Old Mine (FR 227) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Mine (FR 227) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
21 mi from Elkins
Maps 4,006 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
Rough
- 2 of this road’s 10.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.4 miles of graded dirt.
- Near Overlook.
- Estimated climb: 1,400 ft over 10.9 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A gate 3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.5 and mile 4.2: 1 mapped spot.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles 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 35–57°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.