A Cafe
In The Woods

Located on The Larsen Family's Stone Mountain Farm and adjacent to the Empire State Trail the Rail Trail Cafe is a great destination for a quick recharge, snack, breakfast, lunch or an evening meal.

We offer an evolving menu that changes weekly with the seasons, serving produce that comes out of our nearby gardens and a number of local friends and farms including Solid Ground Farm, Seed Song Farm, Farmer's Table Farm, Insook’s Produce, Veritas and the Wild Hive Grain project.

Our music programming is a workshop for wide-ranging and eclectic experiments featuring the best in local folk, jazz, world music. Opening May 11th and closing October 14th. 2024. *****Closed September 3rd through the 11th 2024.The rest of September we will be open with the Specials from the food cart. The pizza oven will not be open until October 4th until Indigenous Peoples Day October 14th.

*The Pizza oven will be running Friday, Saturday Sunday.

If you are driving in please notice signs, make a donation for parking in the box attached to the trailer bed. Digital donations are welcome. The Stone Mountain Driveway needs our care.

Bike rental available next to us! Craig: 917-443-3600: happytrailsbikerental.com

We are open from 9-7 Friday Through Sunday full menu. And Thursdays just the food cart menu replete with salad, drinks, pops, goodies from 9-6. We close for inclement weather, please check our facebook page for updates.

 

Food
In The Woods

Have you ever noticed that food tastes better outside? Something to do with the interaction of the flavors in the food, the movement of the air in the forest and our taste buds. Our goal is to make our food's trip from the earth to your mouth as short as possible and do it in a way that is delicious, sustainable and memorable.

 
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Wood Fired Pizza

We make our pizzas fresh to order in our custom built wood-fired pizza oven.

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Local Greens

Our menu changes with the seasons. Each week we focus our creations on what is freshest, local and in season.

The bulk of our ingredients come from the immediate Hudson Valley area.

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Baked Goods & Drinks

Try our Climber Cookies and Cosmic Nectar Balls as well a variety of scones, biscuits and muffins on the weekends.

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Thirst-Slaking and Eye Opening Drinks

We offer the Rail Trail Green Drink, Kalemanade, smoothies and locally roasted coffee.

Our homemade popsicles are popular, too.

 

Art & Music
In The Woods

Come join us under a canopy of trees! Our musicians call it the “Green Cathedral”. In the same way that food tastes better in the woods, we have found that music sounds great on our little stage just off the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. There’s a natural backdrop, a small sound system, a few lights and open ears and hearts.

Experience a wide range of Hudson Valley musicians exploring jazz, folk and world traditions in a relaxed and relaxing space.

Rail Trail Cafe
Stone Mountain Farm
310 River Road Ext., New Paltz, NY 12561

 

Fully outdoors: CLOSED for Inclement Weather! Check facebook for updates.

May-October

Thursday
9am-6pm

Closed after Indigenous People’s Day

Friday–Sunday
9am–7:30pm