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DescriptionDates are tentative,.... More information to come (like place and time to meet) when the dates get closer. We'll be hiking the Dolly Sods in West Virginia, most likely doing the Red Creek Trail. Any information on other trails would be greatly appreciated! Dolly Sods Wilderness is located on the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District of the Monongahela National Forest in Tucker and Randolph Counties, West Virginia. Address: 200 Sycamore Street Elkins, WV 26241 Phone: 304-636-1800 Websites with more info (and photos) about this area: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/sp/dolly_sods_wilderness.htm and http://www.naturalbornhikers.com/ A trail map is $6 which includes shipping. To order a map you've gotta send a check to the forest service. The $6 trail map is not a topo maps. There are 4 topo maps for the area, each $6 and there is a $3.50 shipping fee for Topo maps since they are mailed in a tube. Those "trail maps" are actually maps of the entire Mon Forest and not adequate for hiking/navigation. The four quad maps do not have all the trails marked, but are a lot better for navigation. The $6 map is nice to have, but not very good for navigating. The $6 forest map is also available at the visitor center at Seneca Rocks or the Potomac Ranger District office outside of Petersburg, if somebody wants to view one before laying out the bucks. Send your money to: Map Order 200 Sycamore St. Elkins, WV 26241 Make the check payable to: USDA/MNF Group size is restricted to 8 people. However, we are permitted up to 24 people on the trail, but for camping each group of 8 must camp a minimum of 300 feet (100 yards) apart. I guess we'll split up into equal sized groups at the trailhead for camping. Fires are only permitted in established fire rings due to burried mortars. I suggest we find a heavily used camp as a "hang out camp" which is equidistant from the other campsites. Here we can have a fire and hang out. This will reduce impact on the environment from such a large group. Camping is permitted anywhere as long as it is 300 feet from a trail or water source. If you want an information packet call 304 636 1800 Please DO NOT MENTION Thebackpacker.com or a large group trip when you call. As we've seen in the past (ref: everything goes wrong on a TT trip) calling the park and getting the personell worried about a huge internet group is a bad thing and can complicate things--please don't make us hurt you.
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