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Fall foliage in Dolly Sods Wilderness in Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia
Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest (courtesy, West Virginia Tourism)

Monongahela National Forest Parks and Outdoors Highlights

By Travel Expert: Paul Elliott
  • Among the creatures to be found in the mountains, valleys, forests, thickets, wetlands, and open areas of the vast Monongahela National Forest are some 230 species of birds—plus the one species, Homo sapiens, that delights most in observing them.
  • Thanks to the national forest's huge size, north-south extent, and 5,000-foot elevation range, birders in “the Mon” are likely to encounter birds common to the Atlantic coast, the Mississippi Valley, Canada, and the South—and, of course, the Appalachian Mountains.
  • To sample the national forest's choice birding spots, head for Dolly Sods, the Smoke Hole area, Cranberry Glades, the Gaudineer Knob area and other locales in the Cheat Mountains, Canaan Valley State Park, Blackwater Falls State Park, and Odey Bog.
  • To learn firsthand about warblers and other migratory birds, take advantage of the bird-banding station at an overlook near the Red Creek Campground in Dolly Sods. On any morning between mid-August and mid-October, the volunteer ornithologists there will welcome you.

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Jerico Bed/Breakfast & Pre-Civil War Log Cabins
Rt #1 Box 371-T
Marlinton, WV 24954 Map
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Distance: 25.7 Miles
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Seneca Shadows Campground
Seneca Rocks NRA
Seneca Rocks, WV 26884 Map
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Distance: 31.6 Miles
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Spruce Knob Lake Campground
c/o Potomac Ranger District, HC 59, Box 240
Petersburg, WV 26847 Map
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Distance: 31.6 Miles
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Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks Discovery Center
Seneca Rocks, West Virginia 26884 Map
Distance: 22.2 Miles (from destination center)
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Encompassing 100,000 acres, the scenic Spruce... Read More

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Otter Creek Wilderness Area
c/o Cheat-Potomac Ranger District, HC 59, Box 240
Petersburg, West Virginia 26847 Map
Distance: 28.8 Miles (from destination center)
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
c/o Cheat-Potomac Ranger District, HC 59, Box 240
Petersburg, West Virginia 26847 Map
Distance: 38.8 Miles (from destination center)
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