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Description:

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.

Collection:

Trail Shelters


Date:

06/12/2017

Creator:

Mills Kelly

Subject

Trail Shelters

Contributor

Mills Kelly

Format

Color photograph

Source:

Mills Kelly

Rights

No known copyright

Citation

Mills Kelly, “Matts Creek Shelter (2017),” Appalachian Trail Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://appalachiantrailhistory.org/items/show/580.

Geolocation

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