Shelter:Laurel Fork

Shelter	Laurel Fork
Capacity	6 People
Privy	No
Trail Head Distance N	7.0 Miles
Trail Head Distance S	1.9 Miles
Elevation	2,450 Feet
Latitude	{{#lat_deg2dms: 36.278642}}
Longitude	{{#long_deg2dms: -82.136229}}
Nearest Medical	Elizabethton, TN
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Description

Three-sided shelter built out of native stone with open front and wooden sleeping platform located high above the Laurel Fork Creek. Main feature in the area is the nearby waterfall.

Location

In Laurel Fork Gorge, between US321 and Dennis Cove Road. The shelter is 300 feet uphill off the AT on a blue-blazed side trail.

Water

A cascading stream is located 150 feet on blue-blazed trail behind the shelter.

Maintenance History

• Feb 2008: Repaired plywood platform.
• Oct 1994: New roof installed.
• 1994: Installed picnic table.
• 1960: Built by US Forest Service.

Photo Gallery

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  New platform installed

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  Laurel Fork Shelter

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  water that way

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  Water source

Shelter name	Section	Trail distance from Damascus
Abingdon Gap Shelter	US421 to Damascus	10.2
McQueens Knob Shelter (emergency shelter)	US421 to Damascus	11.7
Double Springs Shelter	TN91 to US421	18.5
Iron Mountain Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	26.2
Vandeventer Shelter	Wilbur Dam Rd to TN91	33.0
Laurel Fork Shelter	Dennis Cove Rd to Wilbur Dam Rd	49.5
Moreland Gap Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	57.0
Mountaineer Falls Shelter	US19E to Dennis Cove Rd	66.6
Stan Murray Shelter	Carver's Gap to US19E	86.5
Roan High Knob Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	91.7
Clyde Smith Shelter	Iron Mountain Gap to Carver's Gap	100.2
Cherry Gap Shelter	Indian Grave Gap to Iron Mountain Gap	109.3
Curley Maple Gap Shelter	Nolichucky River to Indian Grave Gap	122.2
No Business Knob Shelter	Spivey Gap to Nolichucky River	132.7

Per the 2021 AT Data Book.