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Pull-thru
USFSMonongahela National Forest · West Virginia
Stuart Recreation Area
Overview The Stuart Campground and Recreation Area is set in a mixed forest along the banks of the Shavers Fork River.
Sites5031 reservable
Elev.2,372ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig99 ft
Electric28sites
From Morgantown1h40real 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 2,372 ft, Stuart Recreation Area has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 23°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 50 sites total: 31 reservable and 19 first-come, first-served. Within about 4 miles: 6 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.
73%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 30
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 22.
62°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Morgantown
75 mi
1h40
02
Charleston
145 mi
2h49
03
Washington DC
191 mi
4h11
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 50 SITES
Color byShow only
30 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
0
50-amp
8
Accessible
1
Prime
50
Sites
★ The standout
Site 001
STUA · shaded.
To neighbor
175 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2
Peaks
6
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.4 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.