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Blackwater Falls State Park Campground

48 Reviews

About

State Park

Welcome to Blackwater Falls State Park Campground, nestled near Davis, WV. This spot is a gem for anyone looking to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying some solid amenities. The campground operates from the last weekend in April through October, making it a perfect seasonal retreat.

The campsites here are well-maintained and spacious, offering electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings. You can grab firewood at the office when you arrive, so no need to haul your own. The bathhouse is centrally located, ensuring that clean showers and toilets are always within easy reach.

One of the standout features of this campground is its proximity to hiking trails and the stunning Blackwater Falls. You can easily walk to the falls and other trails, which is a big plus if you don't want to pack up your gear every time you head out. The falls themselves are a sight to behold, especially if you catch them at sunrise or sunset.

Pets are welcome, so feel free to bring your furry friends along. And if you're into fishing, kayaking, or just relaxing by the water, there's plenty of that to be had here too. The campground is also big-rig friendly, making it a great spot for RV travelers.

Visitors have raved about the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the overall upkeep of the sites. Some even mentioned the joy of watching white-tailed deer stroll through the campsites at dusk. Plus, the nearby town of Thomas offers a quirky, arty shopping district that's worth a visit, rain or shine.

So, whether you're in a tent, RV, or looking for a bit of glamping, Blackwater Falls State Park Campground has got you covered. Come for the natural beauty, stay for the peace and quiet, and leave with some great memories.

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Location

Blackwater Falls State Park Campground is located in West Virginia

Directions

FROM CHARLESTON AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA: Take I-79 N. to Rt. US 33 E at Weston. Follow 33 E to Harman WV, then take 32 N to Davis, WV. FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA: Take I-66 W to I-81 S near Strasburg VA. Follow I-81 S a short distance to the exit for Rt. 55 W. Stay on 55 W through Petersburg to Harman, WV. At Harman take Rt. 32 N to Davis, WV.

Coordinates

39.11531364 N
79.48913055 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Good
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Tent Cabin

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

Paige H.

Traveler

Reviewed Feb. 18, 2024

Winter camping at blackwater falls

Campsites are just the right size. Very level and nicely done. Sites have electric hookup a picnic table and a fire ring. Wood is available for purchase at the office when you come In. Bathhouse is located in the center of the campsites

Month of VisitMarch

Dana M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 20, 2023

Extended Stay

We liked this campground we stayed an extra night. We are in a camper van so hiking trails accessible by foot from the campground is a plus for us so we don’t have to pack up each time we venture out. The Black Water Falls were also within walking distance and beautiful to see.

Site47

Month of VisitAugust

Dana M.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 19, 2023

Peaceful and Beautiful

This campground is very well maintained. Bathrooms and showers are very clean. Sites are spacious and well placed.

Site47

Month of VisitAugust

David B.

Ranger

Reviewed Nov. 30, 2022

One of my favorite places in West Virginia

I stayed here for two nights in October of 2021. Even mid-week the campground was crowded. However, even without reservations, I got a very good campsite. The parking spots are generally level and the sites all have tables and fire rings. I did not use electric or water.

The bathrooms/showers are showing some age but they are well maintained and clean.

One of the things that gave me a lot of fun was watching the white tail deer stroll through the campsites at sunset! And, Blackwater Falls are a short drive or a long walk away.

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Month of VisitNovember

Jen D.

Scout

Reviewed Nov. 2, 2022

Beautiful Stay

Staff was very friendly. Loved that site backed right up to forest. Easy walk to falls and other trails.

Aida K.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 15, 2022

Waterfall Trail

This park was nicely run . It’s proximity to the town of Thomas with its arty shopping district made our stay fun even with the rainy stay.

Month of VisitOctober

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Carrie K.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 13, 2022

Great Site and Bathrooms

Bathrooms are large and kept clean. Sites are nice. Place to swim, fish, kayak.

Site40

Month of VisitAugust

Amy & Stu B.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 12, 2022

Loved!

Great campground with excellent sites very close by. Easy to walk, bike, or drive to find trailheads and see vistas. Also tells leasing from the campgrounds into the woods. Most sites were backed up against forest and it was beautiful in every spot. The sites are also further apart than most, so more privacy.

Water and electric hookups, clean bathrooms with showers and laundry available.

Cell service was pretty good for Verizon and AT&T.

