Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 37.90671, -80.27341
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at the elevation shown above.
Fire & smoke — around Blue Bend Loop Trail ShelterNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail3 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- WWater7 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- PPropane23 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- AAir-up44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
WV
Coordinates
37.90671, -80.27341
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGLove's · ~22.6 mi
- Dump station~25.4 mi
- GroceriesFood Lion · ~7.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~17.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Care of West Virginia · ~16.2 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~11.0 mi
EV charging — from Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger10.9 mi straight-line SW — Lewisburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 102 within 100 · 277 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS18.1 mi — Magic City Chevrolet GMC Covington, Covington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO37.4 mi — SUMMERS COUNTY COURTHOUSE DCFC, Hinton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.3 mi — The Greenbrier Resort - Valet Area, White Sulphur Springs, WV · Blink Network · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 258268 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Bend Campground · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~7.5 mi S · FWS
- Highway rest areaWhite Sulpher Springs Welcome Center WB · ~8.5 mi S
- Vault / pit toiletFortney Branch · ~16.0 mi E · USFS
Open Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Anthony Creek Campsites~0.8 mi
- Blue Bend Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Blue Meadow Group Campground~1.2 mi · fee
- Cales Knoll Campground~15.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Blue Bend Loop Trail Shelter
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Stay limits →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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