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Pull-thru
USFSMonongahela National Forest · West Virginia
Big Bend (WV)
Overview Big Bend is located in the Smoke Hole Canyon Smoke Hole Canyon next to the South Branch of the Potomac River at the end of County Route 2.
Sites4645 reservable
Elev.1,532ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig30 ft1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Morgantown3h11real 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 1,532 ft, Big Bend (WV) has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 26°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 46 sites total: 45 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, and the longest takes a 30-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 11 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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 · Nov
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 29.
64°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Morgantown
115 mi
3h11
02
Washington DC
164 mi
3h39
03
Charleston
218 mi
4h38
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 46 SITES
Color byShow only
45 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
46
Sites
★ The standout
Site 020
UPPR · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
165 ft
Max rig
30 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
15
Peaks
11
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.3 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.