Site9

Month of VisitJuly

Drew

Traveler

Reviewed May. 28, 2022

Falls and views

The site was perfectly maintained and the bathrooms were clean with great water pressure and temperature. The park was gorgeous with many great trails and overlooks! If you are going through WV you need to stay here!

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Month of VisitJune

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David

Scout

Reviewed May. 10, 2022

Blackwater campground

Looks to be a good state park campground. No sewer or water and sites although paved are not level. Also it is very near a military air station. Finally it looks like they are currently working on improvements.

Site17

Month of VisitJune

Matthew P.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 7, 2022

Best State Park in WV

I am giving this a 5 star review but read this first before you decide. I love Blackwater Falls and come here every year and would live here if i could! Between the falls, the nature, the family feeling i get from here its just perfect. The campground has nice updated showers in the last year, Thanks to Gov. Jim! And much more around the Park. The campsites… some are level others you better have your leveling blocks and lots of them!!! Ive got two sets each on my front stabilizers and thankfully bought blocks for the tongue jack! My biggest gripe is this but overall i will stay here again just going to scope out sites here now and make a list of what i will accept for future stays.

Site24

Month of VisitJune

Elizabeth

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 15, 2022

Not the greatest campground, but a beautiful park.

The campground itself is really nothing to write home about. The sites are not very secluded and there is a bright light that shines from the bathroom all night. The bathroom itself was clean and warm (we were there when there was still snow on the ground). This campground is also open year round but it is hard to gather that from the website. The park itself is gorgeous, however, and totally makes staying here worth it.

Month of VisitApril

Melissa L.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 1, 2021

Beautiful State Park

We stayed for 3 nights at the end of Oct. 2021 Upon arrival we realized that we didn't choose a very good spot (32). I asked the girl working the check in if we could switch. She assigned us spot 49. Much better!! Our spot was mostly level. This is my 2nd time camping here, the first in a tent and this time in our skoolie. Both times the bathrooms were clean and well stocked. They have clean water fountains throughout. There were great spots that we'll shoot to book next time.
We were surrounded by a herd of deer that would visit our campsites. The trails are nice as well. Of course the waterfall is beautiful.

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Month of VisitNovember

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Tiffany B.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 18, 2021

Great Fall Visit

We had a great stay here when visiting in Fall 2021. The campground is well laid out. Sites don’t have much privacy, but are otherwise nice. Bathroom facilities were always clean.

Site50

Month of VisitNovember

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Josh M.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2021

Nice location

The area is really nice. The site we were at was good and the sites are decently spread out. However, the water fill up is in a weird spot as well as the dump station. As others have said, most electric boxes are on the wrong side of the unit. Some spots are also very unlevel. Bathhouse is decent.

Site64

Month of VisitSeptember

Grant M.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 22, 2021

Hidden Gem

Camped here for proximity to the MD and WV high points, nice campground, clean showers, the electric hookups are not located in what you would call the right place (often opposite the trailer drivers side) but it’s workable with weird parking and extension cords. The trails lead through incredible flower laden sections to incredible views! Also lake with boat rental.

Site50

Month of VisitAugust

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Jean C.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 16, 2021

Beautiful location, all site with electric

Blackwater Falls offers 2 loops with sites providing water and electric. There have been some recent upgrades before opening for summer 2021, so all sites are now electric. They were not careful about the placement of hookups, so for some of the pull-through sites, they are on the wrong side of the site. For the 1-28 loop, note that you drive clockwise through the loop, from the high numbered sites to the lower ones. Hookups for the drive through sites are on the side away from the road, which means that the ones on the inside of the loop, the electric hookups are on the right(wrong) side of the camper. Choose a pull-through site on the outside of the loop for hookups on the correct side.

Site in the middle of the loop get more sun. The loop with the higher numbers has more shade. Some sites, like 13/15, 17/18 and 19/21, 20/22are sister sites, often with a pull-through site and a back-in site, so be sure to read the site descriptions closely. There’s a separate loop off the higher loop that has electric but is set up for tenters. The dump station is oddly located…a slightly wider part of the loop, but may prove problematic if someone is dumping and a large rig is trying to get by. Some of the sites are accessible.

More of the sites in the 29+ loop have some degree of slope. Each loop has a central bathhouse with showers and flush toilets.

There’s a small shop and campfire wood for sale at the campground. There’s a snackbar in the park. While I was there spring 2021 the lodge was still closed, but when open there is also a restaurant and pool($).

