Beaver Dam Ridge (FR 826) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Beaver Dam Ridge (FR 826) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
13 mi from Elkins
Maps 3,292 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
- 1.7 of this road’s 4.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Gregg Knob.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 1.7 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Laurel Fork runs 1.1 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 35–59°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.