Outdoors 35
- Monongahela National Forest
- Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Jennings Randolph Lake
- Kanawha River - Winfield Pool
Camping by state
Camping in West Virginia
79 places to stay, each with its nearest town and where our information comes from.
Spruce Knob, near Whitmer, is the highest point in West Virginia, and on a clear night the sky up there is about as dark as it gets in the East. Spruce Knob Lake has a campground in the spruce, and Seneca Rocks, the sharp sandstone fin climbers come for, is just down the road.
Summersville Lake is the other standout, with water clear enough that people scuba dive in it and cliffs along the shore. Canaan Valley near Harman sits high and cool, and the Cranberry River near Richwood runs through the Monongahela National Forest. Burnsville and Flatwoods have Corps campgrounds in the middle of the state, handy off I-79.
Data as of 2026-10-07.
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Towns with the most places nearby
- Whitmer9
- Summersville5
- Flatwoods4
- Burnsville3
- Glen Lyn, VA3
- Bolivar2
- Bowden2
- Falling Spring2
- Harman2
- Hot Springs, VA2
Places to stay
Strongest badge first, then by nearest town. The badge says where our information comes from. A badge is not permission to stay overnight.
Campgrounds 55
- Island Campgroundnear BartowAgency record
- Tea Creek Campground10 mi from BergooAgency record
- Bear Heaven Campgroundnear BowdenAgency record
- Stuart Recreation Areanear BowdenAgency record
- Brandywine campgroundnear BrandywineAgency record
- Guyandotte Campgroundnear BrentonAgency record
- Bulltown Campnear BurnsvilleAgency record
- Burnsville Lake Sheltersnear BurnsvilleAgency record
- Riffle Run Campgroundnear BurnsvilleAgency record
- Trout Pond Recreation Areanear Columbia Furnace, VAAgency record
- Cranberry Campgroundnear CowenAgency record
- Red Creek Campground10 mi from DavisAgency record
- Middle Mountain Cabinsnear East DaileyAgency record
- Robert W Craignear Elk GardenAgency record
- Blue Bend Rec Areanear Falling SpringAgency record
- Blue Meadownear Falling SpringAgency record
- Bakers Run Campgroundnear FlatwoodsAgency record
- Gerald Freeman Campgroundnear FlatwoodsAgency record
- East Fork (WV)11 mi from HartsAgency record
- Lake Sherwood10 mi from Hot Springs, VAAgency record
- Pocahontas Campgroundnear HuntersvilleAgency record
- Day Run Campgroundnear MarlintonAgency record
- Big Bend (WV)near PetersburgAgency record
- Jess Judynear PetersburgAgency record
- Grandview Playground Shelternear PrinceAgency record
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- Grandview Shelter 4near PrinceAgency record
- Big Rock Campgroundnear RichwoodAgency record
- Horseshoe Recreation Areanear St. GeorgeAgency record
- Battle Runnear SummersvilleAgency record
- Long Point Campgroundnear SummersvilleAgency record
- Summersville Lake Sheltersnear SummersvilleAgency record
- Bee Run Campgroundnear SuttonAgency record
- East Lynn Lake Sheltersnear WayneAgency record
- Laurel Fork Campgroundnear WhitmerAgency record
- Seneca Shadowsnear WhitmerAgency record
- Spruce Knob Lakenear WhitmerAgency record
- Greenbrier River Campgroundnear AldersonListed business, not yet confirmed
- Lost River Campground10 mi from Basye, VAListed business, not yet confirmed
- Audra State Park Campgroundnear BelingtonListed business, not yet confirmed
- Harpers Ferry Campgroundnear BolivarListed business, not yet confirmed
- Seven Mile Campgroundnear CassListed business, not yet confirmed
- East Fork Campground & Horse Hotelnear DurbinListed business, not yet confirmed
- American Alpine Club New River Gorge Campgroundnear FayettevilleListed business, not yet confirmed
- Kairos Field Campingnear Glen Lyn, VAListed business, not yet confirmed
- Canaan Valley Resort Campgroundnear HarmanListed business, not yet confirmed
- Laurel Run Primitive Campgroundnear HillsboroListed business, not yet confirmed
