It is a wild place, but travelers can also find creature comforts and fine food at welcoming resorts and lodging facilities
Though these were once two distinct communities, the names Big Indian and Oliverea are most often connected today to describe the six-mile valley that links the Byway to the high peaks region of Ulster County. This stream-carved valley, which was decimated by 19th-century woodcutters and tanneries, is heavily wooded once more and serves as the jumping off point for many state-maintained hiking trails. It is a wild place, but travelers can also find creature comforts and fine food at welcoming resorts and lodging facilities.