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A retreat in the Catskill woods for slowing down. A former hunting cabin, A-frame at its core, tucked against Cherry Ridge Forest on Campbell Mountain, with a private sauna, a firepit under the pines, and room for six.
Whispering Pines is a place to step away from the city: 3.2 wooded acres under pine and maple on Campbell Mountain, where the plan for the day can be a sauna, a walk in the woods and a fire after dark. When you want a change of scene, Roscoe, Livingston Manor, Andes and Walton are all short drives away.
Recently renovated — new floors, pine paneling, and two tiled baths — it keeps the bones of the original hunting cabin, A-frame at heart and extended over the years. Three bedrooms sleep six across three floors: one bedroom and a full bath on the first floor, the primary bedroom and a full bath on the second, and a loft above it all, reached by a wooden stair from the first floor.
Inside the barrel sauna, a round window frames the forest. Warm up, step out into the cool mountain air, then settle in by the fire.
It is a cabin made for doing very little. And when you want a good dinner, a Main Street to wander or a river to fish, the towns are a short, scenic drive away through the mountains: Roscoe in 14 minutes, Livingston Manor in 23, Walton in 26 and Andes in 34.
Wide windows look out over the deck and the trees beyond it. A deep sofa, a pair of leather chairs, and plenty of natural light.
A private electric sauna sits on its own small deck at the edge of the clearing. Ten steps away, a ring of Adirondack chairs faces a firepit built for the kind of night that runs late.
The primary bedroom takes the whole second floor — a wide upholstered bed, soft linen, a reading lamp on each side — with its own full bath.
The first-floor bedroom leans a little more layered — a brass frame, a hand-drawn tree mural, warm lamplight on both sides — with its own full bath just steps away, enclosed glass shower included, and the wooden stair up to the loft right off the hall.
The third bedroom tucks into the peak of the original A-frame — plaid wallpaper, warm lamplight, a window that looks straight out into the trees. A wooden stair off the first floor leads straight up to its queen bed.
One bedroom and a full bath on the first floor, the primary bedroom and a full bath on the second, and the loft above it all — three bedrooms, two full baths, spread across three floors.
Downsville is the quiet center of a small, well-loved corner of the Catskills, and getting anywhere from here is part of the trip: two-lane roads winding over the hills and through forest, farmland and river valleys, with Route 30 tracing the shore of the Pepacton Reservoir.
Every July, the Downsville Firemen's Field Days bring fireworks, a demolition derby, and local vendors to town — worth checking the dates before you book.
Day trips in every direction, each one a scenic back-road drive past barns, rivers and mountain views. Plus four ski areas within an hour.
Drive times from the cabin, per Google Maps. Allow extra time in snow.
A few favorites in each direction, and where to find essentials in a pinch.
The whole house, inside and out.
Launching soon on Airbnb & VRBO
Whispering Pines will be bookable through Airbnb and VRBO shortly. Follow along for the launch date, early photos, and first-booking updates.
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