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National Park Service · National Conservation Area · West Virginia

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

14 federal campgrounds, 7 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 7 free to camp.

14Campgrounds
7With first-come sites
7Free to camp
85Sites
1,000–2,530 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 14 of these 14 campgrounds

Where they are

14 of 14 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 14

14 campgrounds
Open
Meadow Creek Campground
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free17 sites1,270 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
Grandview Sandbar
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free16 sites1,190 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
Army Camp
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free11 sites1,150 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
Glade Creek Campground
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free11 sites1,230 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
War Ridge/Backus Mountain Campground
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free8 sites2,530 ft
First-comeOpen
Stone Cliff
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free7 sites1,050 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
Brooklyn Campground
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
5 sites1,000 fttoilets
First-comeOpen
Thayer Campground
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · WV
Free4 sites1,090 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Heads up

Information
Church Loop Trail Closure The Church Loop Trail in the Thurmond area of the park is temporarily closed due to downed trees.
Information
Rend Trail Closed through December 2027 The Rend Trail is closed for trail Improvements that will include a new parking area, restroom, and a small picnic area overlooking Arbuckle Creek at the Minden trailhead, structural improvements to five historic railroad trestles along…
Information
Kaymoor Miners Trail Closure From June 15 through November 19 the upper part of the Kaymoor Miners Trail (from Kaymoor Top down to the mine site at the junction with the Kaymoor Trail) will be closed Monday through Thursday due to a trail rehab project. The trail is…
Source: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve’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 · 14 campgrounds · 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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