Cranberry Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest

Name: Cranberry Wilderness
Address: Monongahela National Forest, United States

#47 among attractions in Monongahela National Forest

Natural attraction, Protected area

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The Cranberry Wilderness is a 47,815-acre U.S. wilderness area in the Monongahela National Forest of southeast West Virginia, United States. Its name derives from the nearby Cranberry Glades as well as from the Cranberry River and Cranberry Mountain. In addition to being wilderness, it is a designated black bear sanctuary. ()

Established: 1983 (41 years ago)Coordinates: 38°16'28"N, 80°17'7"W

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Monongahela National Forest United States

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Cranberry Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cranberry Glades, Handley Wildlife Management Area.

5 miS
National park, Forest, Park
Cranberry Glades, Marlinton
128 min walk • Cranberry Glades — also known simply as The Glades — are a cluster of five small, boreal-type bogs in southwestern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. This area, high in the Allegheny Mountains at about 3,400 feet, is protected as the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, part of the Monongahela National Forest.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Handley Wildlife Management Area
139 min walk • Handley Wildlife Management Area is located on 784 acres northwest of Marlinton in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is near the headwaters of the Williams River in the Monongahela National Forest.

Cranberry Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest

Facts and practical information

Monongahela National Forest plan & book

Cranberry Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cranberry Glades, Marlinton

Handley Wildlife Management Area