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West Virginia
30 federal campgrounds at 4,429 ft and below. 70% of the catalog is USFS. Comfortable Apr through Oct.
CATALOGUSFS 21 · USACE 9 · 13 real but not yet itemized
30campgrounds
1,224sites mapped
748–4,429ft elevation
2agencies
30 campgrounds
Each dot a campground. Ringed dots carry a synthesized What campers say read.6,000+ ft2,000–6,000 ftUnder 2,000 ft
Climate range
ELEVATION × COMFORTABLE MONTHS
JFMAMJJASOND
Foothills / mid2,001–4,429 ft
Lowland / coast748–1,762 ft
Best of West Virginia
7 RANKINGS · FILTERED TO STATE
federal campgrounds for hikersRed Creek Campground16 routes · 5 peaksPull-through campsites atGerald Freeman Campground8 pull-through sitescampgrounds with 50-amp RV sitesBulltown Camp182 × 50-amp · up to 98 ftMost secluded federal campsitesGerald Freeman CampgroundSite 111 · 245 ft to neighborQuietestLaurel Fork Campground10.8 mi to nearest highwayYear-roundBakers Run Campground10 comfortable months · 922 ftcampgrounds with water accessBulltown Camp204 sites
The full catalog
30 CAMPGROUNDS · FILTERABLE
NAME / AREA
AGENCY
SITES
ELEV
COMFORT
QUIET
Bulltown CampBurnsville Lake
USACE
204
919
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.2 mi
East Fork (WV)East Lynn Lake
USACE
168
748
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
7.1 mi
Lake SherwoodMonongahela National Forest
USFS
158
2,759
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
7.5 mi
Gerald Freeman CampgroundSutton Lake
USACE
156
1,142
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0 mi
Battle RunSummersville Lake
USACE
117
1,677
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
2.9 mi
Seneca ShadowsMonongahela National Forest
USFS
81
1,762
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.1 mi
Robert W CraigJennings Randolph Lake
USACE
69
2,060
Apr–Nov · 8 mo
4.4 mi
Trout Pond Recreation AreaGeorge Washington & Jefferson National Forest
USFS
52
2,001
Apr–Nov · 8 mo
3.5 mi
Stuart Recreation AreaMonongahela National Forest
USFS
50
2,372
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.4 mi
Big Bend (WV)Monongahela National Forest
USFS
46
1,532
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.3 mi
Spruce Knob LakeMonongahela National Forest
USFS
42
4,429
May–Oct · 6 mo
3 mi
Blue MeadowMonongahela National Forest
USFS
37
2,037
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
7 mi
Blue Bend Rec AreaMonongahela National Forest
USFS
23
2,014
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
6 mi
Horseshoe Recreation AreaMonongahela National Forest
USFS
16
1,739
Apr–Nov · 8 mo
2.6 mi
Jess JudyMonongahela National Forest
USFS
3
1,627
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.3 mi
Middle Mountain CabinsMonongahela National Forest
USFS
1
3,274
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
7.1 mi
Gatewood GroupMonongahela National Forest
USFS
1
4,341
May–Oct · 6 mo
6.3 mi
Laurel Fork CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
3,127
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
10.8 mi
Big Rock CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
2,244
Apr–Nov · 8 mo
2.9 mi
Bear Heaven CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
3,671
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.8 mi
Riffle Run CampgroundBurnsville Lake
USACE
missing
801
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
2.6 mi
Island CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
3,038
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
2.4 mi
Pocahontas CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
2,579
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
1.7 mi
Guyandotte CampgroundR.D. Bailey Lake
USACE
missing
1,302
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
0.1 mi
Cranberry CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
2,530
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
5.6 mi
Bakers Run CampgroundSutton Lake
USACE
missing
922
Mar–Dec · 10 mo
2.7 mi
Red Creek CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
3,894
May–Oct · 6 mo
4.2 mi
Long Point CampgroundSummersville Lake
USACE
missing
1,745
Mar–Nov · 9 mo
1.2 mi
Tea Creek CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
3,028
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
6.3 mi
Day Run CampgroundMonongahela National Forest
USFS
missing
2,323
Apr–Oct · 7 mo
0.1 mi
If you are flexible
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