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Wilderness Areas
Wilderness Areas
Monongahela National Forest includes 115,000 acres of Wilderness designated under the National Wilderness Preservation System. Two Wilderness Areas were designated in 1975: Dolly Sods and Otter Creek. Three Wilderness Areas were added in 1983: Cranberry, Laurel Fork North and Laurel Fork South. Three additional Wilderness Areas were designated in 2009: Big Draft, Roaring Plains West and Spice Run while three existing areas were expanded: Cranberry, Dolly Sods and Otter Creek.
More on Wilderness Areas within Monongahela National Forest
Alerts & Warnings