shuttle info needed: fontana dam back to amicalola late June.

[Kella]

I'll be hiking two weeks of the trail starting June 11th.
I plan to make it to Fontana dam, but I can't seem to find any shuttle info to get back to the trail head.

Maybe you guys can help.

Thanks!

[MuddyWaters]

Your not looking hard enough. There are about a dozen shuttlers that service Springer -Fontana. Check the AT guide, Mountain Crossings has a list, ATC website, search here, etc.

The easiest, would be Jeff @ the Hike Inn, because he is right there at Fontana.

Best thing to do is park your car at Fontana, then shuttle to the start.

[Ron Haven]

I shuttle folks like you.

[Kella]

Thanks for the replies guys! What would it cost to be shuttled from fontana dam back to the trailhead Rob?

[Rising3agle]

straight from the http://www.appalachiantrail.org site, there is a PDF with a huge list of shuttle providers all up and down the AT.

rates aren't listed, usually need to call them to get a quote; I've been told about $1-2 a mile, sometimes more, sometimes less.

I'd give Ron above a holler, someone that has enough interest to reply to a thread in the forum gets my vote every time

[Rising3agle]

nuts forgot to include the link (not enough coffee yet) -

http://www.appalachiantrail.org/docs...t.pdf?sfvrsn=4

seems like a pretty inclusive list, with a large number of shuttle providers (and also information on parking area safety - last date of reported incidents, that type of stuff)

[Ron Haven]

straight from the http://www.appalachiantrail.org site, there is a PDF with a huge list of shuttle providers all up and down the AT.

rates aren't listed, usually need to call them to get a quote; I've been told about $1-2 a mile, sometimes more, sometimes less.

I'd give Ron above a holler, someone that has enough interest to reply to a thread in the forum gets my vote every time

Thanks Rising Eagle, Most people charge more but around $165, If they are 3 or 4 people it is the same price. I don't charge extra per person.