Name: Cooper's Rock Fall Camping - Please read the description!
Start: 2024-10-04T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-06T12:00:00-04:00

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A few of us are camping at Chestnut Ridge campground Friday and Saturday nights. There are a couple of open campsites in our loop if anyone else is interested in joining us. You are responsible for calling the park and making your own reservation. The available sites can be reserved by anyone, so if you are interested, you should act sooner, rather than later. Chestnut Ridge Park can be reached at 1 (888) 594-3111. Available sites in Area B as of this writing are 26, 28, and 30. 26 and 28 are single sites and cost $25/night; 30 is a double site (2 tent pads, one tent per pad) and is $35/night. You will be placed on the waiting list until you message Terri to let her know that you’ve made your reservation and which site you have. Let us know if you have any questions!
**The plan**: Camp Friday and/or Saturday night at Chestnut Ridge campground, hike Saturday at Coopers Rock, relax and enjoy a campfire and potluck Saturday evening, head home Sunday. Terri and Jeff will be at Chestnut Ridge campground no later than 3:00 p.m. Friday. The hike is posted as a separate event; everyone camping is included on the hike so there is no need to RSVP for it.
**Camping**: Dinner Friday will be on your own. We’ll organize a potluck dinner in the pavilion for Saturday night. There is no electricity in the pavilion so please plan accordingly. If you'd like to let us know what you'll be bringing, that's great (we can all anticipate the yummies!) and if not, that's ok too!
We'll also collect money from each person to get firewood for group campfires.
There are clean pit toilets in our loop, water spigots nearby and a nice shower house with hot water and flush toilets across the road.
**Links**: Open link below of Coopers Rock State Forest map. We will be camping at Chestnut Ridge Camp, located in the upper middle part of the map.
http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/CRSF_Map.pdf
Open the map below of Chestnut Ridge Camp/ Park. We camp in Area B.
http://chestnutridgepark.com/map.html
**Directions to the campground**: Take I68 east from Morgantown WV to Exit 15 Coopers Rock. Take exit 15 and make first left onto County Route 73/73. Go to "Tee" and take right turn to stay on County Route 73/73. Then take first left onto Chestnut Ridge County route 73/1. Go 1.5 miles to left turn at sign for Chestnut Ridge Campground and proceed to camping area B.
Using the GPS Coordinates will get you very close to the spot where we are camping. ***DO NOT FOLLOW YOUR GPS FROM 857 TO JOHNSON HOLLOW ROAD ONTO DARNELL HOLLOW ROAD. THIS ROAD IS A SHORT CUT, BUT IT IS A DIRT ROAD AND NOT IN GOOD CONDITION***\*.\*
Friendly dogs are welcome and must be leashed at all times as per Chestnut Ridge Park rules. They must also be cleaned up after.
We will do this event rain or shine.
Please feel free to post any questions you have, and we'll be happy to answer. We'll also provide more information as we go.

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