Vandeventer Shelter

This shelter seems to be well maintained. There is a small fire ring and plenty of pack hangers. Could use a couple more nails to hang things. We did not go to the water source because there was water on the trail about 2 miles south. Beautiful view in the morning. Will visit again.

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Vandeventer Shelter sits on a ridge high above Watauga Lake. There are nice views behind the shelter but seating takes some imagination. The shelter sleeps about six, and a few tents can fit nearby. There is no privy. There is no bear cables/boxes. A spring is located 0.3 miles down a steep side trail to the west of the shelter.

Steep hike SOBO up to the shelter. Water source is a very steep hike down a blue blaze trail. Clear sunset. Stormy morning in the clouds.

We didn't plan to overnight here, but some heavy thunderstorms pushed us off the trail early. Standard Tennessee design. No picnic table or privy, but there was a shovel and a fantastic view off the rocks behind the shelter. The major downside is the lack of water: during our mid-July trek, most of the nearby springs were dry. We filled up at Watauga Lake, but we didn't find any other reliable sources on our climb up the ridge. We would have been okay (if a little uncomfortable), but fortunately we were able to hang a bag and catch about 8 liters of storm runoff from the roof to filter during our overnight stay. Very quiet, and no noticeable wildlife activity.