A gravel road curving into a high mountain valley at first light, the peaks catching the sun.

Camping in

Pocahontas County, West Virginia

9 federal places to camp in Pocahontas County: 9 Forest Service.

9
federal places to camp
9 Forest Service
5
take reservations
On Recreation.gov. The rest are first come, first served, or not listed there
3,141 ft
at the highest of them
Middle Mountain Cabins. The lowest, Day Run Campground, sits at 2,318 ft
63
campsites you can book ahead
Site details are not published for these

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

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.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

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.

Every federal campground in Pocahontas County

9 places

  1. Cranberry River Campsites Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest n/aelevation 14sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Day Run Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest n/aelevation 12sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Day Run Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest 2,318 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. Island Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest 2,990 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. Middle Mountain Cabins cabin or lookout Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest 3,141 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Pocahontas Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest n/aelevation 8sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Pocahontas Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest 2,491 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  8. Tea Creek Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest n/aelevation 28sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  9. Tea Creek Campground Forest Service · Monongahela National Forest 2,995 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed