Cranberry Wilderness
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...
Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.
| Designation | Wilderness |
| Managed by | U.S. Forest Service |
| State | West Virginia |
| Size | 47,742 acres (Wilderness Connect) |
| Designated | 1983, by Congress |
| Center point | 38.2947, -80.3135 |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 10) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Where to camp
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. 7 are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.
Trailheads and sites
The Forest Service lists 2 recreation sites inside this wilderness, among them 1 backpacking, 1 dispersed camping. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.
- 1 miCranberry Wilderness ↗Backpacking
- 5 miWilliams River Sites ↗Dispersed camping · mid-March to end of November
Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 4.1 miMcNeel Mill ↗Mill Point, WV
- 4.3 miSeebert Lane Colored School ↗Seebert, WV
- 4.6 miPleasant Green Methodist Episcopal Church ↗Seebert, WV
- 6.3 miHunter, Frank and Anna, House ↗Marlinton, WV
- 6.6 miPocahontas Times Print Shop ↗Marlinton, WV
- 6.6 miMarlinton Opera House ↗Marlinton, WV
- 6.7 miMarlinton Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Station ↗Marlinton, WV
- 7 miPocahontas County Courthouse and Jail ↗Marlinton, WV
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Cranberry Wilderness?
47,742 acres.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Who manages Cranberry Wilderness?
The U.S. Forest Service.
Source: Wilderness Connect
What state is Cranberry Wilderness in?
West Virginia.
Source: Wilderness Connect
When was Cranberry Wilderness designated?
Congress designated it in 1983.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Can I camp at Cranberry Wilderness?
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. The nearest is Tea Creek Campground, 0.1 miles out. 7 in all are within ten miles. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.
Source: Where to camp
Where are the trailheads in Cranberry Wilderness?
The Forest Service lists 2 recreation sites here, including 1 backpacking and 1 dispersed campground. Each one links to its Forest Service page.
Source: Trailheads and sites
How do I get to Cranberry Wilderness?
A point inside the boundary is at 38.295, -80.314. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: Wilderness Connect
How dark is the night sky at Cranberry Wilderness?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 10 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Cranberry Wilderness?
15 National Register listings within 15 miles, including McNeel Mill and Seebert Lane Colored School.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.