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Camping near

Marlinton, West Virginia

13 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Marlinton in Pocahontas County: 13 Forest Service.

13
federal places to camp
13 Forest Service
0.7 mi
to the nearest one
Day Run Campground
2,600 ft
at the highest of them
Lake Sherwood. The lowest, Blue Meadow, sits at 1,860 ft
208
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 60 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Marlinton, nearest first

13 places

  1. Cranberry River Campsites Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County in town areaaway n/aelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Day Run Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County in town areaaway n/aelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Pocahontas Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County in town areaaway n/aelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Tea Creek Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County in town areaaway n/aelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Day Run Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County 0.7 miaway 2,318 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  6. Pocahontas Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County 10.6 miaway 2,491 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  7. Tea Creek Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Pocahontas County 11.4 miaway 2,995 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Lake Sherwood Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Greenbrier County 15.6 miaway 2,600 ftelevation 106sites 55 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Cranberry Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Webster County 20.4 miaway 2,514 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  10. Hopkins Mountain Fireman's Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Greenbrier County 21.1 miaway 3,162 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  11. Blue Meadow Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Greenbrier County 22.5 miaway 1,860 ftelevation 18sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  12. Blue Bend Rec Area Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Greenbrier County 23.2 miaway 1,860 ftelevation 21sites 60 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  13. Big Rock Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest · Nicholas County 24.2 miaway 2,149 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed