View Full Version : Is Cattail Shelter hammock-friendly?
Just Tom
03-13-2020, 10:32
Was going to hit the AT in Mass, but plans have changed. Does anyone know if the Cattail Shelter site is hammock friendly?
Slo-go'en
03-13-2020, 11:26
Never heard of that shelter. But if there are trees, you can probably find a place to hang. This is not the desert.
Just Tom
03-13-2020, 12:54
Never heard of that shelter. But if there are trees, you can probably find a place to hang. This is not the desert.
It is on private property, I guess a nearby resident is hiker-friendly so he built a tiny shelter on his property. Not having ever been there, I didn't know if it was in a field, or maybe the owner doesn't want to risk tree damage caused by hammockers that don't use tree huggers.
Slo-go'en
03-13-2020, 15:03
Okay, Google found a picture of the site - looks to have plenty of trees around it. I wouldn't worry about it.
LazyLightning
03-13-2020, 18:48
it is very close to a road though, if that bothers you.. They also have a new designated campsite on Lamentation Mountain that isn't in any guides yet and probably not listed online. No privy at either site.