Wide Draft (FR 1144) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wide Draft (FR 1144) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Warm Springs Ranger District

22 mi from Clifton Forge

Maps 1,695 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

Difficult
  • 1.9 of this road’s 2.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 1.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Tower Hill Mountain.
  • Estimated climb: 560 ft over 2.2 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 18%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lick Ridge stands 554 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles north.
  • Cowpasture 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 42–67°F, 2.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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