The estate with its own lake, deep in the American countryside in Highland, NY

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The estate with its own lake, deep in the American countryside

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Residence in Highland, NY

Private 37 Acre Lake Estate on 164 Acres - 11 BR

14 Bedrooms
8 Bathrooms
5.0 (13 Reviews)

The road narrows before the property reveals itself, and what it reveals is not a house but a landscape. One hundred and sixty-four acres of rolling terrain, hardwood forest, and open meadow surround a 37-acre private lake that belongs entirely to the estate. This is Private 37 Acre Lake Estate on 164 Acres, an 11-bedroom compound built for groups who want space measured not in square footage but in horizons. There are no neighbors in view. No shared shorelines. The water, the woods, the silence, all of it is yours.

The property accommodates up to 24 guests across its 11 bedrooms, making it a rare proposition for large families, reunions, retreats, and celebrations that need room to breathe. The estate's layout spreads across the acreage in a way that gives individual groups privacy while drawing everyone together for meals and evenings. The lake is the centerpiece of daily life here. Fishing, kayaking, swimming, and simply sitting at the water's edge with nowhere else to be occupy the hours in a way that feels unhurried and unstructured. Beyond the water, the surrounding acreage offers trails through the woods, open fields for games and gathering, and the kind of terrain that rewards long walks with no particular destination.

What distinguishes this property from other large-format vacation rentals is the sheer scale of its privacy. The 164 acres create a buffer between the estate and the outside world that most properties cannot replicate. The private lake alone would be a defining feature, but paired with the surrounding land, the effect is closer to having your own national park than renting a vacation home. Mornings begin with mist lifting off the water. Afternoons stretch across the dock or under the tree line. Evenings pull everyone back together around the common spaces, where the scale of the group finally feels matched by the scale of the setting.

This is a place built around a simple and increasingly rare premise: enough room for everyone, with nothing beyond the property line that you need. The rhythm here is set by the land and the water, and the days expand to fill the space the estate provides. You leave with the particular kind of rest that only comes from time spent somewhere genuinely remote, genuinely private, and large enough to lose yourself in before finding your way back to the people you came with.

What we love about this stay

What strikes you first isn't the scale — though 164 acres and a private 37-acre lake ninety minutes from Manhattan is genuinely hard to process — it's the quietness of the proposition. This is a place built for a group, a family, a reunion of people who actually want to be together, where the shared territory is vast enough that togetherness never feels forced. The lake and its waterfall anchor the whole estate with a sense of wildness that no amount of interior design could manufacture. Eleven bedrooms, a private chef if you want one, kayaks on the water, trails through woods and open fields — and yet none of it reads as a checklist. It reads as a compound where someone thought carefully about what a week with the people you love should actually feel like. The fire pit at night, the lake in the afternoon — it's the kind of place that makes ordinary moments feel unhurried and significant.

Hot Tub / Jacuzzi

Cribs Available

Game Room

Terrace / Patio

Fire Pit

BBQ / Grill

Free Parking

Smoke Detectors

Fire Extinguisher

First Aid Kit

Free WiFi

EV Charging Station

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8 Bathrooms

Where you'll be staying

Highland, NY, US

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