Glady Durbin (FR 44) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Glady Durbin (FR 44) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
26 mi from Elkins
Maps 2,753 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.1, 1.5–1.9 and 15.4–16 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Rough
- 0.2 of this road’s 20.8 miles are maintained for passenger cars, 20.7 miles of it gravel.
- Near West Fork Rail Trail Durbin Trailhead.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Gates 15.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- West Fork Greenbrier River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Sandy Ridge stands 824 ft above the map pin, 1.8 miles southeast.
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 37–61°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.