Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Middle Mountain Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.10730, -79.99927
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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 Middle Mountain Shelter
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,016 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Middle Mountain 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 Middle Mountain Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- PPropane22 mi
- AAir-up50 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 — Middle Mountain Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,016 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.10730, -79.99927
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Middle Mountain Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRimel · ~2.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.2 mi
- Propane / LPGTrent's Arbovale · ~24.8 mi
- Dump station~17.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~6.2 mi
- PharmacyHot Springs Pharmacy · ~11.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPocahontas Memorial Hospital · ~8.8 mi
- HardwareBrowns Paving · ~9.3 mi
EV charging — from Middle Mountain Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.4 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 107 within 100 · 347 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)31.2 mi — Lewisburg, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Lewisburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO47.1 mi — SUMMERSVILLE WV SUMMERSVILLE, Summersville
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.4 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 Middle Mountain Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPocahontas Campground · ~1.8 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRimel Picnic Area · ~2.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlowing Springs · ~6.8 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMcclintic Point Primitive · ~7.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Middle Mountain Shelter elsewhere
Other camps near Middle Mountain Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pocahontas Campground~1.8 mi · fee
- Lockridge Shelter~4.4 mi
- T.M. Gathright WMA~5.5 mi
- Meadow Creek Loop Campground~6.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Middle Mountain Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Middle Mountain Shelter are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Middle Mountain 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 Middle Mountain 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 — Middle Mountain Shelter
What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Stay limits →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →