Laraway Camp was a shack on an old road near Laraway Mountain that served hikers traversing the Long Trail in the 1920s and early 1930s. The camp was already described as being in ruins by the early 1930s guidebooks, indicating it had ceased regular operation by that time. In the 1928 Long Trail Guide, Laraway Camp was noted as "not yet restored" and was eventually changed to Gates Camp, suggesting plans for improvements that were never completed. The structure never achieved the status of the more established camps in the region; hikers would pass the camp ruins while traveling the wood road between Codding Hollow Road and Laraway Lookout, a scenic overlook featuring views down the North Branch of the Lamoille River. Unlike the neighboring Parker Camp and Barrows Camp, which were formally built and maintained by the Green Mountain Club, Laraway Camp remained marginal—too deteriorated to serve its intended purpose and eventually abandoned to the forest.
Sources
- Green Mountain Club. Long Trail Guide Book. 6 ed. Green Mountain Club, 1924. Pp. 15.
- Green Mountain Club. Long Trail Guide Book. 7 ed. Green Mountain Club, 1928. Pp. 17.
- Green Mountain Club. Long Trail Guide Book. 9 ed. Green Mountain Club, 1932. Pp. 54.
- Green Mountain Club. Long Trail Guide Book. 10 ed. Green Mountain Club, 1935. Pp. 53.
- Green Mountain Club. Long Trail Guide Book. 11 ed. Green Mountain Club, 1937. Pp. 57.
- Woodward, Paul & Joanne. Long Trail System Shelter History. 2nd ed. Green Mountain Club, 1999. Pp. 59.
