The Brown Mountain Creek Shelter is located in the George Washington National Forest in Central Virginia and is a typical example of the shelters built by the U.S. Forest Service. It is a plank sided lean-to built just above a small stream. This shelter is maintained by the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club.

The Brown Mountain Creek community that existed here before the National Forest and the Appalachian Trail was made up of the descendants of freed slaves who created a small but thriving community in and around the stream that gives the hollow its name. An oral history with a former resident of the community is available here.

The Seeley-Woodworth Shelter, built in 1984 by volunteers from the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club, is named in honor of two long-time NBATC members -- Harold Seeley and Jack Woodworth. This shelter is a typical example of the USFS plank sided shelter design and its construction was part of a relocation of several shelters in this section of the Trail, either to eliminate shelters too close to roads, or to remove others from wilderness areas. The Seeley-Woodworth Shelter is maintained by the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club.

The Appalachian Trail lean-to (shelter) at Deep Gap near Standing Indian Mountain, North Carolina.

The Rattle River Shelter is one of the northernmost shelters along the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire and is located in the White Mountain National Forest. The shelter is an example of the typical style of U.S. Forest Service plant sided lean-to shelters. The Forest Service currently maintains this shelter.

Volunteers and officials of the U.S. Forest Service at the dedication of the Niday Place AT Shelter on August 26, 1962. The Niday Place Shelter is a typical example of the plank sided lean-to favored by the U.S. Forest Service. It is located in the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia, south of Roanoke, and is maintained by the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club.

The Matts Creek Shelter is located in the James River Face Wilderness Area of the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. It is the first shelter south of the James River and is a typical example of the plank sided lean-tos found along the Trail in U.S. Forest Service lands. This shelter is maintained by the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club.

The Cove Mountain Shelter in Virginia was built at this site in 1980 by the U.S. Forest Service and volunteers from the Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club from materials salvaged from the Marble Spring Shelter, which was removed by the USFS in February 1980. The Marble Spring Shelter was removed because it was located in the newly created James River Face Wilderness area and the Forest Service wanted to remove as many human structures as possible from the wilderness area. The Cove Mountain Shelter is a typical U.S. Forest Service plank sided lean-to.

Master planning document for the Appalachian Trail, adopted by the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service in 1981.