Seth Warner Shelter
Vermont
Free — you'll pick up right here.
No verdict for this campground
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Appalachian National Scenic Trail
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Here's your stay, mapped
Seth Warner Shelter
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About this campground
overnight shelter located on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and coincident Long Trail
Campsite info
Directions & GPX
Facts about this campground
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Pownal 1 Ne, VT weather station, 5.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high12° low
- Feb33° high13° low
- Mar42° high22° low
- Apr56° high33° low
- May68° high43° low
- Jun75° high52° low
- Jul81° high57° low
- Aug78° high55° low
- Sep72° high49° low
- Oct59° high39° low
- Nov47° high29° low
- Dec36° high20° low
The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Manchester Ranger District · Ranger district
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · National Park Service
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: USFS EDW boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Appalachian National Scenic Trail as of Oct 9, 2026:
Black Bears Frequenting the McAfee Knob Area in Virginia
Caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
List of trail closures post-Hurricane Helene
Park Closure · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: NPS Alerts API
Nearby
- Appalachian Trail/long TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Old Seth Warner Shelter SiteCamping2.1 mi
- Sucker PondHiking2.7 mi
- The Dome (Pownal)Hiking3.1 mi
- Congdon ShelterCamping3.5 mi
- North Branch Hoosic RiverCanoeing4.2 mi
- Future CaveRock climbing7.3 mi
- Ship's ProwRock climbing7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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