Dolly Sods (FR 75) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access

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Dolly Sods (FR 75) in WV

Road corridorMonongahela NF

12 mi from Petersburg

Maps 3,940 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 9.4–9.6 and 10.8–12.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Monongahela National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 4/15–12/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD

Road Access

Rough
  • 12.5 of this road’s 12.8 miles are maintained for passenger cars, 12.1 miles of it gravel.
  • Estimated climb: 630 ft over 12.8 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~120 ft on the downhill side.

Known camping along this road between mile 7.7 and mile 9.7: .

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–57°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.