Hawchen Hollow (FR 340) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Hawchen Hollow (FR 340) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
25 mi from Elkins
Maps 3,680 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 2.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Burner Mountain.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Burner Mountain stands 611 ft above the map pin, 1.1 miles northeast.
- A pond lies 0.8 mi off.
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 34–58°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.