Shelters with a View?

[1Pint]

Overmountain.

Thomas Knob.

Vanderventer.

Some that come to mind in the South where I've hiked so far.

RainMan

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Rain Man - Are you sure about Vanderventer? As I remember it, that shelter is dark and faces away from the view (over the rocks and out over the valley), and instead just faces the typical scrub/green foliage of the trail.

[Lugnut]

You have to go out back. Same with Thomas Knob but worth going around for.

[scope]

If we're not talking just about shelters, then Siler Bald is sweet, but not the shelter nearly a mile down the mountain. (not the one in GSMNP)

[1Pint]

You have to go out back. Same with Thomas Knob but worth going around for.

Well, ****, Lugnut... if we're not talking about shelters with a view, why the heck are we in the thread called "shelters with a view'? Where's the shelters near a view (also called shelters located on or near the AT) thread?

[Painted Turtle]

Hard to pick just one, but Pierce Pond was already mentioned and all good reasons (there is also the Blueberry pancakes) so let me mention Carlo Col Shelter.

[adamkrz]

The tent platform in front of the Tom Leonard shelter in Mass, is one of my favorites.

[Tinker]

Gentian Pond, Maine :http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/...?i=23259&c=653
As far as views, I, personally, enjoyed the view in front of Cooper Brook Falls shelter in the Hundred Mile Wilderness, but mainly because you could look out onto your personal swimming hole.

[Zoooma]

It is hilarious that you have a day by day plan for all the way in Massachusetts.

It's not exact; it's just a rough outline. I don't want to have any schedule except to know I will start on exactly September 23 and finish on exactly the first full day of Spring. I'm just tryin' to figure out ahead of time how many days I can just do a few miles and how many zero days I can have so's I don't finish way ahead of my Finish date.

there are tons more campin' sites with views. avoid shelters

No. If I wanted Campin' Sites with a View, I'd've posted in the campsites sub-forum. This thread is to benefit the great number of people who want to stay in shelters during their hike. It's obvious -- there are many. Shelters don't need to be for your hike but whether you approve or not, they are a part of the AT.

I'll be hikin' when the trail will be mostly empty and so's I'm hopin' to have plenty of shelters to myself. Since no one stays at every single shelter, it might be cool to know which have a particularly nice view.

Thanks for all the input so far!

[nopain]

ED Garvey in late fall,winter and early spring...Annapolis Rocks campsite......they both are in Md.

[Jim Adams]

Haven't been back since 2002 so it may have changed but Chairback always had a nice view when I was there.

geek

[Ender]

West Mountain Shelter in NY has fantastic views... Hudson River and the lights of NYC far in the distance. Spent a night there once watching a lightning storm pass south of us. It was amazing.

Riga Lean-To in CT is really nice.

Goddard Shelter is another fave.

[CrumbSnatcher]

Moonrise from Riga Shelter. Spectacular.

stayed here once. great views,but ever since, i like to roll past this shelter to the next one (brassie brook shelter- i believe) its always been empty,good tenting. and i like sleeping next to the water source the sound of water puts me to sleep! i always like tenting next to creeks & rivers. camping in sages ravine is cool.
over mtn. shelter
goddard shelter
tray mtn shelter
vandeventer shelter
partnership shelter has a great view of the trail leading to the pizza payphone!

[canoehead]

Riga shelter in CT

[Manwich]

Snapped this pic at Cooper Lodge, late July 2009.

Small Version

BIG Version

[sheepdog]

Ice water springs

[Gray Blazer]

Behind the shelter in the corner of a roundabout a pretty nurse is selling poppies from a tray.





I've been wanting to say that.

[Erin]

We tented but Little Laurel. between Jerry Cabin and Hot Springs. It also seemed like a nice shelter. Huge, stone, wide open view.

[Doctari]

I assume the "view from a shelter" to be inside or at least in front of.
I liked the views from Old Orchard, Mountaineer falls & Over Mountain shelters. From the Fontana Hilton was,,, ok. See one man made lake, you have seen them all.

Behind Vandeventer shelter the view is Awesome!
Privy view? My favorite has to be from the Wise shelter privy. Although I did get to see a Huey fly by at eye level, loaded with Ranger trainees, while "donating" at the Hawk Mt privy in 91. Yes, I waved!

[sasquatch2014]

If you are during the time when the fireflys are around the Ten Mile River Shelter in Ct is nice it has a large field in the front and is at the confluence of the Ten Mile River and the Housatonic. At night the field is full of fireflys and they put on a good show.

[emerald]

Which shelters on the trail have a great view?

Particularly nice at sunset or sunrise or at any old time at all?

Just thought I'd repeat post #1 since what was asked seems to be evolving into something else. I may be unusual, but I don't get much out of a nearby vista when I'm asleep.