Did a two day, 30 mile backpacking trip along the AT and adjacent trails. Stayed at two places:

West Mountain Shelter Gorgeous! As far as the lower Hudson Valley goes, the views here are unbeatable. The shelter looks out over the valley, and when the weather is clear you can see 75miles+ down the Hudson. Plenty of fire rings and dispersed sites clustered around the shelter. we had a bear canister and had no issue, nor did we here of anyone else having any. Bring plenty of heavy duty insect repellent!!

Fingerboard Shelter: This one doesn’t have much in the way of a view, but it is only half a mile (via a spur trail) from Lake Tiorati, which is open for various recreational activities in the summer (and has vending machines with COLD WATER AND POWERADE OMG). a good number of sites, and the shelter itself was nicer than WM, even if there was no view.

the views from this campsite really are quite beautiful. when I was there, it was reasonably quiet. adequate trees for hammocks. there were more RVs than I would have liked, but quiet hours were observed. it is a car campground, so you can’t expect to much peace and solitude, but it was very nice. I suggest C or D loops, specifically along the outer most road along the moraine.