Sawyer Run (FR 735) in WV -- Camping Rules & Access
Sawyer Run (FR 735) in WV
Road corridorMonongahela NF
9.5 mi from Craigsville
Maps 2,224 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 9/1–2/29Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 5 road mi
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Road Access
Rough
- 2.4 of this road’s 7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 1,300 ft over 7 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 14%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~100 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 2.4 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Williams River runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Red Oak Knob stands 1,480 ft above the map pin, 3.6 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 41–64°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.