Cranberry Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 479
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=141
Wilderness | Cranberry Wilderness
State | WV
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 141
Abbreviated Name | Cranberry
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/cranberry.jpg
Acreage | 47742
Description | The 47,815 acre Cranberry Wilderness is located in Pocahontas and Webster Counties, West Virginia. Broad mountains are dissected by deep and narrow valleys with elevations ranging from 2,400 feet to...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 141FS
Designated | 1983
ORIG_FID | 44315
West Virginia Wildernesses

Dolly Sods Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 495
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=160
Wilderness | Dolly Sods Wilderness
State | WV
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 160
Abbreviated Name | Dolly_Sods
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/DollySods.jpg
Acreage | 17777
Description | In the mid-1800s, the Dalhe family used open grassy fields called "sods" for grazing sheep in this area, which now bears the name Dolly Sods Wilderness. The region, located high on the Allegheny Plateau...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 160FS
Designated | 1975
ORIG_FID | 44332
West Virginia Wildernesses

Laurel Fork North Wilderness
OBJECTID_1 | 543
Website | https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=311
Wilderness | Laurel Fork North Wilderness
State | WV
Comment | <Null>
Date of Last Update | 12/27/2021
WID | 311
Abbreviated Name | Laurel_Fork_North
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/laurel_fork_n.jpg
Acreage | 6048
Description | Although sometimes listed as two areas, Laurel Fork Wilderness straddles the Laurel Fork of the Cheat River and only the corridor of County Route 40 separates the northern and southern portions. The narrow...
Agency | FS
joinerID | 311FS
Designated | 1983
ORIG_FID | 44380
West Virginia Wildernesses

Mountain Lake Wilderness
Wilderness | Mountain Lake Wilderness
State | VA/WV
Abbreviated Name | Mountain_Lake
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/MountainLake.jpg
Description | Mountain Lake, the only natural body of water in western Virginia, sits just outside the southwestern boundary of Mountain Lake Wilderness. Inside the boundary lies a highland plateau resting squarely...

Otter Creek Wilderness
Wilderness | Otter Creek Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Otter_Creek
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/OtterCreek.jpg
Description | In a natural bowl between Shavers Mountain (on the east side) and McGowan Mountain (on the west side) lies Otter Creek Wilderness. Most of the numerous streams in the area flow into Otter Creek, which...

Roaring Plains West Wilderness
Wilderness | Roaring Plains West Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Roaring_Plains_West
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/RoaringPlainsWest.jpg
Description | The 6,792 acre Roaring Plains West Wilderness area is located approximately 3 miles southwest of the Dolly Sods Wilderness. Canaan Valley State Park is about 5 miles north of the area. Primary access...

Spice Run Wilderness
Wilderness | Spice Run Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Spice_Run
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/SpiceRun.jpg
Description | The 6,030 acre Spice Run Wilderness is located south of Calvin Price State Forest. The area is about 2 miles in length and 3.5 miles wide and is found within portions of the Alvon, Anthony, Denmar, and...

Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Wilderness | Laurel Fork South Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Laurel_Fork_South
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/LaurelForkSouth.jpg
Description | Although sometimes listed as two areas, Laurel Fork Wilderness straddles the Laurel Fork of the Cheat River and only the corridor of County Route 40 separates the north and south portions. The narrow river...

Big Draft Wilderness
Wilderness | Big Draft Wilderness
Abbreviated Name | Big_Draft
Image | https://wilderness.net/images/NWPS/BigDraft.jpg
Description | The 5,144 acre Big Draft Wilderness is located on the southern tip of the Forest, just south of Blue Bend Recreation Area and about five miles north of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Slopes within...