Free camping near Craigsville, WV
Within 25 straight-line miles of Craigsville, WV there are 25 camps: 12 free, 11 fee, 2 unpriced. The closest is Big Rock Campground, 7.0 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Poplar Branch Shelter, 12 miles out.
Who manages them: 20 on the Forest Service; 4 on US Army Corps of Engineers; 1 on National Park Service - Gauley River National Recreation Area.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Rock Campground | 7.0 | Fee | Glade Run (stream) | 2.7 mi to Coe | — |
| Cranberry River Campsites | 7.3 | Fee | — | 5.2 mi to Richwood | — |
| Bishop Knob Campground | 8.6 | Unpriced | Big Laurel Creek (stream) | 3.1 mi to Dyer | — |
| Cranberry Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Mill Branch (stream) | 4.3 mi to Dyer | — |
| Poplar Branch Shelter | 12 | Free | — | 8.3 mi to Richwood | — |
| Summit Lake Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Richwood | — |
| North Bend Campsites | 13 | Free | Little Lick Run (stream) | 0.1 mi to North Bend | — |
| Pheasant Hollow Shelter | 13 | Free | Little Rough Run (stream) | 2.6 mi to Dogway | — |
| Long Point Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 4.0 mi to Summersville | — |
| Dogway Shelter | 15 | Free | — | 8.9 mi to Richwood | — |
| Gauley Tailwaters Campground | 15 | Free | — | 5.6 mi to Summersville | — |
| Third Bridge Campsites | 15 | Free | — | 7.7 mi to Richwood | — |
| Battle Run Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 5.8 mi to Summersville | — |
| House Log Shelter | 16 | Free | Houselog Run (stream) | 1.6 mi to Dogway | — |
| Tumbling Rock Shelter | 17 | Free | Tumbling Rock Run (stream) | 2.6 mi to Dogway | — |
| Bear Run Campsites | 18 | Free | Bear Run (stream) | 3.3 mi to Dogway | — |
| North Fork Shelter | 18 | Free | Liming Stream (stream) | 2.9 mi to Dogway | — |
| South Fork Shelter | 20 | Free | Little Red Run (stream) | 3.9 mi to Dogway | — |
| Bakers Run Campground | 22 | Fee | — | 7.0 mi to Flatwoods | — |
| Williams River Rua Sites D2 | 22 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bergoo | — |
| Tea Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Bergoo | — |
| Williams River Rua Sites D4 | 23 | Fee | — | 9.9 mi to Marlinton | — |
| Day Run Campground | 23 | Fee | — | 8.2 mi to Marlinton | — |
| Bee Run Campground | 24 | Fee | — | 1.9 mi to Sutton | — |
| Forks Shelter | 24 | Free | Tea Creek (stream) | 5.3 mi to Slaty Fork | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Craigsville, 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.