potential for frost exists year-round at Cranberry Glades. In some years, the frost-free period has been as short as 81 days. Still, the average summer high is in roughly 74 °F-82 °F (23 °C-28 °C). Mid-winter temperatures record as low as , and the area often sees heavy snow. Recreation Today, Cranberry Glades serves as a major tourism stop along the Highland Scenic Highway corridor. Near the Glades is the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center providing interpretive services. Within the Glades area itself, Monongahela National Forest has constructed a boardwalk that traverses the edge of some bogs and a small wooded section. The entire Glades area itself is traversed by Cowpasture Trail, a improved hiking path that serves as the border between the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area and the much larger Cranberry Wilderness. Due to the ecologically-sensitive nature of the area, visitors are not permitted to leave these developed paths within the Glades. See also List of botanical gardens and arboretums in West Virginia Cranberry Wilderness Cranberry River Mill Point Federal Prison List of National Natural Landmarks List of National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia References External links Monongahela National Forest: Cranberry Glades Botanical Area Monongahela National Forest: Cranberry Mountain Nature Center West Virginia Division of Natural Resources: Cranberry Glades page National Park Service: NNL Webpage on the Glades Eastern Panhandle Native Plant Society: Cranberry Glades Plant List (2001) Appalachian bogs Bogs of West Virginia Botanical gardens in West Virginia Monongahela National Forest Protected areas of Pocahontas County, West Virginia National Natural Landmarks in West Virginia Landforms of Pocahontas County, West Virginia Cranberries