Skydive the Ranch
A tandem over the farms in Gardiner, if their season page still says yes.
- Food
- Main Street Bistro, New Paltz
- Farm stand
- Gardiner Farmers' Market
- Sports
- The tandem jump
- Lodging
- Gardiner
Crowd level: Easy. Busy only at the obvious hour
Best season Their first-jump page has said open daily through 31 October and weekends only in November. That is a seasonal note, not a permanent calendar. Check before you drive.
Drive About 1 hr 30 min–2 hr
Their site says about an hour and twenty minutes north of the George Washington Bridge, and about 70 miles from the city. From Midtown, allow longer. General guidance only.
Parking. At the drop zone. Your reservation time is the arrival time, not the moment you leave the ground.
The tandem drop zone in Gardiner, at 55 Sand Hill Road. Not a city airport and not a festival. A first jump is a tandem. They ask you to reserve.
Worth knowing
Before you book
They list a 225-pound weight limit, no dogs on the drop zone, and a plan of two to three hours on site. Weather changes altitude and can cancel the day. Reserve. People with reservations go first.
Age
This page has no verified minimum age. Do not assume a child can jump. Spectators can watch from the area they describe. Call and ask before you bring kids as participants.
The season line
The season is printed on their first-jump page. Read it before you drive. A closed field is not a viewpoint.
The short version
Skydive the Ranch says it has been jumping over the Hudson Valley for more than 45 years, from a field between Thruway exits 17 and 18. They also tell licensed jumpers to list the drop zone as Blue Sky Ranch in one logging app. The public name on the door is Skydive the Ranch.
Food nearby
Main Street Bistro, New Paltz
The drop zone is not a restaurant. Main Street Bistro is in the village of New Paltz, at 59 Main Street. Their site prints breakfast and lunch most mornings except Tuesday, and dinner Friday–Sunday 4:30–8:00 pm.
Their pageA game nearby
The tandem jump
A first jump is with an instructor, from altitude they list as 13,500 feet when the weather allows. It is not a lesson you finish alone on day one.
Farms and stands nearby
Gardiner Farmers' Market
A county extension list names a farmers' market on the Rail Trail in Gardiner.
Season. Seasonal. The list puts it on Fridays at Main Street, near Pasquale's. The season line on that list has ended. This desk did not find the market's own page.
Use the phone on the extension list. Do not treat that list as this week's board.
Official page
Staying in Gardiner – snapshot (lodging only)
Last checked: 2026-10-16. We recommend; you book directly. Prices are nightly, low–high by season, with a source. “From” prices depend on your dates. Items we couldn't verify are marked †.
The quiet base: Gardiner, with Brookfield Farm in Modena as the farm stay. Highland sits next to both.
Inns, B&Bs, farm stays, guesthouses, campgrounds
- Little Logan's Farm, Gardiner
- Type.
- Farmhouse, 4 BR
- Price (low–high).
- No price on file
- Good for.
- Strong, sleeps 8
- Book via.
- Airbnb (per its own site; listing not found); Glamping Hub listing found
- Why we like it.
- Working veganic farm
- Brookfield Farm B&B, Modena
- Type.
- Farm B&B
- Price (low–high).
- $210 Mon–Thu, $230 Fri–Sun, 5% off 5+ nights; no seasonal variation shown (own)
- Good for.
- Suite for 4
- Book via.
- Booking/Expedia: not found
- Why we like it.
- Highland cows, orchards
Vacation rentals
- Charming Cottage, Gardiner
- Sleeps.
- Up to 8
- Price (low–high).
- No price on file
- Good for.
- Up to 8
- Book via.
- Vacasa
- Why we like it.
- Up to 8
Know before you book: Little Logan's is seasonal and has no price. Charming Cottage has no price.
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