## Overview

Gatewood Group Campground is ideally located just two miles from Spruce Knob Lake in the Monongahela Forest, creating an ideal base camp for hikes and wildlife watching.

## Recreation

With over 500 miles of hiking trails, visitors are have many options in the forest, including the Gatewood Nature Trail.   
  
With some of the most beautiful overlooks in the area, Spruce Knob Lake offers fishing and boating opportunities (fish are stocked). No swimming is allowed.   
  
Unobstructed views of the night sky bring stargazer clubs to this spot all summer long.

## Facilities

Three group sites are available that can accommodate up to 20 people each. Picnic tables and campfire rings are provided, as are accessible pit toilets. Drinking water is NOT available in the campground.

## Natural Features

The campground is situated on a ridge in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. The Monongahela Forest extends over the north central highlands of the state, encompassing many of the region's highest peaks. Elevations range from 1,000-4,863 feet, and Gatewood sits at 4,300 feet.   
  
Variations in terrain and precipitation have created one of the most ecologically diverse national forests in the country. 

## Nearby Attractions

Spruce Knob, West Virginia's highest peak, lies just 9 miles from the campground. It overlooks forested ridges and grassy open pastures. Visitors can drive or hike to the top. Rock climbing is also a popular activity.

Gatewood Group

Seneca State Forest

At 4,863 feet above sea level, Spruce Knob is West Virginia's highest peak. From this rugged alpine peak, you can view grassy openings and pastures or look down on forested ridges as far as the eye can see. The vegetation here has adapted to a harsh environment. One-sided red spruce deformed by constant exposure to strong westerly winds cling to the high rocky ridges. Blueberry and huckleberry plants hug the ground. Spruce Knob Tower - A stone and steel observation tower sits atop the Knob, providing visitors with a vantage point from which to enjoy a 360 degree view. The half-mile Whispering Spruce Trail circles the knob and provides panoramic views. Interpretive signs along the gentle, graveled trail describe the high country vegetation, geology and animal life. Vault toilets, picnic tables, grills and vehicle parking complete the facilities available at the tower.

Spruce Knob and Spruce Knob Observation Tower

Gesundheit! resides on a 300-acre pristine tract of farm and mountain land in rural West Virginia, with gardens, meadows, creeks, waterfalls, a lake, and clean air and water. Our buildings are stimulating, yet the surrounding natural environment is even more inspiring. With more than two miles of trails through a beautiful hardwood forest, your stay can be spent in close proximity with nature. The beautiful Greenbrier River and an historic covered bridge is a 15 minute walk away. The small town of Hillsboro (birthplace of Nobel Prize winning author Pearl S. Buck) is 5 miles away.

Originally acquired by Patch and his fellow board members of the Gesundheit! Institute non-profit 501(c)3 in the 80's, this tract of land is the 3rd and final location of G!. The hospital/clinic here is only partially completed and despite receiving 0$ from the Hollywood movie "Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams, was funded thus far entirely by other donors and the hard work of Patch himself.

Activities include camping, fishing, hiking, canoeing, swimming, campfires, biking, tubing and much more.



Gesundheit! Institute, Patch Adams

Primitive camping at is finest. Camp sites with fire rings and solitude .



Two Sisters Campground 

Welcome, we are an agritourism camping site that offers open campsites and furnished glamping tents. We have a great view of Snowshoe Mountain and a river that runs along the back of the property. We are located 1 mile from the entrance to Snowshoe Resort. It is an amazing place to stay in Pocahontas County, West Virginia for camping or campgrounds.



**Getting Here**

**We are located 38234 Seneca Trail, Slaty Fork**, WV 26291, or google Snowshoe Valley Camping and it will come up on google maps.

If you are **coming from Marlinton (North on the 219)** then the entrance will be on your right, between two smaller signs and little red reflectors. This turn is right before a big Ski Barn billboard in our field.

If you are **coming from Snowshoe Mountain **then you will need to go and turn left on to 219/Seneca Trail. It is a couple hundred yards after you pass the Ski Barn and you will be turning left after the billboard, which is for The General Store on this side of it. Pull in through the two reflectors and Snowshoe Valley Signs.

If **coming from Elkins**, then just continue south down 219 past the ski barn. It is a couple hundred yards after you pass the Ski Barn and you will be turning left after the billboard, which is for The General Store on this side of it. Pull in through the two reflectors and Snowshoe Valley Signs.



**Please Be Aware - **This is a natural and wild campground. As I am doing my best to clear out some of the dangers, there are still some things to know. **In the field there are little briars** that are growing. I go through and weed eat them as I see them but they are sharp and no fun to step on without shoes. Also be away when setting your tent up for these little prickers. We also have natural WV **Poison Ivy that runs in places along the river**. I am working to clear it out but it’s a difficult work in progress. Sticking to the cut grass will help and be very careful along the river banks. Please keep your** dogs on a leash **around other guest and close to your camp during the day and at night. There are wild animals that live in these hills like **coyotes **that could cause injuries to your pets.



