Cranberry (FR 76) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cranberry (FR 76) in WV

Road corridorMonongahela NF

4.5 mi from Richwood

Maps 2,317 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.1–3.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Monongahela National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR

Road Access

Rough
  • 2.2 of this road’s 13 miles are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road at mile 6.2: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Little Barrenshe Run runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Briery Knob stands 1,440 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–64°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.