Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Dogway Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.25886, -80.38166
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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 Dogway Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,898 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Dogway 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 Dogway Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- WWater16 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- EVEV fast charger16 mi
- DDump30 mi
- ShShower39 mi
- PPropane42 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, 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 — Dogway Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,898 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.25886, -80.38166
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Dogway Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRichwood · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMarathon · ~12.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.8 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~8.2 mi
- PharmacyGauley River Pharmacy · ~15.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicCommunity Care of West Virginia · ~12.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~15.3 mi
EV charging — from Dogway Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.9 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 · 95 within 100 · 258 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.1 mi — Lewisburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Lewisburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.6 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 Dogway Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSummit Lake Campground · ~3.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletNorth Bend Picnic Area · ~3.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCranberry Campground · ~5.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFalls Of Hills Creek Parking/Trailhead · ~6.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Dogway Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Dogway Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- House Log Shelter~1.5 mi
- Pheasant Hollow Shelter~1.6 mi
- Tumbling Rock Shelter~2.2 mi
- Third Bridge Campsites~2.8 mi
The unit that manages Dogway Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Dogway Shelter are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Dogway 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 Dogway 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 — Dogway Shelter
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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