Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Here, one in six take walk-ups.

6Campgrounds

1Take walk-ups

$18–$27A night, across 3

172Sites, from 4

1,220–4,370 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 6 of these 6 campgrounds

Where they are

6 of 6 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

6 campgrounds

Seneca ShadowsReservableOpenSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WVfrom $2240 walk-in sites2 pull-through sites81 sitesrigs to 90 ft1,730 fthookupsdrinking watertoilets

Big Bend (WV)ReservableSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WVfrom $271 pull-through site46 sitesrigs to 30 ft1,460 fttoilets

Spruce Knob LakeReservableSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WVfrom $1812 walk-in sites1 pull-through site42 sitesrigs to 30 ft4,370 ftdrinking watertoilets

Jess JudyReservableSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WVSites from $503 group sites3 sites1,490 fttoilets

Big Bend CampgroundFirst-comeSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WV1,220 ft Jess Judy Group CampgroundSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area · WV1,240 ft

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

Roadless

Seneca Creek22,287 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

North Mountain Hopeville6,525 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Carol Miller (R)WV 1st · 3 campgrounds · grade F

Riley Moore (R)WV 2nd · 3 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

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