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The Cranberry Wilderness is a 47,815-acre (19,350 ha) U.S. wilderness area in the Monongahela National Forest of southeast West Virginia, United States. [2] Its name derives from the nearby Cranberry Glades as well as from the Cranberry River and Cranberry Mountain. In addition to being wilderness, it is a designated black bear sanctuary.
Cranberry River at the Woodbine Picnic Area after a heavy rain. The Cranberry River is a tributary of the Gauley River located in southeastern West Virginia in the United States. [5] It is a part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Gauley, Kanawha, and Ohio Rivers, draining an area of 74 square miles (192 km 2). [4]
Cranberry Glades—also known simply as The Glades—are a cluster of five small, boreal-type bogs in southwestern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. This area, in the Allegheny Mountains at about 3,400 feet (1,000 m), is protected as the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area , part of the Monongahela National Forest .
West Virginia's New River Gorge has rafting for everyone: gentler, family-friendly rapids on the upper New River and more intense excursions on the lower New. Outfitters offer everything from ...
Hikers can view 29 waterfalls in West Virginia along the nation's first statewide waterfall trail in the youngest national park, New River Gorge.
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US.It protects over 921,000 acres (3,727 km 2; 1,439 sq mi) of federally managed land within a 1,700,000 acres (6,880 km 2; 2,656 sq mi) proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 counties.
Pennsylvania and West Virginia: Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pennsylvania: Ohio River south of Moundsville, West Virginia: A hiking trail entirely on private property Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail: 44.7 72 Northern Virginia: Shirlington, Virginia: Purcellville, Virginia: A rail trail in Northern Virginia. Waterloo-Pinckney Trail ...
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources also stocks the lake with trout several times per year. The area surrounding the lake includes a primitive 33-site campground and access to the Cranberry Backcountry. The Cranberry River, a popular trout stream, can be accessed via a somewhat-steep two-mile (3 km) hike along Fisherman's Trail ...