Cranberry River
🌿 Wilderness
Pocahontas Co. · 20 mi · Class I–II
205CFS/ 2.10 ft
Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 100–600 CFS · USGS #03186500
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Monongahela National Forest · Adjacent to Cranberry Wilderness
A gem of the Monongahela National Forest, the Cranberry flows through the Cranberry Wilderness — one of the largest wilderness areas in the eastern United States. The river is small, cold, and crystalline, draining a unique boreal ecosystem of spruce and cranberry bogs more typical of Canada than Appalachia.
Trip sections
Cranberry Glades to Woodrow — Class I–II, wilderness headwaters
Woodrow to Richwood — Class I–II, gentle forest run
Outfitters
Elk River Touring Center
Shuttle service and local beta for Cranberry River trips
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