IF YOU GO Catskill Park

Getting there: From the New York State Thruway, take Exit 19, Kingston, to Route 28, which runs diagonally through Catskill Park like a Main Street. For sightseeing information, follow the signs for Washington Avenue and look to the right for the tourist kiosk, housed in a red caboose.
Catskill Park centennial: Information listed at www.catskillpark100.org/. Events include:
--Catskill Centennial Concert, July 3, 8 p.m., Phyllis Litoff Pavilion, Belleayre Mountain, Route 28, Highmount. Tickets: $12, lawn; $20 to $46, tent; under 12, free. For more information, call (845) 254-5600 or visit www.belleayremusic.org.
--Hikes in the footsteps of Hudson River School painters Thomas Cole, Frederick Church and others, July 10 and July 31, Kaaterskill Falls and Haines Falls areas. Depart from Cedar Grove at 9 a.m., return at 3 p.m. $25 per person per hike; information at (518) 943-7465.
--Catskill Centennial celebration, Aug. 28, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Mountain Top Historical Society, Route 23A, Haines Falls. Free admission. Festivities include art exhibit and an "appearance" by Rip Van Winkle; information at (518) 734-6357.
Catskill hikes: Popular hiking areas in the Catskills include Mount Tremper, Overlook Mountain and Slide Mountain. Details at www.catskillguide.com/hiking.htm or consult "Catskill Day Hikes for All Seasons" by Carol and David White (Adirondack Mountain Club, $12.95).
Tube rides: Esopus Creek from Phoenicia. Town Tinker Tube Rental, on Bridge Street, (845) 688-5553 or www.towntinker.com; FS Tube & amp; Raft Rental, on Church Street, (845) 688-7633 or www.catskillpark.com/fs.html. Tube rentals begin at $10; more for tubes with seats, life jackets, helmets, wetsuits, and transportation to the creek.
Associated Press