Old Coal (FR 42) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Coal (FR 42) in VA
Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF
4.9 mi from Greenville
1.6 mi off US 11 (straight line)
Maps 1,666 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–5.9 and 6.9–7.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 10/1–1/4Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.3 of this road’s 18.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.3 miles of dirt.
- Near Little Spy Mountain.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Saint Marys River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Groahs Ridge stands 1,369 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles south.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 48–69°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.