Canaan MTN (FR 13) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access

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Canaan MTN (FR 13) in WV

Road corridorMonongahela NF

13 mi from Parsons

Maps 3,704 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Monongahela National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Rough
  • All 10.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, 10 miles of it gravel.
  • Near Bearden Knob.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road between mile 0.7 and mile 4.2: .

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–58°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.