Free camping near Whitmer, WV
Yes. 38 of the 50 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Whitmer, WV are listed as free; 12 charge a fee. The closest free one is Johnny Meadows Camping, 3.3 miles south, on U.S. Forest Service land.
Dave has slept at 7 of these camps.
All 50 camps near Whitmer, WV
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Meadows Camping | 3.3 | Free | — | 3.3 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Gandy Creek Camping Area | 6.1 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Randolph CountyDave slept here | 7.1 | Free | Gandy Creek (stream) | 1.4 mi to Osceola | — |
| Gatewood Campground | 7.1 | Fee | — | 7.1 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Spruce Knob Lake Campground | 7.7 | Fee | — | 7.7 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Seneca Shadows Campground | 8.6 | Fee | — | 8.6 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Laurel Fork Campground | 9.5 | Fee | — | 9.5 mi to Whitmer | — |
| Bear Heaven Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 2.2 mi to Bowden | — |
| Lower Glady Dispersed Camp Site | 12 | Free | Glady Fork of the Cheat (stream) | 1.7 mi to Sully | — |
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 13 | Free | Rattlesnake Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Faulkner | — |
| Wildell Shelter | 13 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (stream) | 1.1 mi to Beulah | — |
| Stuart Group Campground | 14 | Fee | Wolf Run (stream) | 1.4 mi to Meadows | — |
| Dry Fork Camping Area | 14 | Free | Glady Fork (river) | 1.0 mi to Gladwin | — |
| Stuart Campground | 14 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Bowden | — |
| Little River Camping Area | 14 | Free | Little River (stream) | 4.4 mi to May | — |
| Dispersed camp #2 — Tucker County, WV | 15 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 2.5 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #12 — Tucker County, WV | 16 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 3.1 mi to Laneville | — |
| Pointy Knob Shelter | 16 | Free | South Fork Red Run (stream) | 2.1 mi to Elk | — |
| Dispersed camp #4 — Tucker County, WV | 16 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #9 — Tucker County, WV | 16 | Free | Red Creek (river) | 3.6 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #3 — Tucker County, WV | 16 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.2 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp — Tucker County, WV | 16 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 3.7 mi to Laneville | — |
| Jess Judy Campground | 16 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Petersburg | — |
| Dispersed camp #6 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Dispersed camp #5 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Middle Mountain Road Fs 14 Dispersed | 17 | Free | Cambell Run (stream) | 4.1 mi to Thornwood | — |
| Dispersed camp #8 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Cortland | — |
| Dispersed camp #13 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | Stonecoal Run (stream) | 3.7 mi to Cortland | — |
| Dispersed camp #7 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.4 mi to Laneville | — |
| Big Bend Campground | 17 | Fee | — | 9.4 mi to Petersburg | — |
| Dispersed camp #10 — Tucker County, WV | 17 | Free | — | — | — |
| Dispersed camp #11 — Tucker County, WV | 18 | Free | Fisher Spring Run (stream) | 4.8 mi to Laneville | — |
| Railroad Grade Shelter | 18 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 3.4 mi to Elk | — |
| Johns Camp Shelter | 18 | Free | Johns Camp Run (stream) | 1.1 mi to May | — |
| Island Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 5.1 mi to Bartow | — |
| Dispersed camp #15 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | Alder Run (stream) | 4.6 mi to Jordan Run | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.2 mi to Cortland | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 19 | Free | Lindy Run (stream) | 3.1 mi to Douglas | — |
| Dispersed camp #14 — Tucker County, WV | 19 | Free | — | — | — |
| Davis Shelter | 19 | Free | North Fork Red Run (river) | 2.8 mi to Canaan Heights | — |
| Red Creek Campground | 19 | Fee | — | 10 mi to Davis | — |
| Monongahela National ForestDave slept here | 20 | Free | Blackwater River (river) | 2.5 mi to Mackeyville | — |
| Pocahontas CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | Buffalo Fork (stream) | 3.2 mi to Thornwood | — |
| Tucker CountyDave slept here | 21 | Free | — | 2.4 mi to Thomas | — |
| Stonecoal Campground | 22 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 3.9 mi to Braucher | — |
| Stonecoal Dispersed Camping | 22 | Free | Red Run (stream) | 4.0 mi to Braucher | — |
| West Fork Fs 44 Dispersed | 23 | Free | West Fork Greenbrier River (river) | 0.5 mi to Olive | — |
| Brandywine Campground | 24 | Fee | Brandywine Lake (water) | 3.2 mi to Brandywine | — |
| Camp Run Campground | 24 | Free | Camp Run (stream) | 1.2 mi to Miles | — |
| Mower Basin Dispersed | 25 | Free | Lambert Run (stream) | 4.5 mi to Elkwater | — |
Who manages the camps near Whitmer, WV
Who manages them: 29 on the Forest Service; 21 on an agency our record does not name.
- Monongahela National Forest — 48 camps: 37 free, 11 fee
- George Washington and Jefferson National Forest — 2 camps: 1 free, 1 fee
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 50 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Whitmer, WV
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Whitmer, 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.