Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every nightA forested campground near trout fishing, and hiking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.
Trout Pond Recreation Area sits in the northern part of the George Washington & Jefferson National Forest near Wardensville, West Virginia, reached by a short drive down a Forest Service road off the county route coming out of the SR 55 corridor. The site centers on two lakes: Rock Cliff Lake, a 17-acre man-made reservoir with an average depth of 12 feet and a maximum of 36, and Trout Pond, the state's only naturally formed lake, which filled a sinkhole with mountain stream flow and runoff from Long Mountain.












Length limits vary by campsite.
Limited electric sites.
Showers on site.
Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 46 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 023 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 027 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 031 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 025 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 018 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 030 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 016 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 029 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 043 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 024 standard nonelectric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 11 electric, 35 no-hookup individual sites.
814 Trout Pond Campground RD
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“nice hiking trails right there”
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“campsite is well kept, bathhouse is clean, site manager is friendly & helpful. nice hiking trails right there”
“We had a fantastic time. The campground host, Huck, went far beyond our expectations to make sure everything worked out for us. Great Guy!!!”
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| 038 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 032 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 039 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 020 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 019 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 037 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 042 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 049 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 022 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 047 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 028 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 035 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 046 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 045 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 015 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 021 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 040 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 048 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 017 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 036 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 026 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 044 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 050 standard nonelectric | – | – | $25 |
| 041 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 013 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 002 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 010 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 012 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 006 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
| 004 standard electric | – | – | $32 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every nightRentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 45 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 5 · 49 mi from campground
$125/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 21 ft · sleeps 4 · 90 mi from campground
$108/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 8 · 91 mi from campground
$110/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
For May weekends, book about 110 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 61 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 61 days ahead | 110 days ahead | 70 days ahead | 125 days ahead |
| June | 42 days ahead | 93 days ahead | 35 days ahead | 82 days ahead |
| July | 30 days ahead | 75 days ahead | 32 days ahead | 76 days ahead |
| August | 32 days ahead | 71 days ahead | 26 days ahead | 62 days ahead |
| September | 34 days ahead | 60 days ahead | 30 days ahead | 63 days ahead |
| October | 35 days ahead | 67 days ahead | 47 days ahead | 104 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (7,982 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.
46 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 8. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent, van or small RV, no power
35 sites · $25, $40/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent or RV, with power
11 sites · $32, $47/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15