Castle Camp IN THE WOODS

IN THE LATE 1800s, a thousand acres of pristine Catskill Mountains wilderness was purchased by a group of businessmen for a private camp. It was not their intention to emulate the Great Camps of the Adirondacks, those extravagant, rusticated showcases of wealth and luxury. Their vision was more aligned with that of Catskills naturalist and writer John Burroughs: “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”

Casa Mañana was designed by a New York architectural firm that