Cheat Mtn. (FR 92) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Cheat Mtn. (FR 92) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
21 mi from Elkins
Maps 3,804 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 12.6–15.2 and 23.6–24 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Rough
- 9.8 of this road’s 25.9 miles are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
- Near Hutton Knob.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 3.9 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Barton Knob stands 628 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles south.
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 36–58°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.