Monongahela National Forest


Monongahela National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National ForestsAddress:200 Sycamore St
Elkins, WV 26241
Phone:304-636-1800
Fax:304-636-1875
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf
Size: More than 919,000 acres.
Location:Eastern West Virginia. Accessible by SR 55, US 33, 219, and 250. Nearby towns include Elkins, Petersburg, Parson, Marlinton, Richwood, Bartow, and White Sulphur Springs.
Facilities:2 visitor centers, 23 campgrounds, dispersed camping, 17 picnic sites, trails (500+ miles), scenic drives, historic sites, lookout towers.
Activities:Camping, hunting, trapping, fishing, swimming, boating, canoeing, whitewater rafting, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing.
Special Features:Landscape of spectacular views, blueberry thickets, highland bogs, and open areas with exposed rocks. Features include Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest peak (4,863 feet); Falls of Hills Creek Scenic Area, a 114-acre area with three waterfalls; Seneca Rocks Discovery Center; Smoke Hole Canyon, where the South Branch of the Potomac River has carved a 20-mile-long, half-mile deep canyon with nearly vertical walls.
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