About this campground
North Fork Shelter Cabin is located approximately 18 trail miles (6.2 km) from Eagle Summit Wayside on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail on the back side of a hill. Conversely, it is 9 miles from the Twelvemile Summit Wayside. This small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is primarily intended as an emergency shelter. The cabin includes a water catchment system for collecting rain and melting snow; water should be treated before cooking or drinking.
Getting there
From the Twelvemile Summit Wayside, milepost 85.5 on Steese HIghway, go 9 miles northest on the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail.
Activities
- CAMPING
- HIKING
- WILDLIFE VIEWING
- PHOTOGRAPHY
Nearby federal campgrounds
- North Fork Trail ShelterFairbanks0 mi
- Mount Prindle CampgroundWhite Mountains National Recreation Area24 mi
- Mount Prindle CampgroundWhite Mountains National Recreation Area24 mi
- Quartz Creek TrailBureau of Land Management24 mi
- Cripple Creek CampgroundWhite Mountains National Recreation Area28 mi
- Cripple Creek CampgroundWhite Mountains National Recreation Area28 mi
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