Great Smoky Mountains offers shelters along the Appalachian Trail. Mollie's Shelter is one of those. It is better known as the Fontana Hilton.


The shelter was built by and is maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

There is a solar-powered phone charger and shower facilities.

Backpackers may not stay two nights in a row at a shelter.

Blog: Fontana to Mollies Ridge Shelter