Hidden Valley Road (FR 241) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hidden Valley Road (FR 241) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Warm Springs Ranger District

17 mi from Marlinton

Maps 1,810 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.5–1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 11/1–11/21Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 1.3 of this road’s 12.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
  • Winds through 11 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
  • Cobbler Mountain stands 1,081 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles east.
  • Jackson River runs 0.4 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 42–66°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.