Parker Camp 2nd

Parker Camp 2nd was built in 1932 as a frame camp on the Long Trail in Johnson, Vermont, at an elevation of 1,800 feet. The camp was built following a week-long effort by the Long Trail patrol in 1932, located a little south of an earlier Parker Camp site in a better location The shelter had a cook-stove and bunks for twelve, with water available in a brook 200 feet along the Trail.

From Parker Camp there was a beautiful view of Whiteface with Mansfield’s Nose and Chin just showing over the ridge.

An approach trail with blue blazes led south for two miles to the Johnson-Codding Hollow Road at the site of the Davis Neighborhood Schoolhouse, making possible a good round trip hike.

The camp saw regular use throughout its operational life. After September 1 of 1932, there were 42 registrations at the new Parker camp, indicating significant use despite general opinion that the northern end of the Trail was little used.

In 1953, hikers reported finding Parker Camp in tip-top shape. By the 1980s, the shelter was maintained by the St. Albans Section.

In 1988, Parker Camp was located on a 600-acre tract of land recently acquired by The Nature Conservancy for the Green Mountain Club, with title to be transferred to the Club once the purchase price was repaid. The shelter ultimately ceased operation, with the 1989 Annual Meeting work party coordinating trail relocation efforts from Parker Camp on the Davis Property, which had been purchased by The Nature Conservancy on behalf of the Club. Parker Camp 2nd was no longer standing by the end of its operational span in 1989.

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