Frost Valley first began maple sugaring in 1978 using buckets to collect the sap from sugar maple trees.  At that point only a few hundred buckets were used.  Today we use tubing to collect the sap and large tanks for storage.  Our sugaring operation has nearly 1,200 taps.  Still a small operation by commercial standards, we offer the opportunity for visitors to learn how trees grow and store energy and how we can make syrup using only pure maple sap.

Frost Valley Maple Weekends offer families the opportunity to experience Maple Sugaring firsthand!  Visit our Maple Sugar House in the Catskills and learn to identify a sugar maple tree and how we collect sap and make syrup.

Frost Valley is in the heart of sugar maple country. Northeast North America is the only place in the world where sugar maple trees grow and where Maple Syrup is made.

Bring your family and stay for the weekend.

Maple Sugaring Open House

Sweeten Your Weekend!
2013 Maple Sugar Open Houses at Frost Valley YMCA

March 16 & 17 2013, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
March 23 & 24 2013, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Check back often for Maple Sugar Open Houses in 2014!

Tours run every half hour from 9am-4pm.  Our Maple Sugar/Sap House is 1 mi. east of our main entrance at 2000 Frost Valley Road.

For more information contact the Natural Resource Department at 845-985-2291 ext. 217.