Mon River Trails Conservancy

Mon River Trails Conservancy Mon River Trails Conservancy was incorporated in 1991 to develop and manage the Mon River and Deckers Creek Rail-Trails in North Central WV.

Currently, 48 miles of the Mon River / Caperton / Deckers Creek Rail-Trails are open for non-motorized use, primarily walking, cycling, jogging, and cross-country skiing with a smooth, durable surface for wheel-chair use and all types of bicycles. In Morgantown and Star City, eight miles of trail are paved, allowing for in-line skating. The rail-trail connects three counties, Marion, Monongalia, a

nd Preston Counties in North Central West Virginia. The Caperton Trail has an urban feel with neighboring city parks, restaurants, and shops. The relatively flat Mon River Trail meanders along the wooded river valley with occasional bottomland and field habitats. The Deckers Creek Trail is more of a challenge as it climbs at approximately a 2% grade 1,000 feet over 19 miles with rhododendron and hemlock groves, deciduous forests, into more open fields and farmlands in Preston County.

TRAIL CLOSED with DETOUR at the Cobun Creek Trail Bridge in mile 11 of the Mon River / Caperton Rail-Trail. This closure...
08/25/2026

TRAIL CLOSED with DETOUR at the Cobun Creek Trail Bridge in mile 11 of the Mon River / Caperton Rail-Trail. This closure will be TODAY (Aug. 25) for Morgantown Utility Board work on sewer lines. There is a short, signed detour around using Don Knotts Blvd or choose to enjoy other parts of rail-trail and avoid the work zone.
Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, BOPARC, WE Run! Morgantown, BikeMorgantown

Deckers Creek Rail-Trail Parking and Access at Marilla Park (trail mile 2) is CLOSED for several months while park impro...
08/25/2026

Deckers Creek Rail-Trail Parking and Access at Marilla Park (trail mile 2) is CLOSED for several months while park improvements are happening. The Greg Good Trail Bridge is CLOSED. Trail parking is still available on Deckers Creek Blvd across from the DMV.
BikeMorgantown, WE Run! Morgantown, Mon Valley Green Space Coalition

‼️Public Notice Reminder ‼️

MARILLA PARK ROAD CLOSURE- Due to on-going construction and improvements beginning August 24, Marilla Park from the lower park entrance at the Subterranean Bridge to the new Marilla Pool parking lot will be closed until further notice. The pavilion loop and small playground will also be closed. Guests accessing upper Marilla Park should enter from the East Brockway side. Those accessing the park from Sabraton should use White Avenue to Hirschman Street. Access to the park from the Deckers Creek Trail via the Good Bridge will also be closed. The big playground, splash pad, and in-park trails will remain open during the closure.

🔗: https://www.boparc.org

TONIGHT! Join our watershed friends, Friends of Deckers Creek, in fun at the Friday for a Cause at The Co-op. Live music...
08/21/2026

TONIGHT! Join our watershed friends, Friends of Deckers Creek, in fun at the Friday for a Cause at The Co-op. Live music by Leftover Stews, chance to win in a raffle, and fun getting served by FODC celebrity bartenders. Come out and support a clean and healthy Deckers Creek!
BikeMorgantown, WE Run! Morgantown, Mon Valley Green Space Coalition

Coming up!

Join us on August 21st from 6:00-9:00 PM in the Co-Op

Friday for a Cause presents Friends of Deckers Creek! This event is to help build awareness about the contamination of our local creek and its preservation!

TRAIL CLOSED with DETOUR at the Cobun Creek Trail Bridge in mile 11 of the Mon River / Caperton Rail-Trail. This closure...
08/19/2026

TRAIL CLOSED with DETOUR at the Cobun Creek Trail Bridge in mile 11 of the Mon River / Caperton Rail-Trail. This closure will be TODAY (Aug. 19) and Thursday (Aug. 20) and then again on Monday (Aug. 24) for Morgantown Utility Board work on sewer lines. There is a short, signed detour around using Don Knotts Blvd or choose to enjoy other parts of rail-trail and avoid the work zone.
Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, BOPARC, City of Morgantown - City Hall, WE Run! Morgantown, BikeMorgantown

This evening, Tuesday, August 18, learn more about the mushrooms found in West Virginia at the Nature Series Connection ...
08/18/2026

This evening, Tuesday, August 18, learn more about the mushrooms found in West Virginia at the Nature Series Connection at the WVU Core Arboretum, Mon River / Caperton Trail mile 7 and up at the outdoor amphitheater.
Monongahela Master Naturalists, Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, WV Mushroom Hunters Club

Come to WVU Core Arboretum for our free and public Nature Connection Series talk this Tuesday, August 18, at 6:00 at the Arboretum Amphitheater! This week's speaker is Max Dubansky, Farmer and Mushroom Expert at Backbone Food Farm; and his talk is titled Wild mushrooms of wild wonderful West Virginia. Bring your friends, and don't miss this excellent talk!

Section of Mon River Rail-Trail CLOSED from Catawba to Pricketts Fort State Park (trail miles 28 and 29) all this week f...
08/17/2026

Section of Mon River Rail-Trail CLOSED from Catawba to Pricketts Fort State Park (trail miles 28 and 29) all this week for resurfacing with compacted limestone. Starting Monday, August 17 to Friday, August 21 there will be NO TRAIL USE allowed on this section while putting down and compacting surface. Please find other places to enjoy the rail-trail. Thank you for your patience as we work on improvements to the Mon River Rail-Trail!
Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation, BOPARC, Country Roads Cyclists, WE Run! Morgantown

WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED and TRAIL OPEN. TODAY, Wed. Aug. 12, Morgantown Utility Board is repairing a sewer line and has ...
08/12/2026

WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED and TRAIL OPEN. TODAY, Wed. Aug. 12, Morgantown Utility Board is repairing a sewer line and has a section of Mon River / Caperton Rail-Trail CLOSED behind WVU Reynolds Hall in trail mile 8. Trail will open again at end of day. There is a detour around on city streets. Coordinates are
Closure at Walnut -79.95828, 39.63147 Degrees
Closure at 3rd Street -79.95934, 39.63828 Degrees
Mon Valley Green Space Coalition, WE Run! Morgantown, City of Morgantown - City Hall, BOPARC

The Handmade Market will be happening again on national Celebrate Trails Day- April 24, 2027! MRTC is excited to be one ...
08/11/2026

The Handmade Market will be happening again on national Celebrate Trails Day- April 24, 2027! MRTC is excited to be one of many community recipients of a YCF Art Grant. This funding is essential support to be able to host this Spring celebration of rail-trails and local artists. Thank you to the Monongalia County Commission, City of Morgantown - City Hall, Douglas H. Tanner Memorial Fund for the Arts, Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc., and the Arts Council of Greater Morgantown

08/08/2026

Are you watching the transformation in mile 1 of the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail at Stanley's Spot dog park? Thank you volunteers of Morgantown Forward! Plan to join the celebration on Saturday, August 29! more details to come.
Trail Volunteer Fund, Friends of Deckers Creek, Main Street Morgantown

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