Governor Clement Shelter

[Gimp]

Hands down ~ our worst night on the trail. It started with the rifle shots intermittantly from suppertime onwards to the local ATV riders who drove through the site until 2 am and then the truck that did donuts at 0400 was the final straw.
The trail shpuld be rerouted or somehow gated off to keep these yahoos out.
Gimp Ga-Me '03

[Footslogger]

Yeah ...and if I recall correctly, it's a pretty good little climb out of North Clarendon too.


'Slogger
AT 2003

[The Solemates]

I just cant believe you spent the night in that dump.

[A-Train]

I'd like to seriously recommend folks don't stay there and circle this shelter with a big red marker in your planning books. It's right on a forest road and is a popular spot for partying, both for local teenagers and older folks. The shelter itself resembles the old smokies shelters, but even on the nicest days this place is a dump and dark and dirty. Garbage is all over the fire circle.

In 03' my friends stayed here while I treked it up to Cooper Lodge and they had not one but two unpleasant situations which resulted in a friend of mine having to confront 2 different groups of people. Needless to say it wasn't a very restful night.

I'd highly recommend pushing up to Cooper Lodge for great sunsets on Killington or pushing over to the newer Churchill Scott shelter. If you don't think you can make it over Killington, there are several good "stealth" sites south of Govt. Clement. In 04' I put up my hammock right along Gould Brook, which is a beautiful quiet place to stay the night.

[Big Oak]

Sounds like the Redneck Riviera.

[Peaks]

I'd like to seriously recommend folks don't stay there and circle this shelter with a big red marker in your planning books. It's right on a forest road and is a popular spot for partying, both for local teenagers and older folks.

I believe that both Wingfoot and the ALDHA Companion give you fair warning about this shelter.

[Cehoffpauir]

I believe that both Wingfoot and the ALDHA Companion give you fair warning about this shelter.

Yes, they do. As well as The Long Trail Guide.

[Blue Jay]

I'd like to seriously recommend folks don't stay there and circle this shelter with a big red marker in your planning books. It's right on a forest road and is a popular spot for partying, both for local teenagers and older folks.

Now if you're a teenager at heart or an older folk who likes to party, this shelter is one of the best on the AT. I've had absolutely great trail majic there. It is a Red Neck Riviera and the Yahoos are great. If you want to sleep there are over a thousand miles to the south and hundreds to the north.

[swamp dawg]

We stayed there three years ago and I can truly say it ranks as one of the worst on the trail. When you first approach the shelter it does not look all that bad but a closer look reveals a mess. We would have moved on but a long day of hiking weakened our resolve to move on. The night there was wild with folks driving up all night,shining lights into the shelter etc. ,just not a re****l night. The shelter need to be relocated to avoid all the many forest roads that lead to this site. It would be a good idea to tent prior to or just beyond this shelter while on the trail in this area.

[rafe]

IIRC, Clarendon shelter is just a few miles south of Gov. Clements. GC has been a problem for years and years, from what I hear. It never fails: convenient access by road means trouble.

[neo]

[quote=Gimp;73677]Hands down ~ our worst night on the trail. It started with the rifle shots intermittantly from suppertime onwards to the local ATV riders who drove through the site until 2 am and then the truck that did donuts at 0400 was the final straw.
The trail shpuld be rerouted or somehow gated off to keep these yahoos out.
Gimp Ga-Me '03[/quote

so vermont has rednecks huh neo

[Lone Wolf]

[QUOTE=neo;319258]

Hands down ~ our worst night on the trail. It started with the rifle shots intermittantly from suppertime onwards to the local ATV riders who drove through the site until 2 am and then the truck that did donuts at 0400 was the final straw.
The trail shpuld be rerouted or somehow gated off to keep these yahoos out.
Gimp Ga-Me '03[/quote

so vermont has rednecks huh neo

more so in northern vermont. i lived there for 10 winters. fine conservative folks

[rafe]

more so in northern vermont. i lived there for 10 winters. fine conservative folks

They seem to prefer very liberal representatives, though. Leahy, Jeffords, Saunders....

[rafe]

so vermont has rednecks huh neo

They seem to be drawn to mountains and remote places.

[neo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by neo
so vermont has rednecks huh neo

They seem to be drawn to mountains and remote places.

i would love to take on some rednecks from vermont,sounds like fun to me neo

[Lone Wolf]

Quote:
Originally Posted by neo
so vermont has rednecks huh neo





i would love to take on some rednecks from vermont,sounds like fun to me neo

whatcha mean "take on some rednecks"

[neo]

whatcha mean "take on some rednecks"

kick their butts dude,i can be a bad a-- in the woods if i have to neo

[mark schofield]

The latest GMC magazine says that a gate has been installed to close the roadway to the shelter up to 9/15. To keep the local partying down. Has anyone actually seen the gate and/or had better experiences there this year. Thanks, Mark S.

[Pedaling Fool]

The latest GMC magazine says that a gate has been installed to close the roadway to the shelter up to 9/15. To keep the local partying down. Has anyone actually seen the gate and/or had better experiences there this year. Thanks, Mark S.

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...t=gate+shelter

[mark schofield]

As of 2010, is Gov. Clement shelter still as awful as it's been in the past. Or has the gate on the access road made it more livable for hikers and less attractive for keg parties, ect. I'll be going by in a few weeks and maby should go to the sercret shelter, where I stayed a few years back. Any info from this summer season will be appreciated. Thanks, Mark S.