We have a very small group of scouts that will be hiking the AT for a weekend in a couple of weeks and I was hoping I could locate a campground relatively near Jug End that we could stage at on Friday night (probably late) such that we can get up and get hiking early. Otherwise, we lose 2 hours driving just to get to the trail. Anyone have any suggestions of a place within 20-30 minutes (closer the better)? I have sent inquiries to the two commercial campgrounds I found, but they require two nights and charge per head above 4 (and we will have a group total of 9 I think).
Thanks for any advice!