Elklick (FR 701) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Elklick (FR 701) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF
4.1 mi from Parsons
Maps 1,798 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
- 6 of this road’s 21.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Near Fernow Experimental Forest.
- Estimated climb: 3,800 ft over 21.1 miles through 17 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 19%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 2.1 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Shavers Fork runs 0.1 mi off.
- McGowan Mountain stands 2,099 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 40–65°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.