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    hanging at red creek campground (dolly sods, wv)

    We're planning to car camp at red creek campground at dolly sods for the first time this weekend and was wondering if there are good hang spots at the campground? We'll be arriving Saturday morning, so hoping the good spots haven't been taken by then.

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    The trees at the campground spots tend to be smallish and back in the underbrush a bit, but it can be done. After a rain you'll get wet walking through waist-high grass and weeds to your hammock until you beat them down and make a trail (and even then). At least, that was the case on the site we used. Maybe there are better sites. Forum members Country Roads or Skydog could probably give you better information. There are much nicer places to hang only 1/4 mile in on the Blackbird Knob Trail.

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    My experience has been that anytime you arrive there during the summer, all of the spots are occupied. it gets a ton of usage.
    the first trail head north of the campground has clumps of pines right near the parking that i have had to use to hang, as we are usually arriving well past sundown. never been bothered by locals or park rangers, but we are usually up and on the trail early.

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    thanks for the info. we'll head out on blackbird knob trail, then south on red creek trail, to find some good hang spots.

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