Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Railroad Grade Shelter
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 39.07095, -79.53440
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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 Railroad Grade 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 Railroad Grade 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 Railroad Grade Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- WWater10 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- PPropane24 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 — Railroad Grade Shelter
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
State
WV
Coordinates
39.07095, -79.53440
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Railroad Grade Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureNorth Fork Red Run (river) · nearby
- Nearest townElk · ~3.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelExxon · ~10.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~3.9 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~20.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSt. George Clinic · ~10.8 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~5.4 mi
EV charging — from Railroad Grade Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.7 mi straight-line SW — Elkins Fordland WV (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 166 within 100 · 641 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)34.5 mi — McHenry, MD - Tesla Supercharger, McHenry
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO35.2 mi — POTOMAC EDISON DEEP CREEK DC1, McHenry
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)3.2 mi — Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, WV · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center, Davis, 4.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 322288 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Railroad Grade Shelter · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBear Heaven Campground · ~12.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Railroad Grade Shelter
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Tucker County~1.2 mi
- Pointy Knob Shelter~2.7 mi
- Davis Shelter~3.1 mi
- Monongahela National Forest~3.2 mi
The unit that manages Railroad Grade Shelter
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Railroad Grade Shelter are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Railroad Grade 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 Railroad Grade 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 — Railroad Grade Shelter
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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