Bolar Flat Overflow (FR 1749) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Bolar Flat Overflow (FR 1749) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Warm Springs Ranger District

14 mi from Clifton Forge

Maps 1,615 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 5/1–10/1Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
  • Near Mill Hill.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Coles Mountain stands 1,545 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles east.
  • The Lake Moomaw shoreline is 0.1 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 44–67°F, 2.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.