Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Lockridge Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.15486, -79.94433
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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 Lockridge Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,043 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lockridge 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 Lockridge Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 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 — Lockridge Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,043 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.15486, -79.94433
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Lockridge Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townMinnehaha Springs · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.1 mi
- Propane / LPGTrent's Arbovale · ~20.6 mi
- Dump station~18.4 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyHot Springs Pharmacy · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPocahontas Memorial Hospital · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareBrowns Paving · ~9.2 mi
EV charging — from Lockridge Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.3 mi straight-line NW — 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 reach1 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 103 within 100 · 379 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.6 mi — Lewisburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Lewisburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.8 mi — Walmart 1344 (Staunton, VA), Staunton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — Mitchell Chevrolet, Marlinton, WV (at a car dealership) · Non-Networked · J1772, CCS · 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 Lockridge Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRimel Picnic Area · ~2.0 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPocahontas Campground · ~3.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlowing Springs · ~6.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHidden Valley Campground · ~7.7 mi SE · USFS
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Other camps near Lockridge Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pocahontas Campground~3.8 mi · fee
- Middle Mountain Shelter~4.4 mi
- Marlin Mountain Shelter~6.4 mi
- Blowing Springs~6.8 mi · fee
The unit that manages Lockridge Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lockridge Shelter are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lockridge 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 Lockridge 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 — Lockridge Shelter
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Stay limits →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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