Spring 2025

Camping Hiking

Spring 2025 Camping Hiking

Hiking in the Catskills, Poconos, and Adirondack Mountains offers a variety of beautiful landscapes, trails, and experiences.

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Red Hill Fire Tower-This 60-foot fire tower was constructed in 1921 and is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register and has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. The Red Hill Fire Tower offers an unsurpassed view of the Catskill High Peaks

  • 1/2 day Hike

  • 4.5 Miles

  • Difficulty level : Moderate

  • Starting @ $225.00 1-4 people

Snowy Mountain Fire Tower ADK - Snowy is a challenging climb. The first part of the hike is an enjoyable walk in the woods, much of it along (or in!) a pretty mountain stream. The last mile and a half of the hike ascends steeply, gaining about 1,400 feet in elevation. There is a beautiful lookout point just before the summit that is a great spot for a break.

  • 1 or 2 Day Hike

  • 8 Miles

  • Difficulty level: Hard

  • Starting @ $300.00 1-4People

Hunter Mountain Fire Tower - The unique distinction of being located at the highest elevation of any fire tower in New York State

  • 1 or 2 Day Hike

  • 10-15 Miles

  • Difficulty level : Moderate

  • Starting @ $300.00 1-4 People

Balsam Mountain Fire Tower - first fire tower on the top of a mountain in New York State was placed at the summit of Balsam Lake Mountain in 1887. The existing 47-foot tower was erected in 1919, closed in 1988 and reopened by the Catskill Fire Tower Project and the NYSDEC in 2000.

  • 1/2 Day Hike

  • 5.5 Miles

  • Difficulty level : Moderate

  • Starting @ $225.00 1-4 People

Burroughs Range/ Slide Mountain - Trail ascends steeply up from Woodland Valley Campground in Phoenicia, NY, through scenic forest land. The tallest mountain in the Catskills and the westernmost peak of the three-peak Burroughs range, Slide is traversed by the Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail. Fantastic views are available from a number of ledges or openings around the peaks.

  • 1 or 2 Day Hikes

  • 7 -16 Miles

  • Difficulty level : Hard

  • Starting @ $300.00 1-4 People