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Pull-thru
USACEBurnsville Lake · West Virginia
Bulltown Camp
Overview Head to Bulltown Campground to experience the scenery and historic significance of this central West Virginia region.
Sites204196 reservable
Elev.919ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig98 ft
Electric204182×50-amp
From Charleston1h39real 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 919 ft, Bulltown Camp has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 204 sites total: 196 reservable and 8 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 182 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 98-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 5 peaks, 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 · Nov
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
66°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charleston
82 mi
1h39
02
Morgantown
89 mi
1h53
03
Washington DC
257 mi
5h20
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 204 SITES
Color byShow only
197 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
182
50-amp
6
Accessible
0
Prime
204
Sites
★ The standout
Site E31
E · shaded.
To neighbor
106 ft
Max rig
48 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Peaks
5
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.