Stayed here night of 11/13/2004. Pinefield Hut is another of your basic Shenandoah National Park shelters. Not a bad location. Far enough away from Skyline Drive that traffic noise doesn't intrude. Two springs, both of which were running well, right next to hut. The guidebook states that one of them is frequently dry, but it has been a pretty rainy year. Path from shelter to outhouse crosses over stream. Makes for tricky midnight trips to answer the call of nature. Five "designated" campsites located on the side of a hill. Two bear poles, both close to shelter, not campsites. Next water supply travelling north is either from Loft Mt. campground (during season) or Ivy Creek, about 5 miles north.

Stayed there October 22nd. Good location and the two springs are still running well. This hut seemed smaller than the others! It rained and there were no leaks; everyone stayed dry! Agree with Kncats that the placing the privy such that you had to cross a stream was not the best idea - especially at night!

Excellent setting. One of my favorite Huts in the SNP.

We stayed there in the second week of October during Tropical Storm Tammy and it was a real trick to get across the creek to the privy...the 5" of rain that fell in those two days about made it dangerous to get over! Not very good for nighttime needs! It is a very dry shelter.

stopped by Pinefield Hut today - spring is flowing reasonably well at the moment - packed out some trash including 2 umbrellas, dead batteries, bandana, bunji cord, some regular cord, and an empty bottle of Heet

additional notes - register had several entries noting the bees in the privy and the wasps behind the notice boards at the hut - I saw the wasps but I was not inspired to check the privy - the wasp's buzzing was fairly noticeable in the hut but they did not bother me as I sat there reading the register

I stayed there alone 1 night the third week of April this year(06). Hung my food on the pole in back and would'nt you know it a bear came down and nearly tore the pole out of the ground. He growled and snorted for about 10 minutes while I lay silently in a fetal position inside the hut holding a hiking pole and buckknife praying he did not come around the front.
he finally gave up and left after about 10 minutes.
I did see a beutiful moon rise over the ridge out side the front of the hut at 3:10 in the a.m.

I stayed here overnight on 7/27/07. The fire pit has been re-done and looks great. The spring was at a trickle but flowing enough to fill my 2 one liter bottles in about 5 mins. The privy is clean and in good shape. There is a doe who seems to have made the site home. She has a circuitios path she wanders that brings her nearly up to the pinic table. She seems pretty curious about the 2 legged visitors to her domain.

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I stayed here overnight on 7/27/07.

Small world! :) I stopped off to sign the register and photograph the hut on Sunday morning, 7/22/07. I thought it was a nice quiet setting, with a small stream running by, as I recall.

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