Established Camping
Red Creek Campground
About
National Forest
Monongahela National Forest
Red Creek Campground is a primitive, small campground that sits on top of the Allegheny Plateau and within the Dolly Sods Scenic Area. The climate and plant life here resembles Northern Canada. A stone’s throw from the campground is Dolly Sods Wildernesswhich offers a unique wilderness hiking opportunity for those looking for adventure. This area features unique scenery and unusual plant communities. Flowering laurel, rhododendron and azaleas highlight this area from May through June. Huckleberry picking is popular during the month of July. And for those looking for wildlife, bird banding is performed in late summer and during the fall. Located approximately 20 miles northwest from Petersburg, West Virginia and 24 miles north of Seneca Rocks.
Fee Info
$11 per site, per night.
Reservation Info
No camping is allowed within 300 feet of FR75 unless in a designated campground. Maximum length of stay is 14 days.
Campground users should bring their own water or be prepared to treat any water.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
Stay Connected
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- ADA Access
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
Such a great spot
The sites aren’t huge or majorly spread out, but there is just something about them that makes it nice. There is SO much hiking from the campsite. My girlfriend and were able to do a 15 mile loop. There was water crossings, blue berries and gorgeous fields. It’s been years since I was here, but it held up and even surpassed my memories.
Directly across from the camp site is a .25 mile walk out to a beautiful vista. We enjoyed the sunsets and morning coffee here.
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Base Camp Dolly Sods
Primitive campground atop the Allegheny Front. Mostly visited by hikers looking for a base camp or a place to crash before or after a backpacking trip. Two pit toilets. There is a water pump with no handle, but there’s a reliable piped spring to left of the parking spot for site #3. Sites 2 & 3 are walk in’s. Both have lots of hammocking spots in the trees behind the sites. #3 is my favorite. Fills early on weekends.
Primitive campground on the edge of the wilderness
This is a small rustic campground on the edge of the Dolly Sods wilderness. In spite of the gravel road to get here, you’ll find a lot of competition for sites during the peak season, particularly weekends. The roads close until snow and mud season have passed, so check road openings on the Monongahela National Forest website for up-to-date road status. It’s best suited to tents or small RVs/vans because it’s a narrow and bumpy road. I was here on an April weekend and there were only a few of the sites occupied, but temps were also in the 20s! A couple of them are walk-in, with parking on the loop and the site removed a short distance. There are vault toilets in the center of the loop, but bring your own water(or treatment).
Numerous trails leave from the Forest Road and invite exploration of the backcountry on foot. I didn’t go too far, but online reports I read indicate that the trail is often muddy and wet, so plan accordingly. Rise early and drive to Bear Rocks for a beautiful sunrise. Spring brings mountain laurel and azalea. The same huckleberry bushes that will feed you in summer will delight you with color in autumn. No matter the season, the skies are dark and terrific for stargazing. Note that mountains bikes are not permitted in the wilderness. If you want to get away, this is a great place to do it.
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Location
Red Creek Campground is located in West Virginia
Directions
From Petersburg, WV, go south on 28/55 to State Route 4 (Jordan Run Road). Follow SR 4 for one mile and turn left onto Forest Road 19. Follow FR 19 for 6 miles and turn right onto Forest Road 75. Follow FR 75 for 7 miles to the campground.
Coordinates
39.03226004 N
79.31594 W