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🌲 WildPass

🌲 Monongahela National Forest

National Forest📍 West Virginiaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

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The closest public places to Monongahela National Forest, straight-line distance.

5 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Little River Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
7 mi away · Park
🌿 Radio Astronomy Instrument Zone
Unknown — check official site
8 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Cheat Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Slaty Fork Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Huttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
13 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Kumbrabow State Forest
Unknown — check official site
15 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Seneca State Forest
Unknown — check official site

📋 Standard rules — National Forests

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Generally free to enter; some trailheads/day-use sites charge $5–10 (America the Beautiful covers them)
  • Hunting, fishing, and foraging for personal use are generally ALLOWED with state licenses — check ranger-district rules
  • Dispersed camping allowed up to 14 days, 100–200 ft from water and trails
  • Campfires per posted fire danger; motor vehicles on designated routes only (see the MVUM map)
  • Dogs allowed, leash rules vary; drones generally allowed outside wilderness areas