Product Description
Overview: Your guide to the wildest corners of Monongahela National Forest. Featuring Dolly Sods, Seneca Rocks, Spruce Knob, Blackwater Falls, and Canaan Valley, this waterproof topographic map highlights trails, campsites, backroads, public lands, and hidden gems for hiking, camping, biking, and overlanding adventures.
Why Purple Lizard Maps over Map Apps?
- Lack of cellular service
- Won't run out of battery power–doesn't need recharged
- Tangible Maps are cooler
- Waterproof
- Makes Great Wall Art
- More detailed and more vetted trail systems than most map apps
- Small Business Support - Local PA
- keeps you disconnected from your screen and more connected with your surroundings
- The Excitement of "Chasing Lizards" (IYKYK)!
- True Adventure without GPS
- Explore with the confidence of highly detailed, accurate AF trail and road systems for all recreation types
One of our most popular maps and one of the most spectacular mountain landscapes in the eastern United States.
From the windswept high plateau of Dolly Sods Wilderness to the towering cliffs of Seneca Rocks, from Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley to Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia, this map unlocks some of the very best hiking, camping, biking, climbing, paddling, road-tripping and exploring in the Mountain State.
Whether you're planning a backpacking trip into Dolly Sods, a weekend of camping in Monongahela National Forest, a climb at Seneca Rocks, a mountain biking adventure around Davis and Thomas, or simply looking for a spectacular backroad to see where it goes, this map will help you make the most of your time in one of the wildest and most beautiful landscapes in the East.
The mountain towns of Davis and Thomas, miles of backroads, some of the best camping in the region, the highest point in West Virginia, and one of the most unique wilderness areas east of the Mississippi are all waiting to be explored.
A beautifully designed, easy-to-read topographic map featuring contour lines, elevation data, shaded relief, and all the key details you need to plan your adventures: backroads and trails, trail use designations, road surfaces (paved, gravel and 4WD), parking access, campsites, public lands, historic sites and more.
And of course, those little purple lizards are tucked throughout the map, highlighting special places and adding an extra layer of exploration and discovery as you make your own adventure along the way.
Features & Benefits:
Lizard Maps are durable, waterproof, easy to read, and give you the big picture. The map opens to 24” x 36” and folds easily to 4” x 8” to fit in your back pocket. Scale: 1:48,000 (1 inch = 0.75 mile) Includes both lat./lon. and UTM coordinate systems.
- Public Land The northeastern tier of Monongahela National Forest, Blackwater Falls State Park, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Canaan Valley State Park, Bear Rocks Preserve, Pike Knob Preserve, Dolly Sods Wilderness, Roaring Plains West Wilderness, Seneca Rocks, Smoke Hole and Spruce Knob.
- Destinations Red Creek Campground, The Road Across The Sky, Lower Glady Dispersed Camping Area, Gandy Creek Dispersed Camping Area, Spruce Knob Campground, Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Big Bend Campground and Johnny Meadows Camping Area.
- Roads All Lizard Maps show which roads are paved, dirt/gravel or 4WD roads as well as which are gated. Perfect for bicyclists, dual sport riders and overlanders looking to put together a remote backcountry route across public lands.
- Major Hiking Trails Designated hiking trails in the Dolly Sods Wilderness, Blackwater Canyon Trail, North Fork Mountain Trail, sections of the 300-mile Allegheny Trail, Huckleberry Trail, Seneca Creek Trail and Allegheny Mountain Trail.
- Major Biking Trails The mountain bike trails of Thomas and Davis, WV, including Moon Rocks and HooDoo, Hellbender, Plantation, Splash Dam and Rock Shocks Trail, the Blackwater Canyon Trail as well as the entire North Fork Mountain Trail.
- Even More Trails! Lizard Maps highlight and designate public trails and paths including hiking, biking, equestrian, skiing, snowmobiling and rail trails managed by federal, state and local authorities, including trails of Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley State Parks, wilderness area trails, Thomas City Park trails and the Thomas Rail Trail.
- Points of Interest Campgrounds, picnic areas, river access, boat launches, climbing areas, primitive car camping sites, scenic overlooks, observation towers, waterfalls and Lizard spots.
- Rivers Blackwater River, Dry Fork of the Cheat River, Seneca Creek and the South Branch of the Potomac River.
- Towns Davis, Franklin, Petersburg and Thomas, WV.
Map Specs:
- Scale: 1:48,000 (1 inch = 0.75 mile)
- Waterproof and tear-resistant
- Detailed outdoor recreation legend
- Clearly marked trails, roads, campsites, and recreation features
- Detailed topography and hydrography
- Field-verified cartography
- Includes both lat./lon. and UTM coordinate systems
- 24 x 36 inches, two sided, folded to 8 x 4
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