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Waterbuffalo
02-18-2008, 09:45
Great shelter sleeps close to 18 nice piped spring out front
Bear Cables
05-14-2008, 16:09
How are the bear cables at Sassafrass?
Mrs Baggins
05-14-2008, 16:13
Great shelter sleeps close to 18 nice piped spring out front
Just don't go anywhere near that privy....:eek:
gold bond
05-14-2008, 16:39
Just don't go anywhere near that privy....:eek:
I swear the privy is haunted or at least possesed in some way!!
It was inhabited by about 40 mice last time I was in it. I can still see those 80 tiny little eyes staring back at me from the glow of my headlamp.
Just don't go anywhere near that privy....:eek:
I soon as I saw the title of the post I just knew you would be chiming in :D
Cookerhiker
05-15-2008, 19:17
It was inhabited by about 40 mice last time I was in it. I can still see those 80 tiny little eyes staring back at me from the glow of my headlamp.
I stayed there (http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=84127) in late October '04. No mice - was it too late in the year for them?
halibut15
05-19-2008, 22:25
I had a chance to stay in that shelter in '06. Then the Boy Scouts came....
Flush2wice
05-20-2008, 08:21
Northbounders should water up and continue to Cheoah to camp. It's one of the best sunsets on the trail. Beats a shelter any day.
Monkeyboy
07-13-2008, 20:52
Stayed there last week. Water flowing great at the spring. Nice and spacious shelter.
Cons - Horrible privy. No bear cables. Very little flat land for camping close to shelter. Very steep entry trail that gets slick when wet.
edtheshark
07-24-2008, 16:48
Maybe we should start a "fund" to replace/reapir the privy. I would be willing to donate a few bucks. I was up there around 7/1/08 and thought I might fall thru.
daddytwosticks
06-28-2009, 16:09
Stayed there last night...somebody drew a big biohazard symbol on the back of the privy. How appropriate. Oh, by the way, water was flowing great at the spring in front of the shelter. :)
BlackCloud
10-18-2009, 23:57
As of 10-12-09, condition was poor, as it was covered in liter.
Spring flowing well...
Doooglas
10-19-2009, 19:59
I had a chance to stay in that shelter in '06. Then the Boy Scouts came....
WOWZA Boy Scouts ?:eek: They still have those ?
I thought all of those little pale, chubby kidz only did " virtual hiking" these daze.
Christus Cowboy
10-20-2009, 10:12
Northbounders should water up and continue to Cheoah to camp. It's one of the best sunsets on the trail. Beats a shelter any day.
I was up there this past April and the shelter itself was ok and the water source was in good shape. I didn't stay in the shelter as my buddy and I wanting to keep the shelter space available for the thrus.... As for the privy?... Well let's just say being a toxic waste avenger wasn't part of the trail plan.
I agree that Cheoah is great place to camp though the climb from the NOC to Sassafras Gap was a tough run for me and we decided to stay there and get up in the morning and catch those views the next day.
hopetofinish
08-07-2010, 12:04
Anyone know if there are tent sites at this shelter or reasonably close by? Has the privy been cleaned up?
Bear Cables
08-07-2010, 22:03
Anyone know if there are tent sites at this shelter or reasonably close by? Has the privy been cleaned up?
I have been told there is a new privy.
Are there bear cables too?
Rain Man
08-09-2010, 20:21
I have been told there is a new privy.
THANK GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't set foot in the old one when I spent the night at that shelter. LOL Wasn't big enough to turn around in once inside, without bumping into spider webs, bugs, and things that go BUMP in the night.
Rain:sunMan
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Mama Bear
08-25-2013, 12:29
Can anyone tell me about the conditions at the Sassafras shelter? Are there any bear cables/poles and how is the privy? Also are there any tent sites near the shelter?
Northern Lights
08-25-2013, 13:07
Very few good tent sites near the shelter. The privy was new with a toilet seat(thought it was funny that even in the woods, the men still left the seat up) I don't recall there being bear cables.
Gambit McCrae
08-27-2013, 14:38
no bear cables new privy which is nice, no tent spots water is good. but continue on to cheoah bald it is great, cant beat it just get water before hand
Kerosene
08-27-2013, 23:23
There is a small, clear spring below Cheoah Bald, but it's a maybe half a mile downhill. Go downhill to a woods road near the center. You'll see a sign to your left about 9 feet high, with a trail blazed with plastic multi-colored ties. I think it's called Mudgap Spring; looks better than it sounds.
I was at this shelter Tues. nite! I hammock camped so can't speak to the mice issue. Not many places to set up a tent but the water source is very close and accessible!
Unfortunately some inconsiderate hikers have left vast amounts of trash everywhere! It saddens me to see how some people have so little respect for the trail! Makes me wonder why they're out there in the first place!
2NewKnees
01-16-2015, 18:57
I was at this shelter Tues. nite! I hammock camped so can't speak to the mice issue. Not many places to set up a tent but the water source is very close and accessible!
Unfortunately some inconsiderate hikers have left vast amounts of trash everywhere! It saddens me to see how some people have so little respect for the trail! Makes me wonder why they're out there in the first place!
Can you hammock camp in the shelter?