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Pull-thru
USFSGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forest · West Virginia
Trout Pond Recreation Area
Overview Trout Pond Recreation Area boasts two bodies of water, Rock Cliff Lake and Trout Pond.
Sites5236 reservable
Elev.2,001ft
Comf.Apr-Nov8 months
Max rig99 ft2 pull-thru
Electric14sites
From Washington DC2h47real 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 2,001 ft, Trout Pond Recreation Area has a 8-month comfortable window (Apr-Nov). Winter nights average around 24°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 52 sites total: 36 reservable and 16 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, and the longest takes a 99-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 named hiking routes, 16 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 24
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 4.
66°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Washington DC
114 mi
2h47
02
Morgantown
122 mi
3h15
03
Charleston
243 mi
4h58
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 52 SITES
Color byShow only
35 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
52
Accessible
0
Prime
52
Sites
★ The standout
Site 039
SING · pull-through.
To neighbor
136 ft
Max rig
99 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
2
Trail segments
69
Peaks
16
Viewpoints
3
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.5 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.