Located on Barrows farm, for which it was named, this frame building featured bunks for 12, a nearby spring and good views of the Sterling Range.  

Barrows camp was constructed in in 1931, for a cost $144.70, with help from Fred Mould, a prolific trail and shelter builder in the Sterling area.

Its simple design served as a prototype for both Duck Brook and Rolston’ s Rest except that these later shelters were converted to open face structures and Rolston’ s Rest eliminated the bunks.

Barrows camp was closed in 1994, when the Laraway Section constructed Roundtop about 700 feet from the summit of Roundtop Mountain.

Long Trail Guide Book 50th Anniversary Edition, 1960

RidgeLines, October 1973

Long Trail News, Feb 1932