Natural Resource Areas

Natural Resource Areas

Public Recreation Areas

NATIONAL FORESTS

Monogahela National Forest

The Monogahela National Forest covers an extensive area of the State and includes many interesting sights which are as follows: Seneca Rocks, Spruce Knob, Smoke Hole, Dolly Sods, Otter Creek, Laurel Fork, Cranberry Wilderness, Cranberry Glades, Cranberry Mountain Nature Center, Seneca Shadows Campground, Stuart Recreation Area, Gaudineer Scenic Area, Lake Sherwood Recreation Area, Highland Scenic Highway, Spruce Knob Lake Recreation Complex, Lake Buffalo Impoundment, and Summit Lake Recreation Complex.
(WV Blue Book 1998, p. 871)

www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests

The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests extend into West Virginia with the majority of acreage located in Virginia. Approximately 104,866 acres of the George Washington and 18,526 acres of the Jefferson are present in this state. Both forests extend into Hampshire, Hardy, Pendleton, and Monroe Counties of West Virginia. (WV Blue Book 1998, p. 871)

www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/gwj/

Public Recreation Areas

Cheat River

The Cheat River is formed by the junction of the Black Fork River at Parsons, West Virginia; the mouth of the Cheat junctions with the Monongahela River at Point Marion, Pennsylvania. (WV Blue Book 1998,p.824)

Potomac River

The Potomac River is formed from the junction of the North and South Branches near Green Spring, Hampshire County; the mouth of the river flows into the Chesapeake Bay. (WV Blue Book 1998, p. 825)

North Branch of the Potomac River

The North Branch of the Potomac River has its source near Fairfax Stone, which marks the comers of Grant, Preston, and Tucker Counties; the mouth junctions with the South Branch of the Potomac River near Green Spring, Hampshire County. (WV Blue Book 1998, p. 825)

South Branch of the Potomac River

The South Branch of the Potomac River has its source located near Hightown, Highland County, Virginia; the mouth is formed in junction with the North Branch of the Potomac River near Green Spring, Hampshire County. (WV Blue Book 1998, p. 824-25)