The park has a lake, trails, and a picturesque waterfall(the most photographed in the state). There’s an easily reached overlook on one side(better light in the morning) and one that requires a descent down stairs that is better in the afternoon. Hike out to Lindy point to watch the sunset(limited parking) or drive the loop road from Rt 32 to the trail to Table Rock for sunrise. I enjoyed sunset, but it rained the morning I wanted to watch the sunrise. Autumn colors have to be spectacular. Nearby Canaan Valley offers another pool option, more hiking & biking opportunities and playground.

Month of VisitMay

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Kevin E.

Ranger

Reviewed Jun. 2, 2021

Great park, ok campground

The park is great! The campground is only ok. Many of the pull thru sites are situated in the wrong direction with the electric hookup on the wrong side. The dump station is in a weird spot and the only water available is the same used for flushing. Nice camp store and super clean bathhouses but the layout of the campground needs work. Also, they just ram new electrical so there is a lot of mud and soft spots throughout the campground.

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Month of VisitJune

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ralph P.

Guide

Reviewed Dec. 26, 2020

Nice remote quiet park

We enjoyed our stay. Lot of trails within the park. Most sites had no privacy but we didn't see it as an issue for us. We got lucky and had an almost dead level site but there are some tricky sites there so choose your site carefully. The roads within the campground are narrow and the sites, which are asphalt, are pretty narrow as well, maybe 10'. There was a 5th wheel across the road from us in a drive through that gave up, they just couldn't get level. Don't know where they went. Every morning and evening there were a number of deer roaming through the park. The bath houses are old but clean. Since there was no wi-fi and sad cell service we went to the lodge and use their wi-fi to download some youtube videos to watch a night. Everyone knows about Blackwater Falls but just outside of Thomas there is a Douglas Falls that's becoming more popular as word spreads.

Site16

Month of VisitNovember

Jennifer E.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 25, 2020

Great Tent Camping

Camped here this weekend. We were in a non-electric tent site. There were four of us with two tents and we reserved two sites because their website says they restrict the sites to one tent unless you’re a family then you can have two. Well they don’t really stick to this because the site next to us had seven tents spread across two sites. Walking around we saw several other sites with three and four tents. Besides that, though this was a great site. Wood and ice available for purchase. The bathhouse is a little old but not terrible. They cleaned it multiple times a day due to COVID. Plenty of great trails close to the campsite and the town of Davis nearby for some local eateries and shopping. We plan on returning!

Dan

Traveler

Reviewed Sep. 18, 2020

Excellent, quiet. Great location

Great family campground. We were right by the office at lot 64. Not too loud to be right by the entrance. 50 yards from the bath house.

Well kept woods right behind. Great hammock spot and easy place to pick kindling - bring firewood, though. You're not allowed to pick it from the woods.

Campground is in the State Park - great fairly easy, very pretty trails through the park.

Easy access driving to the views or you can hike through the park to see them instead.

Great central location in WV to Dolly Sods (35 mins), Seneca Rocks (1 hr), and other very scenic areas.

Less than a few miles from the towns of Thomas and Davis, neat small towns with all the odds and ends you'll need, plus a few neat breweries and a cool downtown scene.

10/10 will be back.

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Henry R.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020

Best vacation

My wife, dad, brother and I took the rig down to WV to experience this amazing state forest! The beauty can not truly be displayed through pictures. I highly recommend taking your family or friends to Blackwater falls. The trails are wonderful, the views are breathtaking! I’m absolutely planning on going back next year so we can finish the remaining trails we couldn’t fit in this weekend!

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MomSolo

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 8, 2020

Beautiful park in WV

We stayed in the non-electric loop in site 53 which shares a pull-through drive with another site (no one was in that site during our visit). The site was fairly close to the bathhouse but not so close that we heard the door shutting all the time. During the phased reopening, some sites were closed so we had lots of privacy even though some neighbors would normally be closer than you might like.

The bathhouse doors are very short. I’m almost 6’ tall and could easily see over them, but so could my 5’6” son. There weren’t usually other people in there at the same time but it’s something to keep in mind when it comes to privacy.

The falls and the hike to Lindy Point were gorgeous.

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Kellie A.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2020

Wild & Wonderful!

This is one of my absolute favorite places in WV to camp. It is quiet and the campground is not too large, it's not stuffed with RV's and screaming children. The sites are reasonably sized, and well spaced. Each has a fire ring and picnic table. The camp store has firewood and helpful rangers.

