Sometimes the best summer plans involve terrible cell service, smoky campfire clothes, and waking up to the sound of water instead of an alarm clock.
One minute you’re paddling across a glassy lake, spotting bald eagles overhead, and cooling off with a swim. The next, you’re roasting marshmallows around the campfire before falling asleep beneath a sky full of stars—without a single skyscraper in sight.
If that sounds like your kind of getaway, Mongaup Pond Campground belongs on your summer bucket list. Hidden in the Catskills just 2.5 hours from NYC, this peaceful hidden gem delivers the quintessential New York summer–think: spacious waterfront campsites, a sandy swimming beach, boat rentals, scenic hiking trails, and endless ways to enjoy summer outdoors…