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Water Sources & Conditions

Springs

Although the Park may have natural sources of clean, potable water, any water source could become polluted. Most water sources along the trails (with the exception of public developed area facilities) are unprotected and susceptible to contamination. All water should be purified, preferably by boiling for at least two minutes, chemical treatment, or filtering with a portable water filtering system. Avoid contaminating the water supply and surrounding area. Dishes, clothes and hands should never be washed in the water supply. Washing should be done well away from the water supply.

 

The springs are listed in order, from north (US 522) to south (Calf Mt. Hut) along the Appalachian Trail.
Updated: September 22, 2016

Mile Along AT	Spring Location	Comments
	Tom Floyd Wayside	Unknown
5.3	Indian Run Maintenance Building Area	Too shallow to accurately measure (7/28/16)
14.3	Hogwallow Flats	Very shallow stream; Unknown
14.3	Gravel Springs Hut	Shallow pool; 1 quart/min (measured 9/2/16)
19.4	Range View Cabin	Unknown
20.7	Elkwallow Gap (below picnic area)	Piped; 6 quarts/min (measured 7/28/16)
24.3	Beahms Gap	Shallow pool; 3 quarts/min (measured 7/28/16)
26.4	Pass Mountain Hut	Piped; average Pool; 10 quarts/min (measured 9/14/16)
34.7	Byrds Nest #3 (access road near Drive)	Piped; 20 quarts/min (measured 9/15/16)
44.3	Hawksbill Gap	Piped;16 quarts/min (measured 8/10/16)
45.6	Rock Spring Hut	Shallow pool;1.5 quarts/min (measured 8/31/16)
57.1	Bearfence Mountain Hut	Very shallow stream (measured 8/18/16)
59.8	Pocosin Cabin	Piped; shallow pool
63.1	South River Maintenance Building	Small shallow pool; unreliable (measured 7/28/16)
69.5	Hightop Hut	Piped;~2 quarts/min (measured 9/19/16)
77.7	Pinefield Hut	Very shallow stream, Less than 1 QT/min (measured 9/19/16)
81.4	Ivy Creek Maintenance Building	Piped; 20 Quarts/min (measured 8/31/16)
85.7	Doyles River Trail near cabin	Piped; 7.5 Quarts/min (measured 7/28/16)
90.9	Blackrock Hut	Piped; slow trickle; 2 Quarts/min (measured 9/13/16)
97	Jarman Gap	Unknown
103.9	Calf Mountain Hut	Unknown

Skyline Drive mile	Water Source Location	Water Availability
4.8	Dickey Ridge VC/Picnic area	frost free hydrant (PA year round, VC seasonal)
22.1	Piney River Maintenance Office	frost free hydrant (year round)
24	Elkwallow Picnic Area	frost free hydrant (year round)
31.6	Thornton Gap Entrance Station	frost free hydrant (year round)
31.6	Panorama	frost free hydrant (year round)
36.7	Pinnacles Picnic area	frost free hydrant (year round)
42	Skyland area	frost free hydrant (stables area) (year round)
51	Big Meadows area (2)	frost free hydrant (Maintenance area/Visitor Center comfort station – both are year round)
57.8	Lewis Mtn. CG and Picnic area	Intermittent (shut off for winter)
62.8	South River Picnic area	frost free hydrant (year round)
65.4	Swift Run Entrance Station	frost free hydrant (year round) BOIL!
73.1	Simmons Gap area (2)	frost free hydrant (Trails cache / Maintenance area - both are year round)
80	Loft Mtn CG and Wayside area	Intermittent (shut off for winter)
83.6	Dundo CG	frost free hydrant (year round) BOIL!