Best Dispersed Camping near Buckeye, WV

Dispersed Camping Reviews near Buckeye, WV

43 Reviews of 14 Buckeye Campgrounds

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  Amber A.

  Ranger

  Aug. 1, 2016

  Braley Pond Dispersed Camping & Day Use Area

  FREE dispersed camping near wilderness

  This a US Forest Service site. Campsite is primitive: no facilities aside from vault toilets. Bring water treatment system. Site itself is mostly good for fishing but tons of other good hiking in the area.

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  Jon N.

  Guide

  Nov. 7, 2022

  Dispersed Camping off Forest Road 227

  The most beautiful basin campsites

  So instead of putting in 20+ reviews, I'm just going to lump them all into one. There are a lot of campsites along this road, many of which could fit an RV, but many of which have some rough roads that an RC or trailer might not do well on.

  Each site has a clear marker put there by the Forest Service, something I haven't seen before, and plenty of signs asking to limit your stay to 14 days. Each site also has a campfire ring and is well spaced out from the next one, but not always from the road.

  You are sort of in a valley/basin kind of area. There used to be a lot of spruce tree farming here so I think that is why it is so cleared out. It doesn't seem to be an active logging zone now though, so it's just peaceful and quiet. 

  I have t-mobile and got zero service. I wouldn't expect any carrier to get any service out there though.

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  Dare To Everywhere .

  Ranger

  Sep. 9, 2020

  Stonecoal Dispersed Camping Area

  Great free spot in a National Forest and along a river

  Stayed 9/5/2020 - FREE

  Site "Turnaround"

  This was difficult to find on Apple Maps, but if you pin the location, it takes you right to it.  Nice little area within Monongahela National Forest. 

  We pulled in just at sunset on the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend and drove through the entire length of the campground to see that all the sites will filled. We got to the turn around and noticed a couple of fire pits setup and a patch of grass. It wasn't a "designated site", but it was a defined area with the fire pits. We were out the next morning, so we didn't have any problems. The only negative was having cars drive through all night.

  Two vault toilets along the long road. There was a trail at the turnaround, but it was completely washed out once we got into the woods. Nice area, right on Shavers Fork of the Cheat River. A few sites are actually on the river side.

  Had NO AT&T or Sprint cell service.

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  Sonder B.

  Traveler

  Sep. 21, 2025

  Dispersed camping at Mower Basin

  Clean, Remote, Pristine, off the beaten path = Mower Basin

  I chose for this trip to pay a visit to the Monongahela Nation Forest in West Virginia. I plan on dispersed camp in the Mower Basin for seven days. 

  The first three I would be solo and on that Friday my partner in crime would come to camp. I went to the primary camp site, and it was occupied. 

  I had four other camp sites chosen and continued to the other four. I found that other campers were on the other spots. I went to the last one and found it to be open. In setting up camp I found two piles of bear scat. 

  One pile was clearly fresher than the other, but still two piles! The attached photo is the last dispersed camp site. It was a little over a mile from the other site. I was dispersed camping in the Mower Basin. You can drive right up to your camp site, but don’t be fooled, this is primitive camping. 

  You need to bring everything with you and take it all out with you.

  Nearest Cell tower is here 38.688719,-79.979097

  Fuel &  small gocery store can be found here 38.710707,-79.979095

  Minor Automotive shop and tire repair here 38.713085,-79.979352

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  Erik C.

  Guide

  Jun. 29, 2021

  Little River Dispersed Campsites

  Beautiful and secluded

  About 7+ miles in from the town of Durbin on a dirt road (not sure how that would go in an RV but easy in a small vehicle). Beautiful dispersed camping near a creek in dense, lush forest. Not much for views and only stayed one night so didn’t get to hike but it was a perfect, quiet spot for an overnight. Would definitely come back for a longer stay.

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  Tommy S.

  Ranger

  Jun. 28, 2020

  Little River Dispersed Campsites

  Pristine Roadside Site

  This is the Little River Dispersed Camping in Monongahela National Forest, WV.

  We drove in from the south, through Durbin, which is almost 7 miles on a pothole ridden dirt road. Dangerous for RVs, great for those looking for an escape. 

  We noticed two small gravel camping areas to the left when we entered the area, but were then rewarded with the first open site on the right by the creek. The site was breathtaking, with a small stream pool running along one egde, and the rushing river on another. Soft dirt padded the entire area, and great trees filled the space with their natural architecture and canopy. There was a fire pit by the main camping area, and a fire pit down by the creek. It was a mansion in terms of campsite sizes, though it's primitive still, so don't forget your shovel. Small trails led along the creek in either direction. Two white cross grave monument memorials could be seen from the creekside. 

  It had rained a lot recently, so the driveway into the site got muddy towards the end, causing us to park half way down. We couldn't get a fire started either of the two nights we were here as everything was wet, though we were graced by copious amounts of some interesting mushroom species. 

  On two occasions, deafening aircraft, possibly military, passed over what seemed like the treetops. It was frightening in the peace of the area, so that's a small heads up. I only saw one other traveler drive by, two construction vehicles, and the park ranger truck a couple times.

  Otherwise, on a month-long roadtrip, this was probably my favorite location of over a dozen. We didn't drive any further past our site, but I've heard there's over a dozen locations here, guessing they may be of similar quality. We hiked the Span Oak trail, at the beginning of the camping area, which led us along a beautiful ridge.

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  Evan P.

  Scout

  May. 19, 2025

  Braley Pond Dispersed Camping & Day Use Area

  Dispersed Glamping

  1. Car could be parked right next to us on site
  2. Next to a creek, so good sounds and cool environment
  3. Some walking trails
  4. A pit toilet is located at the picnic site

  Aside from the trash people had left from previous visits, it was perfect for a more primitive camping experience than a lot of modern campgrounds provided.

  We picked up and threw away the people's old trash btw. Leave it better than you found it and this awesome site will continue to be fantastic.

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  Jim M.

  Guide

  Mar. 19, 2024

  Poor Farm Dispersed Recreation Area

  Great "out of the way" spot

  Great camp site!! I pulled in while passing through the area, it was a short ride off the highway and the road in was nice. Quiet spot with a nice grassy level area. will definitely stay here again when I get back up this way.

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  Mikaela K.

  Traveler

  Mar. 24, 2023

  Poor Farm Dispersed Recreation Area

  Nice spot, even for our conversion van!

  Wasn’t too hard to get there and park in our van. Peaceful for the most part (a few campers were there). No signal, so make sure you have a map or know which way you came.