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{{Infobox Shelter | {{Infobox Shelter | ||
| Image Name = Watauga_Lake_Shelter_2014.JPG | | Image Name = Watauga_Lake_Shelter_2014.JPG | ||
| Shelter = Watauga Lake ( | | Shelter = Watauga Lake (CLOSED) | ||
| Capacity = 6 | | Capacity = 6 | ||
| Privy = No | | Privy = No | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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Watagua Lake Shelter | '''Note!''' Shelter is TEMPORARILY closed due to bear activity. Please continue hiking through this area without stopping. No preparation or consumption of food or overnight stays allowed. This closure is effective until further notice. [http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/trail-updates] | ||
A temporary campsite (no water) has been set up at coordinates N36.29847, W82.12701 (NB Mile 426.5) just outside the Pond Mountain Wilderness. Also nearby is Boots Off Hostel along Bear Branch Road on the south side of the closed section. | |||
Otherwise, Watagua Lake Shelter is three-sided with open front and wooden sleeping platform. | |||
== Location == | == Location == | ||
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On the shore of Watauga Lake between [[Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd|Watauga Dam Road and US321]]. The shelter | On the shore of Watauga Lake between [[Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd|Watauga Dam Road and US321]]. The shelter is 50 yards uphill off the AT on a blue-blazed side trail. | ||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
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< | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="36.317" lon="-82.136" type="terrain" zoom="15" scale="yes" icons="http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/marker{label}.png"> | ||
http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/AT_US19E_to_Hump_Mtn.kml | |||
36. | (A) 36.3018,-82.12905 | ||
36.31398, -82. | Parking at US321 | ||
36.29847, -82.12701 | (F) 36.31398,-82.1294 | ||
</ | Watauga Lake Shelter | ||
(H) 36.29847,-82.12701 | |||
Temporary Campsite | |||
</googlemap> | |||
== Water == | == Water == | ||
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== Maintenance History == | == Maintenance History == | ||
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*Mar 2011: Bear pole installed by Eagle Scout Seth Douthat. | *Mar 2011: Bear pole installed by Eagle Scout Seth Douthat. | ||
*2007: Installed gutter on back and stained outside of shelter | *2007: Installed gutter on back and stained outside of shelter | ||