Enjoy gently sloped mountains, serene trout streams, famous Woodstock, hiking, spectacular mountain views, and a festive Alpine air during winter.
The Catskill Mountains have been renowned in paintings for their gentle slopes and serene trout streams. The drive begins just west of Kingston on Route 28. Travel 6 miles down this heavily commercialized place to Route 375 until you reach the very famous artist town of Woodstock, made famous by the 1969 music festival that actually was held 50 miles southwest.
Return to Route 28 and pass along the Ashokan Reservoir and the Kenozia Lake, part of New York City’s water supply system. Route 28 follows parts of Esopus Creek, a Hudson River tributary and home to a variety of wildlife. A right turn off Route 28, near the township of Shandaken, will put you on Route Read more . . .
This 2-1/2 hour drive through the thickly forested, 6 million-acre state parkland of the Adirondack Mountains, with 42 peaks rising more than 4,000 feet, will literally take your breath away. Start your drive at the intersection of Route 8 and 30 in the village of Speculator, a popular fishing, hunting, and skiing center. This portion of the road will take you up the base of the mountain through hardwood forests of beech, maple, and birch that explode with color in the fall. Follow Route 30 north to Lewey Lake and the Lewey Lake Campgrounds, the first major stopping place. 
This public beachfront drive extends 127 miles like to a pointing finger along the Atlantic Ocean from the Sandy Hook Peninsula in the north to Cape May at the southern tip. Hop on the Garden State Parkway at Sandy Hook Peninsula and proceed south down the shore. Sandy Hook Peninsula displays the Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest continuously operating lighthouse in the country, and the Gateway National Recreation Area, which provides a glimpse of the historic New York City skyline. Quintessential seaside amusements and recreational activities will greet you at every turn.
Nestled just over an hour between Philadelphia and New York, this serene shoreline drive along the Delaware River is amazingly remote for such a densely populated place. This drive starts in Trenton, at the State House of New Jersey, on Route 29 north. About 8 miles down the path, turn right on Route 546 to visit Washington Crossing State Park, site of George Washington’s Delaware River crossing in 1776. As you drive through the park, a 22-mile waterway is visible, which leads to a canal that is neatly contained within the Raritan and Delaware Canal State Park.
The best way to view New Hampshire‘s Squam Lake is to lease the movie “On Golden Pond.” This lovely lake, populated by rich summer-dwellers for many generations, has limited public access. Nevertheless, the Lakes Country has more than 270 ponds and lakes, including Lake Winnipesaukee, the nation’s largest, as well as the Ossipee Mountains, so a drive through the region will hardly disappoint you. Beginning in Ashland, follow U.S. 3 north toward Holderness along the north shore of Little Squam Lake.