Hudson Valley Region
Field Trips

Old Ford Farm is a small diversified family farm that strives to produce quality foods, build community, and use farming methods that promote the long-term health of our land, animals, and larger environment. Offers 2-hour educational farm tour for all ages.

Orange County Arboretum is a 35-acre facility that’s a natural site for the organized display of trees, shrubs and plants.There are magnificent raised gardens and cascading water features.

In the spring and summer months, groups can stop by and visit the petting zoo at Overlook Farm Market to see rabbits, chickens, and goats.

Phillies Bridge Farm Project is a 65-acre non-profit farm that offers groups a chance to learn about the origins of their food. Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can enjoy farm activities, demonstrations, hikes on the farm’s 1.5-mile long trail, and much more.

Family owned and operated Rainbow’s End Butterfly Farm hand raises butterflies and includes a flight house that displays eco-friendly environments. See local butterflies and the plants they visit.

Guests of the Roundout Lighthouse take a boat to the location and tour the inside, observation deck, and navigational light.

Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz has a diverse collection that includes 20th century prints and paintings, Asian art, Pre-Columbian art and artifacts, decorative arts and photographs.

At the Saugerties Lighthouse, guests experience the lighthouse’s history, a museum that was once a bedroom, and the tower view.

At Senate House State Historic Site, visitors learn about colonial life and Kingston’s role in early US history. Guests explore NY State history and learn about life in the 1700s.

Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center is dedicated to enhancing environmental awareness and appreciation of the natural world.

At Stony Point Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River, guests learn the historical importance of lighthouses to river commerce.

One of the world’s leading sculpture parks, the Storm King Art Center features over 100 sculptures made of various material including steel, stone, and earth.