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Effective beginning 06/02/2025: 

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2025 Press Releases

Closing Dates for Monongahela National Forest Recreation Sites

Release Date: August 28, 2025
ELKINS, W.Va., August 28, 2025 - Some developed campgrounds, picnic areas and both visitor centers in the Monongahela National Forest routinely close…

Permits Available for the 2025 Ginseng Season on Monongahela National Forest

Release Date: August 22, 2025
ELKINS, W.Va., August 22, 2025— The Monongahela National Forest will begin selling ginseng permits for the 2025 harvest season on Thursday, August…

Monongahela National Forest Accepting Recreation Concessionaire Proposals

Release Date: August 18, 2025
ELKINS, W.Va., August 19, 2025—The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is accepting proposals for a recreation facilities concessionaire…

Forest Road 209 to Stonecoal Dispersed Camp Site to reopen August 14, 2025

Release Date: August 11, 2025
ELKINS, W.Va., August 12, 2025—Forest Road (FR) 209 and the popular Stonecoal Dispersed Camping area along the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River on…
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