Canopache Lean-tos A4, A5

🏕️ Canopche Overview

• Sleeps: 16 (8 per shelter).

• Audience: Ideal for Intermediate Campers.

🛏️ Layout & Features

• Shelters: 2 lean-tos, each sleeping 8.

• Tables: 1 picnic table.

• Fires: 1 FireRing (with cooking grate).

🧭 Location & Access

• GPS Coordinates: 42.35048, -71.4399

• Distance: A short 0.37-mile carry in/carry out hike from the parking lot.

• Trail Conditions: The trail is a short walk from the parking lot over slightly sloped terrain, making it easy to pull a cart.

• Directions: Take Belden’s Way to Pond Trail. → Take a right on Gen. John Nixon Trail. → Pass Big Rock. → Canopache is in the woods on the right.

🏕️ Tenting Capacity

• Tenting: The flat, open area can accommodate 25-35 scouts in tents. The adjacent Big Rock site can add an additional 50-75 scouts for a total of about 100.

🚰 Amenities

• Water/Latrines: Convenient. The nearest latrine is at PondView or Webelos Woods. The nearest water pump is at Owl Trail.

🌲 Experience & Environment

• Character: Offers a fantastic lean-to and tenting experience at a modest distance from the parking lot, providing a wilderness feel while still being very accessible.

• Best For: Intermediate campers and large groups who want a remote feel but with accessible tenting space.

• Feel: An outstanding wilderness feel, yet very accessible. The site offers a fantastic lean-to and tenting experience.