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By virtue of being off the beaten path a bit, the Town of Copake NY has a nice, old-fashioned vibe about it. Maybe it’s something to do with the 1944 memorial clock tower on the plot of green in the middle of town. Or perhaps it’s because of all the charming old buildings. Whatever the reason, Copake NY has a lot going for it. The pristine landscape and wilderness nearby are a powerful lure, as well.
Somewhat dominating life in the town is the Taconic State Park; the park is located within one of the largest unfragmented forests between Virginia and Maine, 14,400 acres of protected open space spanning three states and designated as one of America's "Last Great Places" by the Nature Conservancy. The other significant factor about Copake NY is that most of the town is in the watershed of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, which flows south from its source in Austerlitz through Copake to the Hudson River. Locals call this the Roe Jan area.
Relax at the Windflower Inn after a long day of house-hunting! Each room at Sunset/Sunrise has a private deck with mountain views! Enjoy one of the pretty rooms at Changing Times B&B!
Between the Taghkanic & Berkshire mountains & with its own big lake, Copake is all about the outdoors: swimming, hiking & skiing to rolling up & down through the fields & lush farms!
Dig rock, country, oldies all summer at Music in the Park! A pretty little wooden church in Old Austerlitz houses wonderful contemporary art! Mahaiwe is more than performing arts!
Pre-order fresh-cut organically grown flowers for pick-up at Tiny Hearts Farm! Join in the annual hootenanny at Empire Farm’s FarmOn! Pick your blueberries at the 1842 White Oak Farm!
Get breakfast, lunch & dinner at Church St. Deli & Pizzeria! At the Greens sample Cucumber Mint Gazpacho! It’s steak & baked potato or a veggie burger at Clock Tower Pub & Grill!
Kilpatric Athletic Center has you covered with lap swim, weights, yoga, tennis courts, etc.! Trudy of Trudy’s Beauty Shop will come to you if you want! Try a Pilates session at Ellora Spa!
Copake General Store has been Copake’s corner store since the late 1800s! From cider to sake it’s at Copake Wine Works in another historic building! Heavens to Betsy is about wool!
Pick up painted country furniture at Copake Auction House! Spend three days dancing in the hills at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival! Rent a boat at Copake Lake or have them repair yours!
There's so much to do in Copake, NY - it can be hard to decide! Contact one of our Local Experts at Village Green Realty. We'd love to give you our recommendation on the best things to do in Copake.
A cluster of rural hamlets makes up the Town of Copake: Copake, West Copake, Copake Falls, Craryville, Copake Lake (encircling Copake Lake) and Taconic Shores (encircling Robinson Pond). The 1845 industrial complex at Copake Iron Works is a former part of the town now in Taconic State Park.
Ongoing initiatives in the Town of Copake NY seek to create a better quality of life for residents. The Copake Waterfront and Community Revitalization Plan for the Bash Bish Brook, Roe Jan Kill & Taghkanic Creek aims to “build a healthy town with access for all to our waterways; sustain essential bonds with nature and our heritage; link our vibrant hamlets; adapt with resilience to change and challenges.” FarmOn! Foundation, based at Empire Farm in Copake, inspires and educates youth for careers in sustainable farming; some of their practical applications are providing locally sourced and ethically produced milk to school lunchrooms in a partnership with Hudson Valley Fresh, hands-on cooking classes and a free summer day camp.
A longstanding town civic center is the 1903 Copake Grange 935, assisting the community through grassroots service, education, advocacy and agriculture awareness. Theater presentations, community dinners, readings, lectures and dance parties are some of the happenings hosted at the Grange.
Several organic farms make their homes in the Roe Jan area: There’s Tiny Hearts Farm, specializing in wholesale flowers and event flowers, and Deep Roots Farm, for fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers. Markristo Farm sells vegetables and flowers and also owns Bridlewood Dressage, a training and boarding equestrian facility. (Aubrey House Farm is another boarding stable nearby.) Hawk Dance Farm speaks for itself: “On our land we utilize no chemicals, pesticides or herbicides in our farming practices. Our farm is not mechanized, and we do everything sustainably by hand. Our soil is nourished with rich compost and green manure cover crops, and we use low-till methods to preserve the health of the soil.”
Local markets abound, including the Copake-Hillsdale Farmers Market, Saturdays May through November; Random Harvest, a worker-owned market, café and community space in Craryville; and, since the late 1800s, the Copake General Store, a full-service grocery and café, “a modern market with an old-fashioned feel.” The Purple Barn in Craryville is a vintage clothing store and more.
Enjoying the outdoors is a foregone conclusion here. First and foremost is the Copake Falls area of the Taconic State Park. A portion of the former New York Central Railroad right-of-way that runs through Copake Falls has been converted into the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, a paved bike path that winds through forest and farmland. For camping there’s a choice of tent, cabin or trailer areas. There’s fishing in Bash Bish Brook, swimming in the 40-foot-deep Ore Pit in summer. In winter it’s ok to cross-country ski or snowshoe on the hiking trails.
At Copake Lake, aside from swimming, hiking and zooming around on personal watercraft, there’s all the fun summer stuff at Dancer's Marine or Copake Lake Boat and Ski. In winter people get out ice fishing and skating or snowmobile around the trails. Weed Mines Pond, stocked annually with rainbow trout, wasn’t named for weeds; the mine was owned at one time by Mr. Weed. Right in town, Copake Memorial Park features three baseball diamonds, an outdoor hockey rink, a pavilion and playground. Rheinstrom Hill is an Audubon sanctuary of over 1,000 acres of primarily forest land. For skiing Catamount is eight miles east.
If you’re looking for Copake NY real estate, you can’t miss the 39-acre landscaped setting on which sits a 1932 64,000+-square-foot brick, cupolaed former high school. Or perhaps that’s a bit oversized for your taste, in which case Town of Copake homes for sale offer a two-family home that town lore says was once the post office; or a 1902 guest house owned by Henry Astor, who was shunned by his family for marrying a farmer’s daughter and lived peacefully in West Copake for years. Lake enthusiasts might like a Copake Lake property including 128’ of waterfront, decks galore and a boathouse. Or how about a sleek contempo with Brazilian walnut floors and 16 acres of magnificent landscape? Or try a 21+-acre lot on one of the highest peaks in Copake NY. Small, colonial-style 2- and 3-bedroom abodes are available, too. Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty can help you find exactly the real estate your heart desires.
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