A Complete Vacation.
More than just a cabin, room or rental place to "hang your hat,"
a Fourpeaks Backcountry Cabin is a complete vacation, with lots of "extras" we'd like you to know about! A supply of firewood--enough for your visit, authentic Adirondack furnishings, a full kitchen with all the dishes and utensils you'd expect plus biscuit mix and honey to get you started, a hammock with a view, 700 acres with hiking/skiing trails, 4 mountains, a high degree of privacy in the accommodations and Quiet. Plus dishsoap, trash bags, candles, and more.
CLICK & GO!
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Frequently Asked Questions with what to bring.
 4-Star Wilderness Camping.
Bathing at Camp (Hot showers and those Old-fashion ways.)
Something wrong? Get help right away!
Fourpeaks Weather: Where it comes from.
How to Get to Your Rental and What to do When You Get There.
Baking biscuits to go with the honey.
Discounts for Returning Guests.
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Fourpeaks Activities.
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Fourpeaks hiking trails, rewarding views with no crowds.
Summer Swimming at the nearby AuSable River and beyond.
Stay where you are! R&R and Other things to do right here at your backcountry camp.
Visit Taylor Pond, a Wilderness Lake.
Take Stonehouse Road for a walk back into history.
Meet our guests at the Fourpeaks Photo Guest Book.
Visiting Jay, N.Y., the heart if the Adirondacks!
Vacation With Your Dog!
Activities in the nearby High Peaks (A personal selection.)
Fourpeaks Yellow Pages, A Guide to Local Resources. 
Frequently Asked Questions.
What is Fourpeaks like? Are there really four mountains?
Where can I get a hot shower?
What do we have to bring with us?
What's a privy?
Can we drive to camp?
What's it like in Winter? How are the roads?
How do the High Peaks compare with Lake George or the Catskills?
How far is it from New York?
Can you rent a place for just a weekend visit?
Are pets allowed?
What to bring when you come here? CLICK HERE for a complete list of "extras" you don't have to bring at Frequently Asked Questions.
  4-Star Wilderness Camping. Enjoy the quiet and beauty of untrammeled Nature in considerable comfort with no equipment and no experience required. View the Graphic Amenities Summary for heating, lighting, kitchens, water supply, screened porch or deck, and more. Get help deciding which Fourpeaks Cabin is right for you.  Scrubbing Up at our Fourpeaks Backcountry Camps: New! Hot showers and those Oldfashion Ways. How do we do it at camp with limited water and no electricty? With a new-fangled portable shower. That's luxury camping! Or you can bathe the time-tested oldfashion ways of years ago. Pump the water by hand. Heat it on the stove. Then bathe from a bucket with just a rag. Or sit in a big tin washtub. Or an old-fashion claw-foot bathtub like a cowboy just off the range. The shower is quick and convenient. But it's all educational and fun, to learn how to get scrubbed up in a backcountry setting. CLICK HERE for Hot showers and those Oldfashion Ways.
Something wrong? Problem? Complaint? Please don't keep it to yourself. Get help right away! Fourpeaks Housekeeping and Engineering offices are open all day (and into the night as well.) Pitcher pump not working? Gas light mantle busted? Out of sugar, candles, pepper, dishsoap? No gas? Phone 518-524-6726 or come to Camp Barn right away. We'll make it right. Promptly. Courteously. Thanks. CLICK HERE for guest complaints and more on the subject "I appreciate your telling me about the pepper grinder and the mattress cover " (An Email Exchange.) 
About Fourpeaks Weather.
Where it comes from. (Lake Champlain--35 miles away.) What it is today and for the next few days. (Links to WeatherUnderground.com.) Plus some things about our weather that you can count on whenever you visit. (A must read for guests!)
How to Get to Your Rental and What to Do When You Get There.
Fourpeaks is on a New York State Scenic River Corridor. (It' so pretty we decided years ago even a small sign would seem out of place.) And Stonehouse Road in Jay NY 12941 is probably not on your map! Certainly your Fourpeaks rental cabin is not! You need our directions to get there! And you need the safety/arrival information for guests--"What to Do When You Get There."
CLICK HERE for How to Get to Your Rental. and What to do When you get There. Thanks.
 Reduced Rate Plans. For many guests a Fourpeaks getaway is just the beginning of regular and increasingly rewarding forays into the backcountry quiet and natural beauty of our pristine little valley with four mountains. And we make those second and succeeding visits easier to manage with discounts up to one-quarter off our regular rates. [CLICK HERE for Reduced Rate Plans for Returning Guests.]
Fourpeaks Biscuits from Scratch. Getting into the backcountry ways? For a complete camp experience, forget the toaster cakes, prepared cereals and ordinary bread or toast! Learn to bake these old fashioned hot little bread cakes from scratch. We provide the rising flour. You add the butter and milk. Goes well with our gift jar of raw wildflower honey. Yum! CLICK HERE for easy biscuit recipe.
Daughters of Utopia: A new novel that takes place right here at Fourpeaks.
Author Moss Krupnick's fast-moving adventure story is about strong women, black belt karate, a Utopian nature retreat drawn from our Adirondack backcountry camps and an insular Northcountry community very much like Jay NY. A fun way to learn about Fourpeaks from the perspective of a big-city visitor. CLICK HERE for excerpts, synopsis, book review, author note, and ordering information.  Fourpeaks Outdoor Activities. A 700-acre private Adirondack wilderness right at your door. 20 miles of hiking/skiing trails. No traveling to get there. No crowds at the trailheads and summits. An unequalled nature experience with no people. River swimming and fishing at the nearby AuSable River. A wilderness lake. Lots more. Browse our 10 activity pages. [CLICK HERE for Fourpeaks Adirondack Activities.].  Are you in this picture? Fourpeaks hosts now welcome paying guests to a 700-acre rest and playground for vacations in the Adirondack Great Camp tradition. Couples appreciate Fourpeaks secluded settings. Outdoor loving families have fun exploring our accessible wilderness. Folks with dogs enjoy the open spaces to run their pets. A private nature rereat. For a vacation away from it all. Are you in this picture? CLICK HERE to find out! [More about this at Frequently Asked Questions.]  Inquire about a Fourpeaks Adirondack Vacation/Getaway. (Easy Inquiry Form.)
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