Backcountry Huts
Backcountry huts -- used by hikers and backpackers -- offer hikers an easy and comfortable way to stay overnight in the backcountry. They offer convenience (you don’t have to carry in or set up a tent), shelter (they provide protection from the elements and insects) and some warmth (you are indoors, out of the wind and some huts offer woodstoves). Full-service huts also serve meals. The two types of backcountry facilities are full-service and self-service huts.
There are 16 full-service backcountry huts across the northeast. See below for information on every full-service backcountry hut (that is accessed primarily by foot and sits at least a mile from the trailhead).
Full-service Huts
Full-service huts offer the easiest type of backpacking experience. They provide many weight-saving amenities that allow hikers to backpack with very little weight. This makes the overnight trip more like an extended day hike than a backpacking trip.
Amenities
In addition to providing meals (dinner, breakfast and sometimes trail lunch), full-service facilities offer other perks. These include extras for sleeping (mattresses, pillows and blankets), privacy (a few offer private rooms) and convenient bathrooms (some huts offer indoor bathrooms instead of outhouses).
Self-service Huts
Self-service huts -- none listed below -- provide bunks, occasionally mattresses and little else. At self-service huts, backpackers cook their own food that they have carried to the hut.
Non-motorized Transport
Only backcountry huts primarily reached by non-motorized travel are listed.
Full-service Huts
Appalachian Mountain Club
Maine
Near Appalachian Trail
outdoors.org
Two backcountry campgrounds with individual cabins and bunkhouses. Only backcountry during winter.
Appalachian Mountain Club
New Hampshire
On Appalachian Trail
outdoors.org
Eight backcountry huts.
Maine Huts & Trails
Maine
Near Appalachian Trail
mainehuts.org
Four backcountry huts (3 currently open).
Johns Brook Lodge
New York
Adirondack Park
adk.org
One backcountry hut.