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Celebrate Public Lands with Outdoor Fun, Food, and Music %3ASeptember 13, 2018%3A Marion, Va – The USDA Forest Service together with the Friends of Mount Rogers and other partners invite you to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 22...
Glenwood and Pedlar RD's - State Route 826 to access Crabtree Meadows As of September 19, 2018, State Route 826 which accesses Crabtree Meadows %3Alocated off State Route 56%3A is not passable. There is a landslide and boulders blocking the road just past Maidenhead Branch. Virginia Department of Transportation has been notified.
Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 CDT Some forest roads remain closed due to Hurricane Some forest roads remain closed due to impacts from Hurricane Florence. Please contact your local District Office for more information about what roads may be closed.
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 CDT Portions of Mount Rogers and Appalachian Trail closed to camping Portions of the Mount Rogers National Recreation high country and a segment of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail are closed to camping due to increased black bear activity and human encounters. This camping closure affects approximately 20,000 acres of National Forest System lands in Grayson and Smyth Counties, including Elk Garden, Thomas Knob Shelter, the Scales, Old Orchard Shelter, and approximately 17 miles of the Appalachian Trail %3AForest Trail #1%3A between Elk Garden/VA-600 and Fox Creek/VA-603. See the Forest Service closure order and press release and monitor ATC's Trail Updates page for more information www.appalachiantrail.org/updates
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 CDT Brandywine Recreational Area Brandywine Recreation Area located in Pendleton County, is now open to the public, please be advised that fee control measures are in place. Due to the flooding rehabilitation some areas are still being worked on.
For more information or questions, please call 540-432-0187.
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:00:00 CDT Forest Service Issues Closure Order for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project A closure order %3Aorder%3A has been issued for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project right of way and access roads on Forest lands in Monroe County, West VA and Giles and Montgomery Counties, VA. This revised order terminates and supersedes orders number 08-08-11-18-01; 08-08-11-18-02; 08-08-11-18-03; and 08-08-11-18-04. The order prohibits going into or upon National Forest System lands in the proximity of the approved right-of-way, and the use of Mystery Ridge Road %3AFSR #11080%3A, and Pocahontas Road %3AFSR #972%3A. The order excludes the tread width of the Appalachian Trail and the entirety of Brush Mountain Road %3AFSR #188%3A. Please refer to the order for specific details about the areas that are closed.
The order is in effect until March 31, 2019, unless terminated earlier.