**Please Enjoy Your Stay** - There is some cell service on the south side of the field at times but nothing to count on, it seems to blow in with the wind. If you need anything you can send me a message or call. The gas station nearby normally gets some service, and if you go down the road to the Library you can use their public WI-FI to make calls and use the internet.







Snowshoe Valley Camping

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With over 40 state and national parks, West Virginia’s vast mountainous wilderness begs to be explored. In less than a day’s drive from the Mid-Atlantic’s urban corridor, you can be paddling in swirling whitewater, camping in pristine mountain forests, or stargazing in some of the clearest night skies in the East. It’s time to plan your trip camping in West Virginia! 


West Virginia’s inspiring geology has been carved by some of the world’s oldest rivers. Experience these ancient natural forces up close by exploring the nation’s premier whitewater rafting location, New River Gorge. The New River Gorge National River, part of the United States National Park System, extends 53-miles in southern West Virginia. Along with some of the best paddling in the country, rock climbers flock to the 1,400 established climbs in the sandstone cliffs. 70,000-acres of wilderness offer free riverfront primitive camping spots, while campers who want more amenities can take advantage of several private campgrounds in nearby Fayetteville, WV. 


If you find yourself camping in West Virginia’s New River Gorge in October, you might catch Bridge Day, the world’s largest extreme sports event. Cheer on BASE jumpers as they leap 900-feet from the top of the river’s bridge while you enjoy local food and craft vendors, live music, and great mountain views. 


When planning a trip camping in West Virginia, don’t miss the chance to take in the views from West Virginia’s most famous landmark, Seneca Rocks. Located in the Monongahela National Forest, and renowned for its incredible beauty, this natural landmark rises nearly 900-feet above the North Fork River. Especially well-known in rock climbing circles, the impressive rock formation offers 375 of the most technical mapped climbing routes in the eastern United States. Non-climbers can take in the view from the top by lacing up their boots. The Seneca Rocks Hiking Trail climbs the observation platform and is a day hike suitable for all ages. 


Facilities for tent and RV camping, rental cabins, and primitive campsites are available nearby. A local favorite, Seneca Shadows Campground, offers views of the rocks from your campsite, as well as modern facilities including flush toilets and picnic tables. No matter where your outdoor adventures take you in the Wild and Wonderful state, with The Dyrt you’ll find the best camping in West Virginia along the way!

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Brooklyn Heights Riverfront Campground

A Wilderness Riverfront Oasis

The camp has access to nearly 4 miles of wilderness riverfront on a dead end road, and yet just a few miles to the beautiful town of Parsons WV in Tucker County! Home of 19th century tourist towns of Thomas / Davis / and Canaan Valley.

\--> The Dryfork and Blackwater Rivers combine nearby, the pedestrian cable suspension bridge to Hendricks is less than half a mile downstream, the Fernow Experimental Forest is just a mile downstream, and the Monongahela national forest and huge unlogged forests are all around! And Brooklyn Heights Rd. is also a waterfall mecca after any decent rains including right here on the property and very nearby.

Hike, camp, swim, fish, bike tube, kayak, canoe, explore, forage, campfires, beach area fires, relax and enjoy!

\--> Brooklyn Heights Riverfront Campground includes 35 acres of unlogged wilderness forest with roads, trails and 2100 feet of riverfront on the Dry Fork River.

\--> The camp includes 15 camping sites (firepits, slabwood benches, parking, and future picnic tables), 5 primitive shelter cabin sites (10x\`12 lofted barn cabins with hasp for your padlock), and a 10 spacious short term RV sites near the river (RV's 30 foot or less recommended).

\--> Water spigots are available for general use by the office cabin and provide water from a mountain spring water source and must be considered non-potable - so boil to drink or bring your own water for consumption. Water spigots also on location for RV1 - RV4.

\--> Also a couple of electric outlets are available for general use by the office cabin near sector B.

\--> Waterfalls, creeks, kayak drop points, swimming, tubing, hiking, fishing, and water recreation abounds.

And the nearby towns of Parsons / Thomas / Davis / and Canaan Valley provide endless entertainment nearby with cafes, breweries, a distillery, music, restaurants and coffee shops, galleries and artwork. Also two state park lodges (Blackwater Falls Lodge, Canaan Valley Lodge), a national wildlife refuge, as well as endless rails to trails hiking trails throughout the county where railroads once ran during the coal and virgin forest harvest days of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And the main street towns are still here and thriving!



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