Agency-listedUSFSUnpriced · confirm
Cranberry Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.32480, -80.44123
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Cranberry Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,514 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cranberry CampgroundNIFC · 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 Cranberry Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail7 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- WWater20 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- DDump25 mi
- ShShower38 mi
- PPropane48 mi
- AAir-up55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 20-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Cranberry Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,514 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.32480, -80.44123
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Cranberry Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMill Branch (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townDyer · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.6 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~21.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicWebster Memorial Hospital · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareCJ Richardson Hardware Furniture Appliances · ~20.2 mi
EV charging — from Cranberry Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.2 mi straight-line E — Mitchell Chevrolet, Marlinton, WV (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 92 within 100 · 269 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.6 mi — Sutton, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Sutton
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO21.2 mi — SUMMERSVILLE WV SUMMERSVILLE, Summersville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — Richwood City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargerFree (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 326089 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cranberry Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCranberry Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBishop Knob Campground · ~2.8 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBig Rock Campground · ~4.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSummit Lake Campground · ~5.3 mi S · USFS
Open Cranberry Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cranberry Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Poplar Branch Shelter~1.9 mi
- Bishop Knob Campground~2.8 mi
- Cranberry River Campsites~4.5 mi · fee
- Pheasant Hollow Shelter~4.6 mi
The unit that manages Cranberry Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cranberry Campground are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cranberry Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Cranberry Campground
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 — Cranberry Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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