Monongahela National Forest
Main Draws: Overlanding trails, camping, hiking, scenic vistas, mountain biking
Seasons: Open all seasons.
General Area Description: Monongahela Nation Forest embodies a large portion of eastern West Virginia and encompasses some of the most scenic territory to be found in the Mid Atlantic area. Within this forest’s boundaries you can experience a wide vary of outdoor activities…camping, hiking, spelunking, hunting, fishing, 4x4 trail riding, OHV trails are but a few of the options available for you to find your adventure.
Resources: A Delorme West Virginia Gazetteer makes for a good map reference source for this area but don’t take it as gospel. For official use maps you can either follow this
link to USFS Mon Maps or contact the main Forest Service office at Monongahela National Forest: 200 Sycamore Street Elkins, WV 26241 phone: (304) 636-1800.
Camping; Camping in the Mon is open through out the National Forest and is free to use. There is no permitting necessary unless you are involved in large groups. Basically if it is off the road and accessible on National Forest lands you are permitted to camp there. Most usable sights will have been well established and a fire-ring built.
Adventures:
Forest Road 18
Otter Creek Wilderness
Canaaan Loop
Dolly Sods
Seneca Rocks
Cranberry Bogs
Tea Creek
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