Before Summer Gets Crowded: Book Your Catskills Escape Near Belleayre
Summer in the Catskills begins June 21st — and yes, it's 2 hours from NYC. Montauk is not.
Your Nervous System Called. It's Requesting a Mountain Escape
While you're sitting in the Montauk traffic, our guests are sitting around a fire pit in the Catskills. Just saying.
Let's be honest. You've been telling yourself you'll "take a real trip this summer" since approximately March. You have seventeen browser tabs open about it. One of them is for Montauk, where the Jitney is already sold out, the share houses went in February, and a parking spot costs more than your first apartment.
There is another option. It's greener, quieter, significantly cheaper, and — here's the part people forget — it's only a tad over 2 hours from New York City. Not 4+ hours bumper-to-bumper to Montauk. Not "maybe 3.5 if you leave at 4am." Two hours. With coffee still warm in your cup holder.
Welcome to the Catskills. Specifically: Belleayre Mountain, the western Catskills, and Alpine Four Season Lodge — your base camp for doing absolutely nothing productive in the most scenic possible setting.
"Summer officially begins June 21st. On June 26th, Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake opens for swimming,
kayaking, paddleboarding, and fishing. Your only obligation is sunscreen."
This is what decompression looks like in the Catskills
What a Catskills Summer Actually Looks Like
Mornings here smell like pine and rain-soaked earth, not hot pavement and regret. Weekdays in the mountains feel completely different from weekends — no brunch queue, no one standing too close to you at the coffee counter, no ambient panic.
Here's what's within easy reach of Alpine Four Season Lodge:
Giant Ledge Trail — panoramic Catskills views worth every uphill complaint
Kaaterskill Falls — one of New York's most spectacular waterfalls, in a forest that looks like a screensaver
Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake — opens June 26th for swimming, kayaking & paddleboarding
Phoenicia, NY — mountain-town charm, indie shops, great food, zero chain restaurants
Catskills farmers markets — fresh produce, baked goods, and local honey you'll feel smug about buying
Fire pits, dark skies, and temperatures that actually let you sleep at night.
And when the day is done, you come back to a lodge with real beds, real kitchens, and a fire pit where the only notification is the crackling of wood.
Why Book Now…..The Part Where We're Honest With You
Summer weekday availability fills fast, and once the season fully hits, everyone suddenly discovers they've "always loved hiking."
You have not come this far in life to lose a July weekend to someone who bought a new pair of trail runners in June.
Reserve Your Summer Escape at Alpine Four Season Lodge
Book directly, skip the platform fees, and lock in your dates before the mountain fills up → alpinefourseasonlodge.com
Daniel & The Crew
32 Galli Curci Road, HIghmount, NY 12441
