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National Park Service · National Recreation Area · West Virginia

Gauley River National Recreation Area

1 federal campground, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 1 free to camp.

1Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
1Free to camp
18Sites
1,460 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 1 of these 1 campgrounds

Where they are

1 of 1 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 1

1 campground
First-comeOpen
Gauley Tailwaters
Gauley River National Recreation Area · WV
Free18 sites1,460 fttoilets
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Heads up

Information
Gauley Tailwaters Campground Closure The Tailwaters Campground in Gauley River National Recreation Area, located below Summersville Dam, will temporarily close from September 11 through September 28 in order to allow for more parking and better river access during the busy…
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Gauley River National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Carol Miller (R)WV 1st · 1 campground · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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