Bear Spring Mountain is in the Catskills, near the southwest corner. This is not the infamous ""Bear Mountain"" located near the Palisades just outside of NYC. Stay away from ""Bear Mountain"" unless you like mingling with NYC urbanites ""roughing it"" with boom boxes and ungodly crowds on weekends. I was accosted at ""Bear Mountain"" back in the '80's (lost $32 and a watch) to a group of teenagers. Bear Mountain Springs on the other hand is a nice place to hike and camp and is family safe.
Pros: good hiking, good campsites
Cons: still close to NYC
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