Campsite Maintainer Information
MATC volunteers maintain 47 designated campsites, including 31 lean-tos and 49 privies.
Maintainer Tip Sheet: Are you a campsite maintainer? (If so- thanks!). The tip sheet is to help guide tasks, note deficiencies, and track work completed during your visit.
Work Trip Report– Please fill this out after your maintenance trip to a campsite or lean-to. Please remember to fill out the campsite inspection portion of the form!
New to campsite maintenance or need a refresher on the different aspects of campsite maintenance? Here’s a slide presentation that outlines the basics.
The MATC Campsite Committee works with District Managers and campsite maintainers to track maintenance efforts as well as coordinate larger building and repair projects. Please email the Campsite Manager for questions or concerns.
Privy additive “BioQuest” Tip Sheet on how to apply this product in your privy.
Do you maintain an accessible moldering privy? Here’s a Maintenance Tip Sheet to follow.
Building plans for accessible moldering privies: Link
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) Backcountry Sanitation Manual
In 2013 the Maine Appalachian Trail Club began a 20-year effort to replace existing privies at its 43 campsites with accessible, above-ground moldering privies. Increased use of the A.T., an aging privy network, and compliance with federal accessibility standards necessitate this program. See the Fall 2018 MAINEtainer newsletter to learn more about the program (“Fun Facts…” on page 4), and this list for the anticipated replacement schedule.
Each project requires approximately 475 volunteer hours; they are no small task, but are good fun! Keep an eye on the work trip calendar below to join a trip!
Guide to Log Lean-to Construction
View Guide On-line
Think you might have a hazard tree at your campsite? Follow the Hazard Tree Action Flow Chart_(Draft) to determine the next best steps.
Hazard tree certification is required to identify, monitor, or mitigate hazard trees at campsites. Please email Tom Carr for more information.
The ATC is working closely with USFS and Private Forestry Division to deliver Risk Tree Awareness and Hazard Tree Assessment workshops online and in person for ATC staff and A.T. volunteers.
Tip Sheet on how to measure a roof if you find an issue at a privy or lean-to you maintain. Taking these measurements when you find the problem will help identify materials needed to fix the issue and prevent extra trips to the campsite.
Click each bar below for an example of each sign. Please email the Campsite Manager if you need a sign.
Campsite name
MATC information sign
Water with directional arrow
Privy with directional arrow
Pit privy information sign
Moldering privy information sign
Upcoming Campsite Work Trips
Privy Pre-Build
Come help with some construction fun! You can help build, organize lumber, or package materials. We will be pre-building 3 privies in Palmyra- come for one day or both! These privies will be built on-site later this season to replace the existing privies at Chairback Gap, Cloud Pond, and Moxie Bald campsites.
Moxie Bald Privy Site Prep and Materials Boating
We're building a new privy at Moxie Bald campsite, and need your help! On June 1 we'll do the site prep including felling a couple of trees, digging to get a flat surface, and installing the base 4x6s. We'll also boat some of the materials to the campsite (as long as we find a boat; let us know if you have one!). We want to get the site primed for the build on June 22-23!
Moxie Bald Privy Build
We're building a new privy at the Moxie Bald campsite, and need your help! We might also be finishing boating materials to the campsite if we don't finish on June 1. Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!
Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Site Prep
This summer we're building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 6-7 we'll do the site prep at either Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond (we'll decide as the date nears based on some recon this spring). This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack.
Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Site Prep
This summer we're building new privies at Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond, and need your help! On July 6-7 we'll do the site prep at either Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond (we'll decide as the date nears based on some recon this spring). This will involve felling some trees and digging to get a flat surface. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack.
Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build
We're building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We'll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). If the airlift happens between August 1-9, then we'll start building August 10-11. If not, the builds will be pushed to the following two weekends. Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a […]
Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build
We're building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We'll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!
Chairback Gap or Cloud Pond Privy Build
We're building new privies at the Chairback Gap and Cloud Pond campsites this summer, and need your help! The plan is for the materials to be helicoptered to these sites on one day during the period August 1-16. We'll build them after that (which privy we do first or second is to-be-determined). Access to either of these campsites involves at least a couple of miles of hiking with ~1,000 feet of elevation gain and a possible bushwhack. Please join us! Those of you involved in past projects can attest to the camaraderie, satisfaction, and good fun with these projects!
Campsite Volunteers Wanted
Campsite Maintainer Wanted – White Cap District
