BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Lost River, West Virginia
No site in WV DEP's access file falls on the Lost River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 3 blocks of public land front the Lost River, and 4.2 of its 11.0 mapped miles run through them.
Public land on the water
- Lost River Wildlife Management Area — state natural-resources agency, 1.52 mi of this river, 57 acres in all
- Wardensville Wildlife Management Area — U.S. Forest Service, 1.38 mi of this river, 61,897 acres in all, restricted access
- George Washington National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 1.33 mi of this river, 113,802 acres in all
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 Lost River
Lost River — live water temperature, regulations and access