Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Hotel Mountain Brook, Tannersville, 1 miles away
Hotel Vienna, Windham, 9 miles away
Winwood Inn, Windham, 10 miles away
Saugerties Howard Johnson Inn, Saugerties, 12 miles away
Comfort Inn Saugerties, Saugerties, 12 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Doherty's Mountain Campground, Acra, 7 miles away
Pine Hollow Campgrounds And Pine Hollow Estates, Palenville, 8 miles away
Rip Van winkle Campgrounds, Saugerties, 9 miles away
Torchlight Campsites, Cairo, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Hunter Mountain, New York, 5 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Windham Mountain, New York, 10 miles away
      1600 vertical feet
Belleayre, New York, 25 miles away
      1404 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Plattekill Creek, Greene / Ulster CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV - 2 miles long (Platte Clove Road to West Saugerties)
Saw Kill River, Ulster CountyCounty, 7 miles away
      Class II-V - 5.5 miles long (Meads Mountain Road bridge to Chestnut Hill Road)
Saw Kill River, Ulster CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class II-IV - 2.5 miles long (Below Reservoir #2 to Reservoir #1)
 Trails Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Spruceton Trail, Greene County, 8 miles away
Willow Trail, Ulster County, 10 miles away
Phoenicia Trail, Ulster County, 12 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Colonial Country Club, Tannersville, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Lake Rip Van Winkle:
Onteora Pond, Greene CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Grill Lake, Greene CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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