About Adirondack Shelters
The Adirondack Shelters, located near the northern most point of Catoctin Mountain Park, provides a destination for true nature immersion and an alternative to drive-up camping. A moderate three-mile uphill hike over rocky but generally gently rolling terrain leads to the three-sided shelters similar to those found on the Appalachian Trail. Please plan to pack out everything you bring to the site. At Catoctin Mountain Park, the beauty and solitude of nearly 6,000 acres (2428 ha) of mature Eastern Hardwood Forest beckon visitors in need of an escape. The shelters are for backcountry hikers looking for a remote getaway. Watching [birds](https://www.nps.gov/cato/learn/nature/birds.htm) (aka "birding") is a popular form of wildlife observation. Catoctin offers a 25-mile (40 km) [hiking](https://www.nps.gov/cato/planyourvisit/hiking.htm) trail system…
- Fees: Shelters are free. However, to cover the cost of online services and the use of recreation.gov you will incur a non-refundable fee. You…
- Managed by: Catoctin Mountain Park, NPS
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Edgemont, MD · 39.64435, -77.48607
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Mar.
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Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.
Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 1.8 mi
Water fill-up: 1.5 mi
Propane: 13.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Camp Round Meadow 0.1 mi
- Camp Greentop Historic District 0.5 mi
- Owens Creek Campground 1.1 mi
- Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground 1.2 mi
- William Houck Camping Area 1.4 mi
- Camp West Mar 2.1 mi