Elkins-Otter Creek Lizard Map: West Virginia
$15.00
A real map for people who love real-world experiences
The Elkins-Otter Creek Lizard Map will help you plan all your adventures in and around the northwestern tier of Monongahela National Forest including the Otter Creek and Laurel Fork Wilderness.
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/4wd), parking access, campsites, public lands, historic sites and more.
Lizard Maps are durable, waterproof, 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. The scale is 1:48,000 (1 inch = 0.75 mile). Includes both lat./long and UTM coordinate systems.
Public land: the northwestern tier of Monongahela National Forest, Fernow Experimental Forest, Otter Creek Wilderness, Laurel Fork North and South Wilderness and a section of George Washington National Forest.
Destinations: Gandy Creek Dispersed Camping Area, Johnny Meadows Camping Area, Spruce Knob Campground, Sinks of Gandy, Middle Mountain Cabins, Gaudineer Scenic Area, Fort Cheat Historic Site, Stuart Campground, Stone Coal Dispersed Camping, Little River Dispersed Camping, Locust Springs Recreation Area, Bear Heaven and Bickle Knob Observation Tower.
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 Otter Creek Wilderness, Laurel Fork North and South Wilderness, East Fork Trail and sections of the 300-mile Allegheny Trail.
Major biking trails: Blackwater Canyon Trail and Allegheny Highlands Trail, a 25-mile rail trail connecting Elkins and Parson, WV, and the rustic West Fork Mountain Bike Rail Trail, a 25-mile mildly improved rail trail between Glady and Durbin, WV.
Even more trails: Lizard Maps highlight and designate public trails and paths including hiking, biking, equestrian, skiing and rail trails managed by federal, state and local authorities, including sections of the 300-mile Allegheny Trail.
Points of interest: campgrounds, picnic areas, river access, boat launches, primitive car camping sites, scenic overlooks, observation towers, waterfalls and lizard spots.
Rivers: the Cheat River at Parsons, WV, Dry Fork of the Cheat River, and Shavers Fork.
Towns: Beverly, Durbin, Elkins, Parsons, Saint George, WV.
Lizards! The little purple Lizards you’ll find scattered on the map signify an interesting spot to check out. The Legend says “This Could Mean Anything: cool place, sweet view, local legend”.
Ready for more West Virginia Adventure?
More WV adventure is right next door to the Elkins - Otter Creek Map. Grab the Dolly Sods-Seneca Rocks map and start planing today.
Want a taste of what you can expect on the Elkins and Dolly Sods Lizard maps?
Check out the WV Lizard Adventure Blogs
All Purple Lizard maps are available flat (rolled up, unfolded) suitable for framing in a corporate lobby or just nailing to a cabin wall. The map cost is the same ($15) but shipping varies. E-mail info@purplelizard.com for specifics.
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Looking for ideas to explore our PA maps? Check out the PA Fall Adventure Guide and the other downloadable Lizard Adventure Guides that accompany each map, and be sure to look through the blog archives for our hikes and ride stories.
Also check out our PA Adventure Blogs
Health warning: continued use of these maps may result in an inability to stay indoors and a sudden criticism of traffic. Your skin may become covered with dust and dirt. Mild confusion will make it difficult to relate time and distance, which may alter your definition of weather. There is a potential for all of these side effects to occur simultaneously and without warning. That's why we are warning you now.
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West Virginia Two-Pack: Dolly Sods, Elkins and a Lizard 75 sticker!
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Check out this blog on exploring the northern tier to get an idea of what's out there. And this is just a tiny bit!