Saugerties in Two Nights
Looking for a getaway in Upstate New York? Saugerties on the west bank of the Hudson River offers the charm of the Hudson Valley and the sweet mountain air of the Catskills.
Saugerties, New York is a quiet little town in Ulster County. It hovers precariously on the border between the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. Even still, it’s not that far from the Capital Region. It’s one of those places that feels like its on the border of where Upstate begins. We’ve talked before about where that border exists, but let’s recap again before visiting Saugerties.
The idea of Upstate New York is just that. It’s an idea.
There is no physical border and whoever you ask will give you a different answer. That’s because the concept of Upstate is precisely a psychological interpretation of being “not the city”.
Many people live outside The Big Apple and commute in for their jobs. As a result, even the surrounding areas are still strongly impacted by the five Burroughs. Don’t believe me? Drive your car from Albany to New York City. As you get closer, the driving gets way more aggressive. Even without signs, you can just sense that you’ve left Upstate.
By car Saugerties is just under two hours from New York City. That makes it a bit far for a daily commute but that’s still close enough for a day trip or a real easy overnight. So, the area around Saugerties is kind of the brackish water of Upstate. You’ll find enough city-life influence, but not enough to strip it of that slower-paced, breath-of-fresh-air small village feel that people love about Upstate.
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