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Pull-thru
USACEEast Lynn Lake · West Virginia
East Fork (WV)
Overview East Fork Campground is located on the shores of East Lynn Lake on the East Fork of Twelvepole Creek, near East Lynn, WV.
Sites168113 reservable
Elev.748ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig68 ft1 pull-thru
Electric16877×50-amp
From Charleston1h35real 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 748 ft, East Fork (WV) has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 29°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 168 sites total: 113 reservable and 55 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 77 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 68-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 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 · Sep
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
72%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
68°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Charleston
72 mi
1h35
02
Morgantown
227 mi
4h25
03
Washington DC
409 mi
8h03
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 168 SITES
Color byShow only
165 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
77
50-amp
6
Accessible
0
Prime
168
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
1 · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
98 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
61 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.1 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.