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That’s news to me. VA/WV has the George Washington National Forest, Mt Rogers National Recreational Area, Shenandoah National Park, multiple Wilderness areas (
by alistairSH 3y ago
That’s news to me.
VA/WV has the George Washington National Forest, Mt Rogers National Recreational Area, Shenandoah National Park, multiple Wilderness areas (Dolly Sods, etc). Abundant state parks with a mix of established campgrounds and backcountry camping.
We don’t have the huge swaths of BLM land. But outdoor access is still pretty great (at least from the DC/Mid-Atlantic urban corridor).
- kortilla 3y agoThose come with significantly more restrictions though, so it’s not useful to point those out there in the context of places where you can camp with few restrictions.
- alistairSH 3y agoDepends on what restrictions you mean. The biggest here is vehicle access - BLM lands tend to have lots of service roads/gravel that are open for van-lifers. Around here, it's a lot more backcountry backpacking. But the land is still largely open to the public.
- yencabulator 3y agoPublic lands even in the west get more restrictions in the places where too many people start ruining them. It really all comes back to population density, and that shouldn't surprise anyone: nature is easier to access in less populated places.