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Rating breakdown
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5 ★72%
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4 ★22%
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3 ★6%
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Quick facts
- What is the rating of Gooch Mountain Shelter?
- Gooch Mountain Shelter is rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 65 reviews.
- Where is Gooch Mountain Shelter located?
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Suches, GA 30572, United States
- How can I contact Gooch Mountain Shelter?
- Website: georgia-atclub.org
Double decker just off the Appalachian Trail with covered picnic table, fire pit, privy, bear boxes, cables and nearby water source.
My aunt designed this shelter in my Uncle's memory, I finally made it here to see it in person. I'm glad to see it is still in great condition and being enjoyed by countless people. Carry on and enjoy!
Excellent shelter sleeps 8 comfortably, privy has a door, nice spring water source near shelter, bear cables, and a bear box at this location. Also room to tent camp if needed.
Very cool shelter. The picnic table is covered, the water is close, and the privy....well they have one. I don't think privy are ever really nice. Plenty of camping spots and I can't say with 100% positivity the shelter is water proof. It rained alot on our trip and we woke up dry. Definitely recommend sleeping here if you need a dry spot for the night.
I hammock camped in one of the tent pads near the shelter. The shelter was very clean with a table where you could cook and socialize. The privy was what you'd expect from an AT outhouse. The water source was a nice piped spring.
What a crowded place! Lovely shelter, though. It's very, very sloped, so it was a little annoying at times to sit on the ground or have your water bottle roll away, but not too bad. The dirt was really hard, and I was grateful for the strong stakes I had upgraded to on a whim a few months before.
We stopped here while the rain was coming down and let me tell you it's a solid shelter. The water is nearby, the shelter definitely kept us dry, I saw some camp-able grounds around (tents were pitched). One thing about shelters: if an acorn or something like that falls on the metal roof, expect to hear one of the loudest bangs you've ever heard. Overall, great place!
Ranks in my top three shelters on the Ga section. The shelter has two levels, clean privy, spring close behind and best of all, a covered cooking area and picnic table! We slept in the shelter as it was too hot for the tent, and had zero mice problems. There was room for about a half dozen tents around the shelter on flat spots. Stay here!!
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