Free camping near Aurora, WV
Within 25 straight-line miles of Aurora, WV there are 24 camps: 21 free, 3 fee. The closest is Mikes Run Shelter, 10 miles south of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Mikes Run Shelter, 10 miles out. 4 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 14 on an agency our record does not name; 9 on the Forest Service; 1 on US Army Corps of Engineers.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikes Run Shelter | 10 | Free | Horseshoe Run (river) | 1.7 mi to Pleasant Vale | — |
| Horseshoe Campground | 10 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to St. George | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 14 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Thomas | — |
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 15 | Free | Blackwater River (river) | 2.5 mi to Mackeyville | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 16 | Free | Lindy Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Douglas | — |
| Davis Shelter | 17 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.8 mi to Canaan Heights | — |
| Railroad Grade Shelter | 18 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 3.4 mi to Elk | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 18 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.2 mi to Cortland | — |
| Pointy Knob Shelter | 20 | Free | South Fork Red Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Elk | — |
| Dry Fork Camping Area | 21 | Free | Glady Fork (river) | 1.0 mi to Gladwin | — |
| Dispersed camp #13 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.7 mi to Cortland | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Cortland | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #15 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | Alder Run (stream) | 4.6 mi to Jordan Run | — |
| Dispersed camp #14 — Tucker County, WV | 23 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Tucker County, WV | 24 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.4 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — Tucker County, WV | 24 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — Tucker County, WV | 24 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Tucker County, WV | 24 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.2 mi to Laneville | — |
| Red Creek Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Davis | — |
| Lower Glady Dispersed Camp Site | 24 | Free | Glady Fork of the Cheat (stream) | 1.7 mi to Sully | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Tucker County, WV | 24 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Laneville | — |
| Robert W. Craig Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 3.0 mi to Elk Garden | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Aurora, WV, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.