BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Blackwater River, West Virginia
No site in WV DEP's access file falls on the Blackwater River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 4 blocks of public land front the Blackwater River, and 17.5 of its 17.9 mapped miles run through them.
Public land on the water
- Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 13.16 mi of this river, 17,018 acres in all, restricted access
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park — state natural-resources agency, 3.56 mi of this river, 5,805 acres in all
- Monongahela National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 0.41 mi of this river, 949,934 acres in all
- Blackwater Wildlife Management Area — U.S. Forest Service, 0.41 mi of this river, 62,342 acres in all, restricted access
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it. The river miles are how far this river's drawn axis runs inside each block, measured here; the acreage is the whole unit's, most of which is nowhere near this water. "Restricted access" and "access unrecorded" are PAD-US's own words for the block, and neither one means open — check before you park.
More about Blackwater River
Blackwater River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the Blackwater River, West Virginia
- Blackwater River fishing report
- Blackwater River fishing regulations