▁Society ▁has ▁designated ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁“ Mount ain ▁Tre asure ”. ▁▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁interior ▁spaces ▁in ▁the ▁Mount ▁Rog ers ▁National ▁Rec re ation ▁area , ▁ ▁Fe ather camp ▁offers ▁a ▁more ▁primitive ▁recre ation ▁than ▁the ▁Mount ▁Rog ers ▁High ▁Country . ▁ ▁Tra ils ▁include ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il , ▁the ▁Iron ▁Mountain ▁Tra il ▁and ▁Fe ather camp ▁ ▁Branch . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mount ▁Rog ers ▁Cl uster . ▁ ▁Location ▁and ▁access ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Mountains ▁of ▁South western ▁Virginia ▁about ▁ 2 . 4 ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Dam asc us , ▁Virginia ▁between ▁US FS ▁R d ▁ 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁east , ▁US ▁ 5 8 ▁on ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁Va ▁ 6 0 5 ▁on ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁south west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ▁G ap ▁wild ▁area . ▁The ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ▁extends ▁for ▁ 4 . 6 ▁miles ▁through ▁the ▁area , ▁entering ▁from ▁US ▁ 5 8 ▁on ▁the ▁east , ▁clim bing ▁to ▁ ▁Fe ather camp ▁R idge ▁and ▁ ▁then ▁exit ing ▁to ▁US ▁ 5 8 ▁on ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁Other ▁tra ils ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁include : ▁ ▁Be ech ▁Gro ve , ▁F S ▁ 4 5 5 2 , ▁ 3 . 7 ▁miles , ▁moder ate , ▁yellow ▁diam ond ▁bla