ELKINS, W.Va., August 28, 2025 – Some developed campgrounds, picnic areas and both visitor centers in the Monongahela National Forest routinely close from late fall through mid spring. Because some of these sites do not have a fixed closure date, visit the Forest’s Alerts webpage for information on specific locations and closure dates: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/monongahela/alerts/closing-dates-monongahela-national-forest recreation-sites.
Roadside camping, also called dispersed camping, is available in many areas of the Forest year-round. For more information about recreation facilities, contact the District Office near the location you would like to visit. Contact information is listed at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/monongahela/offices.
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
