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USACESummersville Lake · West Virginia
Battle Run
Overview Battle Run Campground is conveniently located just south of Summersville, West Virginia, on the shores of the largest lake in the state.
Sites117114 reservable
Elev.1,677ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig90 ft
Electric110sites
From Charleston1h40real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 1,677 ft, Battle Run has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 27°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 117 sites total: 114 reservable and 3 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 3 named hiking routes, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
70%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 24
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
65°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charleston
70 mi
1h40
02
Morgantown
134 mi
2h35
03
Washington DC
317 mi
6h13
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 117 SITES
Color byShow only
117 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
117
Sites
★ The standout
Site 032
LOOP C.
To neighbor
138 ft
Max rig
66 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
3
Trail segments
39
Viewpoints
7
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.9 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.