Category: Catskills Camping

Davidson’s General StoreDavidson’s General Store

Davidson’s is part deli, part outfitter, part country store—and somehow it all just works. Last time we stopped in, we needed a tarp (we forgot ours), and they had it.

Woodland Valley & Phoenicia Black Bear Campground – Phoenicia, NYWoodland Valley & Phoenicia Black Bear Campground – Phoenicia, NY

Woodland Valley was supposed to be our camping trip—one night out before dropping my daughter at overnight camp. We left Queens late Friday, hit traffic, grabbed food, and rolled up

Restaurant Review: The Smoke Joint (Livingston Manor, NY)Restaurant Review: The Smoke Joint (Livingston Manor, NY)

Guest Blogger: Queens Daughter When you think of BBQ, you don’t normally think of a foot long hot dog. But let’s say you did. Unless you were at The Smoke

Little Pond Campground (Andes, NY)Little Pond Campground (Andes, NY)

https://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/little-pond-campground/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=495 Little Pond is a beautifully maintained and well-equipped state campground in the Catskills. I strongly recommend it for families. We stayed at one of the “remote” sites. It was

Mongaup Pond Campground (Livingston Manor, NY)Mongaup Pond Campground (Livingston Manor, NY)

https://newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/mongaup-pond/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=NY&parkId=100 We had a large waterside site at Mongaup and loved it. The kids got to swim right from the site. It was too cold for me! Mongaup is definitely