Beards Mountain (FR 361) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Beards Mountain (FR 361) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Warm Springs Ranger District

9.1 mi from Clifton Forge

Maps 1,822 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 9/1–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • Beards Mountain stands 1,022 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
  • Slim Ridge Branch runs 0.6 mi off.

Rules

  • Recreationist can camp anywhere in the National Forest outside a designated campground.…Dispersed camping in one location is allowable up to 14 days in any 30-day period.…Camp at least 100 feet from any stream or other water source.…Keep your campsite within 150 feet from a roadway.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–66°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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