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No site in WV DEP's access file falls on Shays Run, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 4 blocks of public land front Shays Run, and 7.2 of its 3.0 mapped miles run through them.
Public land on the water
- Canaan Loop Roadless Area — designation overlay, 2.09 mi of this river, 7,866 acres in all
- Monongahela National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 2.08 mi of this river, 949,934 acres in all
- Blackwater Wildlife Management Area — U.S. Forest Service, 2.08 mi of this river, 62,342 acres in all, restricted access
- Blackwater Falls State Park — state natural-resources agency, 0.95 mi of this river, 2,279 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 Shays Run
Shays Run — live water temperature, regulations and access