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Six Forest caves closed year-round in effort to prevent spread of deadly disease affecting thousands of bats in the northeast. Read more

Firewood Alert
Firewood Alert Poster
Firewood Poster

Are You Bear Aware? Black bears are native to the Monongahela. With natural food sources being variable this summer people are reporting more encounters with bears than is usual. Visitors need to learn how to safely enjoy the National Forest while coexisting with bears. Please follow the links here to learn more:

Forest wide press release regarding bears. (pdf 30kb/2 pages)
Learn how to keep yourself safe in bear country.

Check out the links below for more recreation opportunites throughout the state of West Virginia!
Belington CVB Travel Berkley Springs Braxton County CVB Greater Bridgeport Cabell/Huntington CVB Charleston CVB Coalfield CVB Greenbrier County CVB Hampshire County Hancock County CVB Hurricane CVB Jefferson County CVB Lewis County CVB Marion County CVB Martinsburg/Berkley County CVB	Mercer County CVB Mason County Office of Tourism Morgantwon CVB New River CVB Parkersburg/Wood County CVB Pendleton County Visitors Committee Pocahontas County CVB Preston County CVB Putnam County CVB Randolph County CVB Richwood CVB Southern WV CVB Summers County CVB Tucker County CVB West Virginia Mountain Highlands Wheeling CVB