Crumbling ledges overlooking deeply forested mountains, hidden gorges where clear creeks tumble into waterfall spray, wild black bears-no, it isn’t the rainy west coast of Canada or the edge of Alaska ...

An unexploded shell dating back to the time when portions of the Monongahela National Forest were used to train U.S. Army troops for combat in Europe during World War II was found by a hiker last week ...

CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Forest Service has issued burning ban for the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area of the Monongahela National Forest. Aaron Kendall is the Forest Fire Management Officer for the ...

A key route into the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area will be closed for maintenance starting June 22, 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Amid ongoing drought conditions and increased fire danger, the Monongalia National Forest has issued more ...

Sep. 17—KEYSER, W.Va. — A Mineral County official said Tuesday that prompt deployment of all-terrain vehicles is needed at the Dolly Sods Wilderness area to aid ill or injured hikers. Recently, ...

Aug. 3—KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County officials are joining three other West Virginia counties in seeking permission to use all-terrain vehicles in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area to rescue ill or ...

Late last October, I took my younger daughter and a couple of her friends, all active 20-somethings, to visit Canaan Valley in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Sara had hiked and camped in ...

image: Dolly Sods will soon not only be the name of a popular wilderness area in eastern West Virginia. It will also be the name of a GPU cluster project that will enhance research in physics and ...

LANEVILLE, W. Va. -- It was time to make a pilgrimage to Dolly Sods. Dolly Sods is a wild spot in northeastern West Virginia that has been described as one foot short of the tree line and two steps ...

ELKINS, W.Va. — A massive search is under way for an autistic hiker lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area. Tiffany Curran with the Parsons Volunteer Fire Department says the 18-year-old man has the ...