Rt Fk. Johns Run - A (FR 823) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access

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Rt Fk. Johns Run - A (FR 823) in WV

Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District

24 mi from Elkins

Maps 3,498 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Monongahela National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 3.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.8 miles of graded dirt.
  • Near Burner Mountain.
  • Winds through 4 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Burner Mountain stands 793 ft above the map pin, 1.2 miles northeast.
  • A pond lies 0.4 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–58°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.