• Appalachian Trail Roams (2 hours away)
• Astoria
• Boston
• Cape Cod
• DC Or Philly via the chinatown bus
• Dia Beacon along the hudon river north
• Farm Sanctuary
• Fire Island
• Great Swamp
• Hopewell Rocks Bay
• Jackson Heights 74th St @ 35th Ave (Jackson Diner Indian)
• Jamaica Bay Park
• Jersey Shore
• Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel, Catskills
• Laurel Highland, PA
• Long Island Railroad: kings park, oyster bay, long beach, montauk
• Kates Getaway Catskills
• Martha's Vineyard
• Poconos lodge & indoor water park
  • Best known for wooded cliffs and gushing waterfalls, the Delaware River Valley has bucolic terrain for hiking, camping and canoeing. Pitch a tent at Otter Lake Camp Resort (Marshall’s Creek; 800-345-1369, otterlake.com; campsites from $45), then head to Milford, a storybook Victorian town and base for Kittatiny Canoes (Milford; 800-356-2852, kittatinny.com; full-day rental from $45) for a gentle downstream paddle. Nearby, Bushkill Park (Bushkill Falls Rd, Bushkill; 570-588-6682, visitbushkillfalls.com; $10), the “Niagara of Pennsylvania,” boasts manicured trails with jaw-dropping vantage points of a network of waterfalls. 800poconos.org

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• Storm King Park
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