Marina · Visited August 26, 2026

Hop-O-Nose Marina

Our impressions and services

Overall impression: Good
Shore access: Excellent
Shelter at anchor: Excellent
Beauty of the place: Good
Waste and recycling: Available
Water: Available
Pump-out: Available
Fuel: Available
Showers: Available

Our experience

The employees responsible for stepping the mast did a great job, but they kept us waiting for several hours. We also found that their sense of humor was a little sketchy… Despite that, we received very good service and were able to enjoy their outdoor area and have a fire.

Hop-O-Nose Marina is a full-service marina located on Catskill Creek, a few minutes from the Hudson. The place welcomes transient boaters and offers fuel services, waste pump-out, repair and storage. The marina also has an on-site restaurant, which makes it a convenient stop if you need to spend a few days there.

But for sailboats using the Hudson, its main specialty is mast stepping and unstepping. Hop-O-Nose is a well-known destination for cruisers doing the Great Loop or who need to remove their mast to clear the low bridges of the canal system.

For a sailboat that is heading south after passing through the Champlain Canal, Catskill represents a particularly important stop: Hop-O-Nose is one of the first options, and probably the best-known, for having the mast re-stepped before continuing on the Hudson toward New York. Several cruisers report having chosen this place specifically for that operation.

The marina is situated well up Catskill Creek, away from Hudson traffic, which provides a much calmer environment for carrying out rigging work. It is therefore a very "technical" stopover for transiting sailboats, but also a place where you can take a few days to get the boat in order before continuing south.