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Pull-thru
USACESutton Lake · West Virginia
Gerald Freeman Campground
Overview Gerald Freeman Camp is nestled in the headwaters of Sutton Lake in central West Virginia, 70 miles north of Charleston.
Sites156152 reservable
Elev.1,142ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig75 ft8 pull-thru
Electric111111×50-amp
From Charleston1h34real 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 1,142 ft, Gerald Freeman Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 28°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 156 sites total: 152 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 111 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 75-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on quiet.
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.
71%
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
79 mi
1h34
02
Morgantown
96 mi
1h54
03
Washington DC
279 mi
5h32
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 156 SITES
Color byShow only
156 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
111
50-amp
6
Accessible
47
Prime
156
Sites
★ The standout
Site 111
Brook Trout · prime location · shaded.
To neighbor
245 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
59 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
0 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.