Discover Clintondale

Clintondale brings together a variety of interests for planning your trip: farm tours, paintball, a seasonal Christmas tree farm, and a historic meeting house. The offerings also differ in how you plan a visit. At Hurds Family Farm, the current tour calendar is key; Balsam Ridge Christmas Tree Farm is open seasonally, and Paintball Sports NY requires a reservation. The 1811 Meeting House adds a cultural and historical dimension to these activities.

Farm Tours and Christmas Tree Selection

Hurds Family Farm offers Golf Cart Farm Adventure Tours. Tour planning depends on the farm’s current calendar; check it before scheduling your visit for a particular day. This lets you start planning with the condition that matters for this activity, rather than assuming a date is available. Compared with the Christmas tree farm, Hurds focuses on a golf cart tour, while Balsam Ridge offers the chance to choose and cut a Christmas tree. If the farm tour is the main reason for your trip, first check that the calendar aligns with your travel dates.

Balsam Ridge Christmas Tree Farm is open seasonally; opening dates may vary. Visitors can choose from hundreds of Fraser, balsam, Canaan, and concolor firs, as well as Colorado blue spruce Christmas trees. You can cut your own tree or have it cut for you. This gives you two specific choices: which of the tree varieties listed to select and which of the two cutting options to use. Plan your visit around the opening dates that apply to your travel period, rather than assuming a fixed date. For reference, the farm is four miles from New Paltz’s New York State Thruway Exit 18. Road conditions can change; take this into account when planning your drive.

Paintball by Reservation

Paintball Sports NY has 16 wooded and themed playing fields and provides rental equipment. Paintball is offered year-round by reservation; check in advance whether access is available on your preferred date. The reservation requirement sets this offering apart from the farm tour, which is planned around a calendar, and the seasonal tree farm. If paintball is the main reason for your trip, plan around the reservation and date availability.

A Historic Point of Interest

The 1811 Meeting House was an original meeting house. Its significance lies in the history of a specific building, unlike the other offerings, which focus on a tour, a seasonal selection, or a game that requires a reservation. If you would like to include a cultural and historical focus alongside activities on your trip, the Meeting House adds this perspective to your options. You can therefore consider it as a separate point of interest when planning and check the time-dependent conditions for the farms or paintball separately.

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