4.1644 reviewsPrice
$15/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
10 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
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Price
$15/night
Booking
Walk-in Only
Sites
10 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
Check Policy
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Learn more about alerts →Fall peakbaggers aiming at Mt. Bond and Mt. Guyot will find this the logical base camp: temps in the 30s-50s, no bugs, and the best seasonal scores here by far. Grab a platform early, filter your water, and pack paracord for leveling your tent on the wooden decks.
Summer weekends are genuinely rough, reviewers report four tents crammed onto a single platform and noise through the night. No reservations, no privacy, and a spring that can run unreliable in dry months means the odds aren't in your favor on a July Saturday.
Reference information about Guyot Shelter sourced from official USFS records and forestcamping.com. View official recreation.gov page →
<p>This shelter and accompaning tentsites is located on a spur path at 4,360 ft. off the Bondcliff Trail between Mt. Guyot (ponounced Gee - O) and Mt. Bond at the edge of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. It is 0.6 miles from the Twinway Trail (Appalachain Trail). The open log shelter accomodates approximately 12 people with six additional tent platforms. There is a spring for water that may be unreliable in the summer months. A caretaker is in charge during the summer months. This site is often crowded for much of the summer months, particularly weekends.</p>
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Fall delivers the best conditions here. Daytime temperatures hover between 35 and 55°F, with nights near or below freezing. The air is crisp, skies are clear, and alpine foliage peaks without the summer insect swarms. Expect brisk winds and steady weekend traffic from peakbaggers chasing fall color. Winter turns the shelter into a serious commitment with plummeting temperatures and snow cover. Summer brings milder weather but also the heaviest crowds. Spring swings wildly between sunshine and surprise snowstorms.
Overview notes fall delivers best conditions: crisp air, near-freezing nights, peak alpine foliage.
There is a spring for water that may be unreliable in the summer months.
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