Cannabis Dispensary Near Jellystone Park Camp-Resort
The closest Farmers Choice to Jellystone Park Camp-Resort is our New Paltz farm stand, about 8 miles away, roughly a 15-minute drive.
Farmers Choice New Paltz
What is Jellystone Park Camp-Resort?
Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Gardiner is the big family campground of the Shawangunk valley, a themed resort along Routes 44/55 with cabins, RV pads, and tent sites spread beneath the ridge. The draw is the amenity list: seasonal water attractions built around a lazy river, pools, playgrounds, courts, and a packed activities calendar that keeps kids scheduled from breakfast to campfire. It runs spring through fall, fills with families from the metro area all summer, and puts hundreds of people at the base of the Gunks every weekend, ten minutes from the orchards and trailheads the grown-ups came for.
Why it is worth the trip
For the adults planning the trip, the appeal is arithmetic: the kids get a self-contained resort where the entertainment runs itself, and the Shawangunk corridor sits just outside the gate for the hours you claw back. Minnewaska's carriage roads, the Gardiner orchards, the tasting rooms along the wine trail, and the New Paltz restaurant scene are all within a fifteen-minute radius of the campground. Plenty of Hudson Valley trips are built around this exact split, mornings on the ridge or in town while the crew sleeps in, afternoons at the lazy river, evenings around the fire.
Plan your visit
The resort books by the site or cabin and summer weekends sell out well ahead, so reserve early and check the resort's own calendar for theme weekends, which change the crowd and the noise level considerably. From Farmers Choice New Paltz, follow Route 299 west and bear onto Routes 44/55 toward Gardiner, about fifteen minutes with the ridge growing in the windshield the whole way. Cell service is decent, the camp store covers basics, and Gardiner's hamlet and the New Paltz grocery runs are close enough that a forgotten ingredient is a short errand, not a crisis.
Good to know
Late June through August is the full-throttle season, September brings quieter weekends and better hiking weather, and the shoulder weeks either side of summer are the sleeper picks for adults who want the ridge more than the waterslides. The campground sits minutes from Skydive The Ranch, so parachutes over the fields are part of the scenery, and Wildflower Farms and the Tuthilltown distillery share the same short stretch of Gardiner back roads. Quiet hours are enforced and the resort has its own conduct rules, so read them before you plan any part of the trip around consuming.
Make Farmers Choice part of the day
The farm stand sits where Route 299 meets the Thruway, directly on the route between Exit 18 and the campground, so most guests drive past our door twice. The easy play for the 21+ adults on the trip is to Order Now from the New Paltz menu before checkout errands and collect it in minutes on the way through town. New York law does not allow consuming in public, in vehicles, or around the campground unless the property's own rules say otherwise, so treat it like the tasting rooms treat wine: an adults-only stop, enjoyed later, wherever you are lawfully allowed. Bring a valid 21+ ID.
1 Old Route 299, New Paltz, NY 12561, get directionsDaily 8AM to 10PM845-419-2420Find us on the way
Farmers Choice New Paltz sits at 1 Old Route 299, right where Route 299 meets NYS Thruway Exit 18, about 8 miles from Jellystone Park Camp-Resort.
Jellystone Park Camp-Resort questions
Is there a dispensary near Jellystone Park in Gardiner?
Yes. Farmers Choice New Paltz is about 8 miles from the campground, roughly a fifteen-minute drive up Routes 44/55 and 299 to Thruway Exit 18, directly on the route most guests already drive.
When is Jellystone Park in Gardiner open?
The resort runs seasonally from spring through fall, with the water attractions in full swing over the summer. Sites and cabins book out well ahead for July and August weekends, so reserve early.
What is there for adults to do near the campground?
A lot. Minnewaska State Park, the Gardiner orchards, Skydive The Ranch, the Tuthilltown distillery, and downtown New Paltz's restaurants all sit within about fifteen minutes of the gate.
Can I consume cannabis at Jellystone Park?
Follow the resort's own rules, and assume not in any shared or public area. New York law prohibits consuming in public and in vehicles, so the safe pattern is to enjoy your purchase only where you are lawfully allowed.
Can I order ahead and pick up on the way to the campground?
Yes. Place your order on the New Paltz menu as you leave the Thruway at Exit 18 and the store is two minutes off the ramp. Pickup is usually ready within the hour, and we are open 8AM to 10PM daily.
Do I need to be 21 to enter Farmers Choice?
Yes. New York adult-use dispensaries are 21+ with a valid government ID, no exceptions, so plan the stop as an adults-only errand while the rest of the crew holds the campsite.