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Big Rock Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · WV · 38.29552, -80.52294
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Big Rock Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,151 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Big Rock CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Big Rock Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater23 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- PPropane49 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Big Rock Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,151 ft
State
WV
Coordinates
38.29552, -80.52294
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Big Rock Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGlade Run (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCoe · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.9 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~4.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicWebster Memorial Hospital · ~14.3 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~16.7 mi
EV charging — from Big Rock Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.7 mi straight-line W — SUMMERSVILLE WV SUMMERSVILLE · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 11 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 261 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)29.0 mi — Sutton, WV - Tesla Supercharger, Sutton
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — Richwood City Hall (at a municipal building) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 395679 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Big Rock Campground · Monongahela National Forest · WV — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBig Rock Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWoodbine Picnic Area · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBishop Knob Campground · ~3.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCranberry Campground · ~4.9 mi NE · USFS
Open Big Rock Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Big Rock Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cranberry River Campsites~0.4 mi · fee
- Bishop Knob Campground~3.4 mi
- Cranberry Campground~4.9 mi
- Poplar Branch Shelter~5.4 mi
The unit that manages Big Rock Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Big Rock Campground are set by Monongahela National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Big Rock Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Big Rock Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Big Rock Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →