The 25,000 people who flood the town for the annual Appalachian Trail festival usually park and camp on eight acres of the town-owned Bayer Property off Shady Avenue. This year that spot will be fenced off and under construction for county ballfields.
Richard Smith said that although the eight acres will be out of commission there’s about eight to 10 additional wooded acres around the area open for camping.
“We’re not worried about the campers,” Smith said. “They have a spot.”
It’s more the day visitors who drive in and the car campers who must worry. Through-hikers can manage. A Damascus town meeting concluded that parking will be scattered around the town but still it may not be enough.
Trail Days will happen on May 14-16 this year. For more information please visit http://www.traildays.us
Never been to Trail Days? Here's a sampling of what it's like:
Trail Days Documentary from thebackpackertv on Vimeo.
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