Its so true...all hill stations have become a nightmare to visit during peak season...
Ideally one should plan the trip in off season ...
Neelam valley is still a decent place to visit even in peak season. But ... e.g. People who have traveled to Arag Kel more than a decade ago and then recently can actually appreciate how much devastation / commercialization has occurred.
Naran isn't worth visiting now in my opinion ... Saif-ul Malook is also a dump in comparison to past... It was actually a "Parion wali jheel" back in 1992 when I first visited there ...
With surge in commercialization Kumrat valley is also ruined ...
I have been traveling to all these areas since childhood ... my father was posted in many places and then on my own ... but since last almost 3-5 yrs or so ... it has become a torture to drive to any major hill stations...5/6 ghantay traffic block has sadly become a routine..