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Bailiwick Animal Park & Riding Stables

A Catskill animal park and family ranch with exotic and farm animals, petting and feeding, and guided trail rides.

118 Castle Road · Catskill, NY

About Bailiwick Animal Park & Riding Stables

Bailiwick Animal Park & Riding Stables is on Castle Road in Catskill. The animal park has exotic and farm animals, including sheep, pigs, llamas, bears, alligators, kangaroos and tigers, with a hands-on petting and feeding area, narrated tours, a playground and a picnic area. Guided horseback trail rides cross the ranch's private 300 acres and suit riders of all skill levels. The park is seasonal and closes for winter after its October Boo at the Zoo event, and it takes cash only, with an ATM on site.

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