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Item Description

Escape the summer heat and stay for up to a week in a 2-bedroom cottage, The Ranger Station, in a cabin/lake community in western Catskills. The cabin is available in August or September, 2025.

The Ranger Station Cottage and Location
The Ranger Station is a 2-bedroom cottage (where park rangers used to live) with a side deck and porch located in Smallwood, NY, about 1 hour and 20 minutes from Green Meadow. The cottage is located in a cabin community near Monticello, and is a short walk or 1 min drive to the community lake, which is great for swimming, canoeing, and walking/running/biking around. The cabin is a 2 minute drive the local community center with tennis/pickle ball, basketball courts, and community events, and 2 minutes drive from the Smallwood Forest Preserve with wild blueberry picking, great hikes, playground, dog run, and a waterfall. 10 minutes away is larger lake for swimming. Many charming Catskill towns are also nearby [e.g. Narrowsburg (15 min), Calicoon (15 min), Livingston Manor (30 min)]. The cottage is ~5 minutes drive from historic Bethel Woods, where Woodstock took place, where they have an active schedule of concerts all summer long (already listing Neil Young, Bonnie Rait, Steve Miller Band, the Offspring for August).

Local Attractions

• Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center (live performances and festivals year
  round)
• River, lake fishing, and fly fishing
• Hiking, swimming, boating
• Lively local food scene with great restaurants in cute Catskill towns
• Local farmers markets and lots of farm stands
• The Kartrite Resort and Indoor Waterpark is about 20 minutes away
• Vegas style gaming Resorts World Casino, Monticello Casino & Raceway
• Motor sports and boating on nearby White Lake
• White water rafting down nearby the Delaware River
• Golfing

Cottage Details

• Outdoor fireplace
• Canoe (next to lake), paddles, and life vests
• WIFI and flat screen TV
• Board/card games
• Outdoor propane BBQ grill and deck
• Kitchenware (including pots and pans, toaster oven & table settings)
• 1 bathroom with shower/bathtub
• 2 bedrooms comfortably sleeps 4 (1 bedroom with  Queen sized bed and 2nd bedroom with a twin size trundle bed)
• Linens and towels provided

Item Special Note

This listing is for 4 nights any time in August or September 2025. Winning bidder may stay for up to 3 more nights at the discounted rate of $200/night to be paid to the school. 

Dates to be agreed upon between winners and owners

Well behaved pets welcome.

Note: this is a simple cottage, there is no air conditioning but fans are provided, no washing machine but we do have a dryer, no dishwasher.

Access through lockbox with a code that will be shared with the winning bidder.