Thinking About Camping Up on Forest Road 13 in West Virgini.

This autumn I am thinking about going back to West Virginia again.

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One of my favorite places to camp is up in Canaan Heights on Forest Road 13 outside of Thomas.

Dusk

There are some really nice, but small sites notched into the mountain laurel.

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The mountain laurel is thick and grows all over in places up in the Cannan Heights.

Camping in the mountain laurel

But there are also some areas of open sods.

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Sitting by the fire.

Wilson Pond

Taking in the beauty.

Rainy when I got to West Virginia

Definitely a nice place to explore.

Map: Blackwater Canyon Trail
Map: Forest Road 13 Informal Camping Opporunities
Map: Monongahela National Forest 1:24k Topographic Map Index
Map: Olson Fire Tower
Photo: Trail On Cannan Heights
Photo: Forest Road 13
Photo: Happy in the Mountain Laurel
Photo: Final campfire in West Virginia
Photo: Autumn Colors
Photo: Mountain Laurel Camp
Photo: Country Roads
Photo: I'll miss the thick Mountain Laurel
Photo: Flat Land - No the Allegheny Front
Photo: Packing Up

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