Must-See Shelters

[wildernesswoman]

Can anyone recommend some must-see shelters to stay at?
Thanks so much!

[peakbagger]

West Mountain Shelter - Harriman State Park NY - Old CCC shelter with great view down the Hudson River
Gentian Pond Shelter NH - Great view south

AMC Shelters (big bucks unless you can work for stay
Greenleaf Hut - Above treeline shelter overlooking mountain tarn and Franconia Ridge
Zealand Falls Huts - Looks out over Zealand valley
Lake of the Clouds Hut - Above treeline in the shadow of Mt Washington Views west to VT with two mountain tarns out back
Madison Hut - Above treeline, views north toward Canada in col between two Northern Presidentials

[Feral Bill]

[QUOTE=peakbagger;2128919]West Mountain Shelter - Harriman State Park NY - Old CCC shelter with great view down the Hudson River
QUOTE]
Older than that. Built in 1928. When I stayed there, many times, in the 1960s and '70s it had no floor. A friend and I arrived once to find it flooded inside. We slept out under a 6x8 tarp. One of many fond memories for me.

[Ender]

West Mountain Shelter - Harriman State Park NY - Old CCC shelter with great view down the Hudson River

I second this shelter. The view is off the charts. I spent a night here once, clear night at the shelter, but you could see Manhattan in the distance down the river, and there was a lightning storm over the city striking the buildings. Truly an epic sight to see.

[Strategic]

I second this shelter. The view is off the charts. I spent a night here once, clear night at the shelter, but you could see Manhattan in the distance down the river, and there was a lightning storm over the city striking the buildings. Truly an epic sight to see.

I completely agree, adding Fingerboard (also a CCC shelter in Harriman) as a close second. The view is better from West Mountain, but it's a nice wooded valley stretched out below Fingerboard too. Both are in the architectural style I've dubbed "Sleepy Hollow Rustic" for their sloping stone walls and dual fireplaces at the entrance. Here are my pics of both:

Fingerboard shelter from the Hurst Trail


West Mountain shelter in the fog

[Dogwood]

Ed Garvey in MD

Fontana Hilton at Fontana Dam

Blood Mt

Partnership

Over Mt.

Campbell

Has been asked before. https://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/arc.../t-108513.html

[wildernesswoman]

Thank you so much! Couldn't find a past thread!

[lwhikerchris]

mile 1548.1 - Upper Goose Pond Cabin

[ernie84]

In this area, I'd say the top three are:

Bryant Ridge
Chestnut Knob
Rice Field (nothing special about the shelter itself but views from here are outstanding).

[Cheyou]

William Brien shelter

thom

[Cookerhiker]

In Vermont, shelters at Stratton Pond and Little Rock Pond are nice. The latter is large and not far from the pond.

In Maine, don't miss Pierce Pond Shelter - very close to the water's edge.

[burger]

Love Ed Garvey. Hexacuba in NH was neat.

[Angle]

Quarry Gap Shelter just north of Caledonia.

[Grampie]

Don't miss the cabin at Upper Goose Pond. It's by far the best deal on the AT. It's a cabin on a beautiful pond. Great swimming. And a canoe for hikers to use. Nice mattress on the bunks. Screens on the windows to keep the bugs out. The on duty caretaker makes pancakes and coffee for breakfast. There isn't a charge for hikers but donations are excepted.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Don't miss the cabin at Upper Goose Pond. It's by far the best deal on the AT. It's a cabin on a beautiful pond. Great swimming. And a canoe for hikers to use. Nice mattress on the bunks. Screens on the windows to keep the bugs out. The on duty caretaker makes pancakes and coffee for breakfast. There isn't a charge for hikers but donations are excepted.

Agreed, I've thrown in a twenty each time I've been there and even then I thought it was a bargain.

[The Cleaner]

006.JPG Celebrate the 300 mile mark NOBO here at Jerry's Cabin shelter.

[T-Rx]

006.JPG Celebrate the 300 mile mark NOBO here at Jerry's Cabin shelter.

This is a very clean and well maintained shelter. Thanks for your efforts Cleaner, they are greatly appreciated. Tumbling Run in Pa. is also a well maintained shelter and has a great "no treatment necessary" water source as well. When we were thru there in 2015 the caretakers also showed up with cold sodas for hikers. Awesome!

[Gambit McCrae]

006.JPG Celebrate the 300 mile mark NOBO here at Jerry's Cabin shelter.

This was my very first camping spot on the AT back in the boyscouts. Cold enough my water froze but I don't remember being cold. Don't have a picture of it but Ill always remember is. Came back through there when I decided to section the entire AT. other then not haven chain link beds, it hadn't changed much. The weeds seemed to have grown closer

[FlyPaper]

Molly Denton shelter north of SNP:

https://whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/sho...imageuser=6053

[QuietStorm]

Didn't stay there because I got there too early in the day but the Allentown Shelter in PA looked incredible. Clean, spacious area for tenting or hanging, clean privy, a cord of freshly cut firewood, grills for cooking, no trash to speak of.


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