The park overall is absolutely gorgeous. There's something to do for people of any activity level. Nearby towns of Davis and Thomas are so lovely and have charm out the wazoo.

Keep in mind, anytime after mid September can be quite cold overnight. But the foliage is totally worth it! Make sure you visit Pendleton Point for a great vista, my husband and I were married there.

Dale O.

Traveler

Reviewed Apr. 29, 2020

Nice campground

Well laid out campsites and park. The falls are amazing and the gift shop has some interesting goods.

Jim L.

Ranger

Reviewed Apr. 25, 2020

Almost Heaven

Very friendly place except for the firewood lol yes it just didn't want to burn other than that it a beautiful place great trails beautiful scenery Gods Country

Can't wait to go again

Dave V.

Legend

Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019

Waterfalls, Trails and Long Valley Views!

Blackwater State Park, Davis, WV https://wvstateparks.com/park/blackwater-falls-state-park/

Camping anywhere in West Virginia is a highlight, but this area offers hiking views aplenty.

Most will travel by Canaan Valley State Park entrance and the back road to Dolly Sods Wilderness Area to arrive at Blackwater Falls State Park...but very worthwhile.

This campground is very popular and fills up quickly. I’ve only visited during midweek and prime sites are still difficult to find. Reservations can be made online and are recommended during peak season. Cabins are also available for rental.

The campground office is small but sites are paid for there ($23 non electric/$26 electric)... firewood and ice are available there also.

I’ve only camped in the non-electric loops (to the left). and usually along the far wood line. There are 65 sites in all, less than half offer electric.

Obviously, the biggest draw is the cascading 57ft Blackwater Falls, but there are other smaller falls (Elakala Falls) in the State Park. Trails abound with some pretty incredible long valley views. Lindy Point and Pendleton Point Overlook are two big draws. All worthwhile. Note: The walk down to the bottom of the Blackwater Falls include many steps...not handicap accessible to the lower levels.

The Trading Post by the falls is enjoyable and will satisfy your search for trinkets.

During my stays the campground has been quiet and relaxing. The centrally located restrooms/showerhouse is spartan but clean and well-stocked.

Deer meandered through the unattended Campsites two of my three stays, so it can be very quiet. Trees exist on outside perimeter sites that can be utilized for hammocking...and some inner loop sites. The sites have level grassy areas for tents...parking pads are all fairly sufficient for pop-ups or moderate-sized campers. On my visits, RV/campers were primarily in the loop to the right of the office.

The nearby town has a small grocery store and several fantastic eateries.

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Tonya G.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

Very friendly! Wooded areas. Close to town with great art & music

Great time once again!!! The views ❤️

Spent the day in Thomas looking at local art & antiques. The evening in Davis eating at hellbender burritos. Hiked some cool trails in the park and to see the falls. I love this part of our beautiful state! Blackwater falls SP campground is a central location to some of the best of our state. Seneca rocks, caverns, smokehole caverns and NRock adventures only 45 mins away. Took a canopy tour with Nrocks before camping. Awesome!!!!!

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Month of VisitOctober

Carissa V.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 26, 2019

Great park for a weekend trip!

We are a big fan of WV parks! This one did not disappoint. You can do all the park has to offer in a weekend, however consider spending more time if you are headed to other attractions. The only downside the electric sites really need updated. You have to go down the wrong way (they tell you it's ok) to park or dump your tank. The loop spots are smaller than they seem so just double check w the park. Amazing trails, views and stargazing. The bath house was very clean just dated.

Olivia M.

Ranger

Reviewed Jul. 31, 2019

Iconic WV Waterfall

There is dispersed camping throughout the state forest. As always, when practicing dispersed camping, ensure that you leave no trace. Stop by the visitor center to get your permit for camping.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Blackwater Falls State Park Campground have RV hookups?

According to TheDyrt.com, Blackwater Falls State Park Campground has water hookups and sewer hookups.

What is the max vehicle length at Blackwater Falls State Park Campground?

Blackwater Falls State Park Campground allows vehicles up to 40 feet.

Are fires allowed at Blackwater Falls State Park Campground?

Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Blackwater Falls State Park Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

Does Blackwater Falls State Park Campground have wifi?

No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Blackwater Falls State Park Campground does not have wifi.

Is there cell phone reception at Blackwater Falls State Park Campground?

According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is good, and T-Mobile is unknown.