New Paltz is a town in Ulster County, New York, located in the southeastern part of the county and south of Kingston, New York. New Paltz contains a village also with the name New Paltz. The name of the town is derived from Palz (pronounced: palts), the German dialect name of the Rhenish Palatinate, now a region of Germany called "Pfalz" (pronounced: Pfalts).

Due to the presence of what is now the State University of New York at New Paltz, it has been a college town for over 150 years.

The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a 21,106 acre preserve in New Paltz, New York. The park is managed by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. It is primarily used for picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and swimming.

Fall foliage on Lake Minnewaska

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