A rare offering for the OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST, SPORTSPERSON or ARTIST!! This CATSKILL MOUNTAIN cottage is privately ensconced on just under four acres bordering STATE LAND in the heart of the Catskill Mountain Park Preserve and adjacent to the Dry Brook Ridge and Balsam Lake Mountain Trailhead. You can access the trail from your back yard!!When you’re ready to call it a day, head inside. The cottage features an open floor plan with sleeping loft and half bath. An antique, cast iron wood burning Parlor Stove is central to the living quarters, while the dining area boasts a picture window with views of BALSAM MOUNTAIN and your own SPRING FED POND. Relax in the rustic, comfy interior, featuring propane lights, refrigerator and a vintage three burner propane gas range. Presently the cottage is off grid. With a septic in place, a spring fed 900 gallon water storage tank and electric on the property, it would be easy enough to plumb and wire. Fully insulated, it has a poured concrete foundation with a dry, 4ft. crawl space.LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION…Reservoir fishing, boating and many additional Catskill Park Trails close at hand. Convenient to the towns of Margaretville and Andes.