Brown Dog Campsite Built in 1998, the campsite is north of the trail just west of Mile 16, just east of the small waterfall near Brown Dog Bluff. Uphill past the entrance sign about 80 yards you find a nice flat area and two fire rings. There is an ample amount of dead wood all around the site. To get to Brown Dog Campsite you can hike in from the Dowdell’s Knob area east about 1.5 miles or park at Rocky Point Parking Lot and hike in west about 2.1 miles. You can also hike in from the Boot Top Trail Parking Area. Just hike the BootTop Trail east to the end of it, then right (west) on the PMT to just past Mile 16. The water source is the spring and waterfall mentioned above. There are two fire rings at the camp, thus if you choose this camp you may be sharing the camp with another individual, couple or small group of 5 or less. Scouts and groups of more than 6 will be permitted the whole site.

Water near Brown Dog Campsite is 500’ west of the entrance sign

Fire Ring #A (sign says 1 in photo but has been changed to A)

Fire Ring B

Sign reads 2 in photo but has been changed to B.

Jonathan Hall camping at Brown Dog in about 2008, with sign in 2000 he helped install and 17 years later in 2017 with new sign .