US Forest Service · West Virginia campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$18–$22/night
Season open
May through October
RV size limit
Up to 32 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
The insider read
Closest camp to Spruce Knob (highest WV point, 4,863 ft). Stunted red spruce due to elevation winds — feels Alaskan. Stars exceptional.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at fs.usda.govOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
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Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Hacker Valley
StateInsider tip · Second-largest WV state park. Upper Falls + Lower Falls of Holly River. Quieter than New River Gorge area.
Near Bruceton Mills
StateInsider tip · Iconic overlook of Cheat River gorge from a sandstone bluff. Closest forest camp to Morgantown + WVU. Climbing destination.
Near Cairo
StateInsider tip · North Bend Rail Trail (72-mile). 12 tunnels + 36 bridges through abandoned B&O rail line. Bring bikes.
Near Summersville
COEInsider tip · Summersville Lake — clearest reservoir in the East. Scuba diving destination. Gauley River whitewater dam-release (Sept-Oct) attracts paddlers.
Your next step
Spruce Knob Lake Campground (Monongahela NF) takes rigs up to 32 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in West Virginia.
Nothing in West Virginia is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of West Virginia trip planning.
Before you go
West Virginia rules
Verified 2026-05-10
