Location
Gray Knob is nestled at 4,372 feet just below the rocky outcropping on Nowell Ridge from which it receives its name. The camp is located just below treeline, on the Gray Knob Trail, a few minutes’ walk east from Lowe’s Path, and at the southern end of the Hincks Trail.
The Facility
Gray Knob has a capacity of 15 persons. The building is tightly insulated, and a caretaker is in residence year-round. In the winter, the RMC caretaker maintains a woodstove that provides a limited amount of heat during the evening hours. The caretaker is in charge of the stove at all times. Please note that the main purpose of the stove is to keep the cabin dry, and not to keep its occupants comfortably warm. Even with the stove running, do not expect temperatures above 40 degrees inside.
Overnight Fees
In the evening, the caretaker greets guests and collects fees. Overnight guests must have a means of payment with them: cash or credit card.
Fee Table
Onsite
Mattresses are available for use, though guests are encouraged to pack sleeping pads for general preparedness. Counter space and stove boards are provided for cooking. Guests are required to bring their own cooking stoves and utensils. Please note that use of liquid-fuel stoves is prohibited inside RMC camps. Water is available from a spring, approximately a quarter mile east on the Gray Knob Trail. There is no running water in the shelter. Gray Knob has an outhouse equipped with a composting toilet.
Camping
Gray Knob is located within a Forest Protection Area. If you plan to camp, be aware that because of unsuitable terrain and vegetation it will be necessary to travel more than one quarter mile away from the camps to find a suitable location. Camping in the alpine zone is strictly prohibited unless there is at least two feet of snowpack. To protect this fragile area from overuse, U.S. Forest Service backcountry personnel routinely patrol for illegal camping. Please refer to the White Mountain National Forest Home Page for more information about Forest Protection Areas.
Please see the RMC’s general guidelines for further information.
Important Links:
RMC Shelters general guidelines: are you prepared?
Higher Summits Forecast via Mt Washington Avalanche Center
Meet our Caretakers
RMC jobs: be a caretaker
About our composting toilets
White Mountain National Forest home page
Appalachian Mountain Club home page
