Wildlife (FR 224) in VA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Wildlife (FR 224) in VA

Road corridorGeorge Washington and Jefferson NF, Eastern Divide Ranger District

9.9 mi from Salem

7.5 mi off I-81 (straight line)

Maps 1,475 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–1/10Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Rough
  • All 9.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
  • Winds through 20 switchbacks.
  • A water crossing 9.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
  • Earn Knob stands 2,123 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles northwest.
  • A pond lies 0.6 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping or maintaining a campsite for a period of time exceeding 14 days in any 30-day period… Camping in or within 300 feet of any developed parking area or boat ramp.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 45–68°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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