The Longleaf Shelter is a rustic and historic cabin site. There are no amenities provided. There is electricity, but no running water. Fires in the fireplace are allowed, but you must bring your own wood from outside of the forest. These shelters are unfurnished, with no beds or tables. Sleep on the stone floors or bring a cot, if you like.
These campsites are primitive. Also, there is no running water on the mountain. Please, pack it in and pack it out. Plan to bring everything you need, including water, and take it all with you, including trash. There are no restrooms on the mountain. However, there are portopotties located at the cabin/shelter area and at the Tower.
The Rules
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- Check-in time is 1:00pm, CST. Check out by 1:00pm, CST.
- All items brought in must be carried out, including trash. There is no trash pickup within 30 minutes of Flagg.
- Cutting down live trees for campfires or any other purposes is prohibited.
- Gates should remain closed, if closed, unless otherwise instructed by authorized personnel. Overnight guests will have shelter gate code. Should you need to leave in the night, please close gate behind you.
- Visitors requiring restroom facilities should use the portapottys located at the cabin and tower areas. There is not yet running water on the mountain.
- Pets must be on a leash or otherwise restrained at all times.
- Alcohol is not allowed at the tower and shelter areas or in Weogufka State Forest.
- Smoking is prohibited in all buildings, including the shelters and tower.
- Fires are allowed only in designated fire pits unless otherwise authorized by Alabama Forestry Commission personnel in conjunction with special events.
- Campfires and shelter warming fires must be totally extinguished before leaving your camping/cooking area unattended.
- The tower and shelter areas will be open five days a week during posted hours. Days and times are subject to change, so please check the AFC website for changes. All gates will be closed in the evening, and vehicles must be removed from those areas, or they will be locked in for the night.
- To provide access for visitors with disabilities, the road from the parking lot to the tower area will be open two days a week during the same hours the tower is open, currently Thursday and Saturday, subject to change.
- Visitors with disabilities may also request an appointment to have the gate opened by calling the Flagg Mountain phone. Appointments must be requested no less than 24 hours in advance and will be made only if AFC personnel are available to accommodate the request.
- Any visitor who accesses the road to the tower area or parks at the tower must have state-issued Disability Access parking credentials (including an authorized license plate, license plate decal, or placard). Any vehicles without such credentials are subject to being towed at the owner’s expense.
- Motor bikes, all-terrain vehicles, minibikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, go-carts, any other type of motorized vehicle and bicycles shall not be operated in any areas or on any trails at Flagg Mountain or Weogufka State Forest.
- Hunting is not allowed on the Weogufka State Forest property.
- Horses are not allowed on any of the hiking trails on the Weogufka State Forest property.
- As the Ranger’s Cabin is now a private residence, it is off limits to all visitors.
- Shelter occupants and campers should be courteous to other guests and employees. Quiet times will be observed from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Except as stated otherwise in these rules, all visitors to Flagg Mountain and Weogufka State Forest are subject to State Forest Visitor Regulations set forth in Chapter 390-X-7 of the Alabama Administrative Code.
- The Alabama Forestry Commission is not responsible for accidents, personal injury, or damage/theft of personal property.