- Cales Knoll Camping Area10 mi from Hot Springs, VAListed business, not yet confirmed
- Kumbrabow State Forest Campgroundnear HuttonsvilleListed business, not yet confirmed
- Gary's Family Campgroundnear Little Orleans, MDListed business, not yet confirmed
- Marvin's Mountaintopnear MasontownListed business, not yet confirmed
- Paden City Park Campgroundnear Paden CityListed business, not yet confirmed
- Cranberry River Sitesnear RichwoodListed business, not yet confirmed
- Back Ridge Shadows campgroundnear WhitmerListed business, not yet confirmed
- Spruce Knob Lake Campgroundnear WhitmerListed business, not yet confirmed
- Wrangler Meadow Campgroundnear WhitmerListed business, not yet confirmed
RV parks 22
- Seneca Rocks RV Resortnear WhitmerAgency record
- River Bend RV Parknear Big Spring, MDListed business, not yet confirmed
- Harpers Ferry Civil War Battlefields KOAnear BolivarListed business, not yet confirmed
- Lake Stephens RV Campgroundnear EcclesListed business, not yet confirmed
- Tucker Creek Campgroundnear EleanorListed business, not yet confirmed
- KOA Journeynear FlatwoodsListed business, not yet confirmed
- Skidmores RV Parknear FlatwoodsListed business, not yet confirmed
- Elk River Camp and RVnear GassawayListed business, not yet confirmed
- Twin Hollow Campgroundnear GilbertListed business, not yet confirmed
- Kairos Primitive Campsitesnear Glen Lyn, VAListed business, not yet confirmed
- Kairos RV Campsitesnear Glen Lyn, VAListed business, not yet confirmed
- KOA Holidaynear GranvilleListed business, not yet confirmed
- Cooper's Campgroundnear HarmanListed business, not yet confirmed
- Upshur County - Brooks Hillnear HelvetiaListed business, not yet confirmed
- Robin Hayhurst RV Parknear Jane LewListed business, not yet confirmed
- Chief Logan State Park Campgroundnear Justice AdditionListed business, not yet confirmed
- Old Orchardnear LavaletteListed business, not yet confirmed
- Marlinton Creek & Trail Campgroundnear MarlintonListed business, not yet confirmed
- Hilltop Sunrisenear Oak HillListed business, not yet confirmed
- Shady Rest RV Parknear Shady SpringListed business, not yet confirmed
- Mountain Top RV Park & Cabinsnear SummersvilleListed business, not yet confirmed
- Summersville Lake Retreatnear SummersvilleListed business, not yet confirmed
Spot, type unconfirmed 2
- Judy Springsnear WhitmerAccess checked
- Scenic Campgroundnear WhitmerAccess checked
What the badges mean
- Verified by a nomad A Road Wild member reported on it from the ground.
- Agency record From an official listing: Recreation.gov, the Forest Service or the National Park Service.
- Overnight policy sourced We have a source for whether overnight stays are allowed.
- Access checked Someone researched how you get in. Not a confirmation that overnight stays are allowed.
- Listed business, not yet confirmed A private campground or RV park from map data. We have not yet confirmed it is open.
Things to do in West Virginia
437 places on the Road Wild map, from trailheads to laundromats.
Culture and history 334
- East End Historic District · Charleston
- Grasscup Road Historic District · Charleston
- Spring Hill Cemetery Historic District · Charleston
- Frankenberger Art Gallery · Charleston
- Walker Theatre · Charleston
Food and drink 15
- Fife Street Brewing · Charleston
- Parkersburg Brewing Company · Parkersburg
- Chestnut Brew Works · Morgantown
- Short Story Brewing · Morgantown
- Brew Keepers · Wheeling
Nomad services 27
- Mound Laundry · South Charleston
- CoWorks · Huntington
- Laura's Laundromat · Huntington
- Superior Coin Laundry · Kenova
- Sudz Laundry · Huntington
Check locally
A listing is a lead, not a promise. These are places we know about, not places we have confirmed you can sleep tonight. Rules, closures, seasons and fees change, and forest roads and passes close for snow. Check signs and local rules before you commit to a night somewhere, and tell us when something is wrong.
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