Free camping near Valley Bend, WV
Within 25 straight-line miles of Valley Bend, WV there are 21 camps: 14 free, 7 fee. The closest is Wildell Shelter, 8.4 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Wildell Shelter, 8.4 miles out. 3 of them are camps Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 18 on the Forest Service; 3 on an agency our record does not name.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildell Shelter | 8.4 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (stream) | 1.1 mi to Beulah | — |
| Johns Camp Shelter | 9.5 | Free | Johns Camp Run (stream) | 1.1 mi to May | — |
| Stonecoal Campground | 9.9 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 3.9 mi to Braucher | — |
| Stonecoal Dispersed Camping | 9.9 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Braucher | — |
| Mower Basin Dispersed | 10 | Free | Lambert Run (stream) | 4.5 mi to Elkwater | — |
| Laurel Fork Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Stuart Campground | 13 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Bowden | — |
| Stuart Group Campground | 13 | Fee | Wolf Run (stream) | 1.4 mi to Meadows | — |
| Little River Camping Area | 14 | Free | Little River (stream) | 4.4 mi to May | — |
| West Fork Fs 44 Dispersed | 15 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (river) | 0.5 mi to Olive | — |
| Middle Mountain Road Fs 14 Dispersed | 15 | Free | Cambell Run (stream) | 4.1 mi to Thornwood | — |
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 16 | Free | Rattlesnake Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Faulkner | — |
| Randolph CountyDave slept here | 17 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Bear Heaven Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bowden | — |
| Gandy Creek Camping Area | 18 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Island Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bartow | — |
| Gatewood Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Spruce Knob Lake Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Johnny Meadows Camping | 20 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Pocahontas CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Buffalo Fork (stream) | 3.2 mi to Thornwood | — |
| Lower Glady Dispersed Camp Site | 23 | Free | Glady Fork of the Cheat (stream) | 1.7 mi to Sully | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Valley Bend, 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.