Burner MTN (FR 803) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Burner MTN (FR 803) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
23 mi from Elkins
Maps 3,888 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
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
Moderate
- All 5.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Burner Mountain.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Gaudineer Knob rises 6.2 miles west.
Rules
- the following acts and omissions are prohibited in the entirety of the Monongahela National Forest controlled lands, waters, and administrative units.…4. Camping outside developed campgrounds at any one campsite in excess of fourteen (14) cumulative days within a 28-day period, then relocating the camp within five (5) road miles of the site just occupied without a waiting period of three weeks (21 days) (36 CFR 261.58 (e));
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–57°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.