DOLLY SODS WILDERNESS
THE SODS ARE SOMETHING ELSE - A HIGH PLATEAU RESTING ATOP ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN - THIS PLACE IS THE DEFINTION OF WILD AND WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA. THERE'S BEAUTY TO BE FOUND ACROSS THE VASTNESS OF THESE PLAINS THROUGH ALL SEASONS OF THE YEAR. A PLAYGROUND FOR BACKPACKERS, THE SODS SHOULD BE RESPECTED, ADMIRED, AND A LITTLE FEARED FOR THE CONSTANT-CHANGING WEATHER CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES FOR INEXPERIENCED HIKERS. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCPLES ARE FOLLOWED HERE - INCLUDING PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS.
CAMP OVERNIGHT AT A PRIMITIVE SITE ALONG FOREST RD 75, CATCH SUNRISE AT BEAR ROCKS, AND HEAD IN AT BEAR ROCKS OR BLACKBIRD KNOB TRAILHEADS FOR A HIKE YOU WON'T FORGET. THE PANORAMIC VIEWS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AND THE BACKCOUNTRY SITES ARE PLENTIFUL. BE PREPARED FOR ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN - MUD, BOGS, AND HIGH WATER CROSSINGS ARE COMMON THROUGHOUT.
CAMP OVERNIGHT AT A PRIMITIVE SITE ALONG FOREST RD 75, CATCH SUNRISE AT BEAR ROCKS, AND HEAD IN AT BEAR ROCKS OR BLACKBIRD KNOB TRAILHEADS FOR A HIKE YOU WON'T FORGET. THE PANORAMIC VIEWS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AND THE BACKCOUNTRY SITES ARE PLENTIFUL. BE PREPARED FOR ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN - MUD, BOGS, AND HIGH WATER CROSSINGS ARE COMMON THROUGHOUT.
