Camping
Hiking in the Catskills is the best — but there’s one way to really kick things up a notch: camping out overnight among the peaks.
This growing section will add to your Catskills campout research with a mix of beginner information, gear recommendations, and field reports from the Catskills and beyond.
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Camping in the Catskills: a Beginner’s Guide to Backcountry Campouts
Camping in the Catskills? This comprehensive list of resources, regulations and gear tips will help get you ready for your first Catskills campout.
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Best Bug Spray & Bug Repellent
This three-tiered best bug spray system keeps me (mostly!) bite free in New York’s backcountry every season
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Hiking & Camping Gear List
There’s so much to read and learn about hiking gear. Here’s a basic list of the things you’ll use most often on your day hikes and campouts.
![marmot brand tent in woods](https://mountain-hiking.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Echo-Lake-517-460x300.jpg)
Backcountry Campout in the Catskills — First Experience
Having never camped out before, and certainly never in the backcountry, I researched for weeks, pulled the necessary kit together, and finally screwed up enough courage to solo camp overnight in the wilderness.