National Park Service · West Virginia campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
Free
Season open
Year-round
RV size limit
Tent-only
Reservation window
Free permit required at visitor center
The insider read
Newest NPS (2020). Most camping is backcountry / primitive. Bridge Day (3rd Sat October) — only day pedestrians are allowed on the New River Gorge Bridge.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
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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 Davis
StateInsider tip · Amber-colored 57-ft waterfall stained by hemlock + spruce tannins. Highest WV waterfall. Lodge restaurant has the gorge-edge view.
Near Dunmore
StateInsider tip · Oldest WV state forest. Greenbrier River Trail (78-mile rail-trail) access. CCC-built cabins. Quietest WV camping experience.
Near Clifftop
StateInsider tip · Glade Creek Grist Mill — the most-photographed mill in WV. Replicated 1976 from three historic mills. Fall foliage week sells out a year ahead.
Near Riverton
USFSInsider tip · Closest camp to Spruce Knob (highest WV point, 4,863 ft). Stunted red spruce due to elevation winds — feels Alaskan. Stars exceptional.
Your next step
Grandview Backcountry (New River Gorge NP) is tent-only, so the rig question here is what you sleep in on the nights either side of it — most West Virginia loops that include this stop are driven in a rented motorhome.
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
