Dry Run (FR 498) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Dry Run (FR 498) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
20 mi from Elkins
Maps 2,230 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 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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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Camp Tygart Dam.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Dry Run runs 0.2 mi off.
- Barton Knob stands 2,202 ft above the map pin, 3.7 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
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 38–62°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.