Swecker Ridge (FR 785) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Swecker Ridge (FR 785) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF, Greenbrier Ranger District
25 mi from Elkins
Maps 3,085 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–1.2 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
StarlinkPOOR
Road Access
Rough
- All 1.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area.
- Estimated climb: 0 ft over 1.3 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 miles off.
- Crouch Knob stands 1,427 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southeast.
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 37–60°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.