West 1.3 miles via Laurel Falls Trail to Browns Grocery, closed sundays, long term resupply, (423) 725-2411. Braemar Castle Hostel offers lodging in an historic building nearby.
Shook Branch Road and US 321. Across the street is the Shook Branch Recreation Area on Watauga Lake, which may have bathrooms and running water in season.
W 100' to Watauga Lake Shelter. Water source is a stream south of the shelter.
Sleeps 6, tenting, no privy. Water source is a spring down side trail south of the shelter.
Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is a spring south on the AT.
AT S trailhead on Cross Mtn Road. Junction of AT with southern section of the Iron Mtn Trail.
Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is a piped spring behind shelter.
No longer a maintained AT shelter -- ruined, dilapidated&tumbledown.
Sleeps 6, tenting. Water source is a spring east of the shelter on a spur.
S trailhead for the AT out of Damascus VA, Water Street and Mock Ave.
Junction of the north section of the Iron Mountain Trail with the AT in Damascus.
Bunks for up to 9, hot shower, tenting, shuttles<https://www.facebook.com/CrazyLarrysHostel/>.
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Sleeps 16. Privy. Water source is a spring in gated area behind shelter. Campsites 0.1 miles north on the AT.
Sleeps 8, privy. Water source is an unreliable spring a hundred yards in front of shelter.
Sleeps 6, tenting, privy. Water source is a piped spring 100 yards to the right of the shelter.
E 3 miles on VA 16 to Troutdale, VA. Sufi Lodge<https://www.sufilodge.org/>offers rooms at reasonable rates, breakfast, shuttles, (276) 677-0195, mail drops.
E 0.2 miles to site of former Raccoon Branch Shelter, now a campsite.