Big Hill Shelter, Stony Point NY
| Address | Camp Winaki Rd, Stony Point, NY |
| Website | www.myharriman.com/the-lean-tos-of-harriman-park |
| Categories | Camp |
| Rating | 4 8 reviews |
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Big Hill Shelter reviews
8Absolutely fantastic place to stay the night. The lean-to has 2 fireplaces and a nice amount of space for relaxing or sorting through gear.lots of space around to setup tents, hammocks or bivi.
This is an amazing shelter built in 1923. We packed in to check out the area for a through hike for the long path to the Adirondacks from 175th street in the heights. There's nothing better than the two fireplaces that we used for cooking and, for heat. The view of NYC is absolutely amazing! This was one of my favorite camp outs though i would strongly suggest that you bring as much wood up from the bottom of the mountain as the top has been completely stripped of wood also water is down low not on the top of the mountain.
Nice place to spend the night - lots of flat clear areas for tents and the shelter is in a great state. There is a large boulder near the shelter - if you sit on top of that or the top of the shelter roof, there is a beautiful view of the sunrise. Only downside is there doesn't seem to be a close water source (closest we found was ~2.5 miles away). The forest around the shelter has been picked pretty clean for wood to burn and there are some areas where people have clearly chopped down trees for firewood - it's a shame.
Nice trails with not too many people. Good spot for birding and hiking. The top has a solid 180° view of the hudson valley with rolling hills.
It was great, a bunch of people came in for the night, everyone was warm and welcoming, few boy scout troops as well. It could be a bit windy up there as it has a little less tree coverage but overall the experience was great.
We camped out here this past weekend in march. Holy moly! We tried to get the best cover we could, but the exposure was pretty brutal. Wind howling all night kept us up. We had winter bags. Extra blankets and a winter tent, but it was still pretty miserable. Once we woke up though, the sun was beaming. The tent was on fire and the view was amazing. I'd stay there again if I could find a better spot, for the winter atleast.
Nice vantage point after a reasonable hike. Pretty large shelter right atop the outlook, with a fire pit right in front. There are a few other camp sites around the shelter too. There's even a Chestnut Tree around the bend on a nearby trail.