Gauley River National Recreation Area

Here, all of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

1Campgrounds

1Take walk-ups

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

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds

1 campground

Gauley TailwatersFirst-comeOpenGauley River National Recreation Area · WVFree18 sites1,460 fttoilets

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · 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

Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly