Last there April 2004. Your basic SNP shelter. About .1 miles off the AT down a slight slope, well marked exit off the trail. There is also a PATC cabin there, not for use by your average AT hiker. Nine "designated" tent sites, pretty well located but a little on the small side. My wife and I only found a couple that were big enough for a two-person tent. There is a good healthy spring just down from the hut. Lots of entries in the register about mice, but none of the four people who slept in the shelter mentioned them (it was April though). If you have the time/inclination the hike up the blue blazed trail to the top of Hawksbill is well worth it. It's about a mile each way up a moderate climb. Great views of sunset or sunrise.

I was there April 11 to cut some firewood for some friends - the swing that used to be in front of the shelter is no longer there and the roof leaks in a few spots. Spring is good and there is a lot of firewood around if you bring a saw (yeah I know rather unlikely). Otherwise I basically agree with kncats. Privy has an unusual door that opens inward. Tent sites are mostly above the privy.

Was there in April a few years ago. Beautiful shelter overlooking the town of Stanley. Sat in the entrance for about an hour and a half just watching the traffic light change and seeing cars go through the drive-thru at McDonald's. Great spring, the deer like it too, I saw about ten there in the night. A few mice but not a problem. My favorite shelter of all time, just because of the view. Cannot wait to go back

stayed there 4/21/08 and this place is a dump, the roof leaks in at least 8 places and water pools on the top bunks and in the middle of the floor.

I agree totally sofaking.The shelter like so many in the Park system need money designated to make necessary repairs before they are no longer a viable means of shelter for hikers all together. This is our government not caring enough about our National Parks.

Was there in March for 3 days. All entries in the log book had to do with the leaky roof. Very nice location, I don't care about the leaky roof because it didn't rain. Also there was very few people there and a healthy wind coming up through the hollow the whole time, so we tucked our tent into the corner of the shelter and tarped the front to block the wind, Other occupants were happy for the tarp and said the tent wasn't in the way... would have moved to a tent site if it was of which there are plenty.

Don't have any pics of the fiasco with the tent in shelter set up, that roll of film was destroyed.

This was visited on one of the days when it didn't rain on me this past week in the park. The one thing that I did recall was that the spring at this particular location was good and strong. A bunch of them were going very weak but the last three days of rain had to have helped that a bit. I only stayed long enough to get water and cook a meal before I moved on for the night, it was too early in the day to call it good.

I stayed there this past Saturday on day two of the three and a half day monsoon to hit SNP last week. I only noticed one leaky spot all the way to left side. There were five people in the shelter and noone got wet. I thought it was a decent shelter, I've seen much worse. Either way if it is such a dump, you can always pay $65-$155 to stay at Skyland or Big Meadows, since the shelter is between the two. As a last resort couldn't one also use a tent?

Stayed there the night of 10/5/2009. The condition of the shelter was acceptable for me and the six other occupants. There were visible signs of roof repairs especially to the left side. No problem with mice. Several deer grazing around the area. Spring had an acceptable flow. Plenty of firewood in the area. Entertaining night at the campfire highlighted by AT stories from former thru hiker Sunny Days. SOBO thru hiker brothers Gastank and BB spent the night. Good guys that are having fun hiking the trail.