TOWN STUFF:

cute towns within 30min from Pine Plains to check out:

Rhinebeck

Red Hook

Tivoli

Millerton

a little further:

Hudson, NY

Great Barrington, MA

Lakeville, CT

Sharon, CT

RESTAURANTS:

Pine Plains, NY

Storybook Cafe - solid breakfast

Stissing House - upscale fancy Colonial

Champetre - classic French menu

Back Bar Beer Garden / Tower Pizza - American fare

(& the only local 'bar' other than restaurant bars)

Ancram, NY

Ancram Little Store - very good sandwiches

Millerton, NY

Oakhurst Diner - a classic chrome diner

Willa - very good smash burger - etc

Rhinebeck, NY

Pete's Diner - a diner

Le Petit Bistro - good fried oysters - etc

Elizaville, NY

Elizaville Diner - a diner

NATURE STUFF:

Thompson Pond Preserve - a mostly level walk through the woods and around a big pond. you might see an egret or hear an owl - wear bug spray!

Stissing Fire Tower - take a steep climb up Stissing Mountain and then the tower for a stunning 360 panoramic view of the area

Audobon Preserve - a nature walk where you may see lots of birds!