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Camping in West Virginia

West Virginia has 63 public campgrounds on record, 32 reservable and 28 first-come. Most (42 of 63) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.

63
Total
32
Reservable
28
First-come
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Bakers Run Campground Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
75
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Battle Run Nicholas · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
117
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bear Heaven Campground Randolph · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Bee Run Campground Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
13
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Beech Fork Shelters Wayne · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-23 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $35–$80 per night
 Big Bend Campground Grant · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
46
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $29 per night (River Loop); $27 per night (Upper Loop)
 Big Rock Campground Nicholas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Bishop Knob Campground Webster · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Blue Bend Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $16 per night
 Blue Bend Rec Area Greenbrier · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
21
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Blue Meadow Greenbrier · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
18
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Blue Meadow Group Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Brandywine Campground Brandywine · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $20 per night
 Brooklyn Campground Fayette · National Park Service · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Bulltown Camp Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
204
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Burnsville Lake Shelters Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $40–$50 per night
 Cales Knoll Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Camp Run Pendleton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Cranberry Campground Webster · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Cranberry River Campsites Nicholas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Day Run Campground Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Day Run Campground Pocahontas · National Forest · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 East Fork Wayne · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
159
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 East Lynn Lake Shelters Wayne · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-09 to 10-14
Fee
Site: $40 per night
 Gatewood Group Campground Randolph · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Gerald Freeman Campground Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
152
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Grandview Playground Shelter Raleigh · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $90 per night
 Grandview Shelter 1 Raleigh · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $70 per night
 Grandview Shelter 2 Raleigh · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Grandview Shelter 3 Raleigh · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $70 per night
 Grandview Shelter 4 Raleigh · National Park Service · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Site: $75 per night
 Guyandotte Campground Wyoming · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
86
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Hawk Wardensville · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Horseshoe Campground Tucker · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
6
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $17 per night
 Island Campground Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Jess Judy Grant · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
3
Season
04-10 to 10-31
Fee
Standard nonelectric: $50 per night
 Jess Judy Group Campground Pendleton · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Overnight Use:
 Lake Sherwood Greenbrier · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
106
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Lake Sherwood Group Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $16 per night (Cales Knoll Loop)
 Lake Sherwood Volunteer Village Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Laurel Fork Campground Randolph · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 Long Point Campground Nicholas · Army Corps of Engineers · Not on record
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Meadow Creek Loop Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Pine Run Loop Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $14 per night
 Pocahontas Campground Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $8 per night
 R.d. Bailey Lake Group Shelters Wyoming · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
05-01 to 09-30
Fee
Site: $50–$60 per night
 Red Creek Campground Tucker · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $11 per night
 Riffle Run Campground Braxton · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
60
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Robert W Craig Mineral · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
68
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Seneca Shadows Campground Pendleton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
81
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $22 per night; $17 per night (Walk-To)
 Spruce Knob Lake Pendleton · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
42
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Spruce Knob Lake Campground Randolph · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $16 per night
 Stonecoal Campground Randolph · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Free
 Stuart Campground Randolph · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
28
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $33 per night
 Stuart Group Campground Randolph · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site - $30 per night
 Summersville Lake Shelters Nicholas · Army Corps of Engineers · Reservable
Sites
Not on record
Season
04-01 to 10-31
Fee
Site: $40–$70 per night
 Summit Lake Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: 10 per night
 Tea Creek Campground Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $10 per night
 Trout Pond Wardensville · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
46
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site Non-Electric: $25 per night
 West Shore Loop Campground Greenbrier · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Not on record
 Williams River Rua Sites D2 Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Williams River Rua Sites D4 Pocahontas · National Forest · First-come
Sites
Not on record
Season
Not on record
Fee
Single Site: $5 per night
 Wolf Gap Hardy · National Forest · Reservable
Sites
1
Season
01-01 to 12-31
Fee
Free

How booking works in West Virginia

There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 32 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 28 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served.

For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see West Virginia state parks on publiclandsdb.com.

Narrower lists

By agency

28 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 0 stay open year-round ; and 0 sit on a named lake . By agency: 15 Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds , 42 National Forest campgrounds , and 6 National Park Service campgrounds .

Common questions

How do I reserve a campground in West Virginia?

It depends on who runs it. Of the 63 public campgrounds on record here, 32 book through Recreation.gov and 28 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Where can I camp for free in West Virginia?

5 public campgrounds in West Virginia charge no fee: Camp Run, Hawk, Lake Sherwood Volunteer Village, Stonecoal Campground, and 1 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.

Is boondocking legal in West Virginia?

On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26).

What are the best campgrounds in West Virginia?

This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Stuart Campground (17 sourced facts), Seneca Shadows Campground (16 sourced facts), and Jess Judy (14 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.