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Best Dispersed Camping near Nutter Fort, WV

29 Reviews

Dispersed camping near Nutter Fort, West Virginia primarily occurs within the Monongahela National Forest, where several free, primitive sites are available without reservations. Canaan Loop Road features multiple established dispersed camping areas with fire rings, offering quiet forest settings for both tent and RV campers. Lower Glady Dispersed Campground provides additional free camping options along Forest Roads, while Stonecoal Dispersed Camping Area permits primitive camping with minimal amenities in the Huttonsville area. Most sites are located on public land with designated camping zones marked by fire rings.

Many forest service roads require careful navigation due to rough, unpaved conditions. Canaan Loop Road becomes particularly challenging in wet or winter weather, with several reviews noting that high-clearance vehicles are recommended for accessing the more remote sites. While most areas permit camping for up to 14 days, facilities are extremely limited. Lower Glady Dispersed Campground provides vault toilets, but most locations offer no amenities. Fires are permitted at established fire rings in most areas, though seasonal fire restrictions may apply. Campers should bring all necessary supplies, including drinking water, as no hookups or services are available.

The region's dispersed camping areas provide secluded forest experiences with opportunities for hiking and fishing. One camper described Canaan Loop Road as having "nice secluded spots for camping" though noted the road was "a little rough so take your time." Reviews frequently mention the area's natural beauty, with multiple sites located near streams and rivers. Another visitor noted that Lower Glady Dispersed Campground features "numerous disbursed camping sites" that are "boarded by boulders" with "most sites have good shade while still open to the sky." Winter camping is possible but challenging, with one review describing their experience as "very secluded" where "you need to definitely be self sufficient." Cell phone service is generally unavailable throughout most of these areas.

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Best Dispersed Sites Near Nutter Fort, West Virginia (10)

    1. Canaan Loop Road Dispersed

    9 Reviews
    Davis, WV
    48 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 478-2000

    "road is easy to drive on- some bumps but we were in a small kia sedan and it was fine, there are a lot of spots visible from the road but there are also some hidden a few steps away from the road that"

    "Still snow on the ground and very wet in early April, but great dispersed car camp and walk-in camp sites."

    2. Lower Glady Dispersed Campground

    7 Reviews
    Harman, WV
    44 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 636-1800

    "I didn't pull in until close to 11 PM, but a couple notes on what I could see. There is a very sharp turn if you come in from the south on Sully Road, which seems to be the primary way to get there."

    "There are numerous disbursed camping sites at this location. We arrived on a Sunday and found all the sites near the vaulted toilet empty.

    The campsites are boarded by boulders."

    3. Kinderhook Horse Trail

    5 Reviews
    Newport, OH
    49 miles

    "Area is dedicated to horse trail riding. Nice clean area just off main road.Can camp here in certain spots. Not much area to camp. No fire rings, one picnic table."

    "Close to the restroom there’s a picnic table, tentspots and a manual water pump. A lot of insects, humid and dense deciduous forest surrounding the trailhead. The Kinderhook trail was overgrown."

    4. Monongahela National Forest Dispersed Site

    3 Reviews
    Durbin, WV
    50 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 636-1800

    "There are over 900,000 acres in the National forest for hiking and dispersed camping. Immerse yourself in nature and spend the weekend hiking and camping."

    "The camp site was on a small gravel road, tucked up in the forest, only 1 or 2 other campers, but the grounds man who delivered my firewood checked on my 1-2 times a day."

    5. Stonecoal Dispersed Camping Area

    3 Reviews
    Durbin, WV
    50 miles
    Website

    "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.  "

    "Good quality dirt access road, no problem for my Honda Civic. Got here on a Monday night in late September and there were lots of campsites available. Good access to water with the river."

    6. Gladwin Dispersed Camping

    2 Reviews
    Red Creek, WV
    45 miles

    "Decided to try it even though other review said private property- and seems they were correct but incorrect. Initially you do come to private land with several campsites and campers present."

    7. Dispersed Camping off Forest Road 227

    1 Review
    Huttonsville, WV
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 636-1800

    "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."

    8. Little dispersed site by railtracks

    1 Review
    Durbin, WV
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (304) 456-3335

    9. Canaan Loop Road

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    Davis, WV
    47 miles

    10. Stonecoal Dispersed Camping

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    Durbin, WV
    50 miles
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29 Reviews of 10 Nutter Fort Campgrounds

  • Jon N.The Dyrt PRO User
    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.

  • Dare To Everywhere .The Dyrt PRO User
    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.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    May. 27, 2024

    Kinderhook Horse Trail

    Nice small trailhead area

    Area is dedicated to horse trail riding. Nice clean area just off main road.Can camp here in certain spots. Not much area to camp. No fire rings, one picnic table. Definitely only for very small camper, car camp, or tent, small group. Nice trails. Seem to be well maintained. Does have a small hand pump water spigot. Has no flush vault toilet. No hook-ups of any kind. I did not camp here due to severe weather warnings. With att had 2 to 3 bars cell service.

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jun. 16, 2025

    Canaan Loop Road Dispersed

    car camping

    road is easy to drive on- some bumps but we were in a small kia sedan and it was fine, there are a lot of spots visible from the road but there are also some hidden a few steps away from the road that are tricker to see while driving, free camping, no permit needed, they have easy to seee fire rings where you can tell where to camp. there’s a stream that goes by some, the woods are beautiful. there are some that are about 4 mile hike to blackwater falls state park. and it’s an easy drive to seneca rocks

  • Olivia M.The Dyrt PRO User
    Jul. 31, 2019

    Monongahela National Forest Dispersed Site

    Dispersed Camping in the mountains

    There are over 900,000 acres in the National forest for hiking and dispersed camping. Immerse yourself in nature and spend the weekend hiking and camping.

  • J
    Apr. 3, 2022

    Canaan Loop Road Dispersed

    April Snow

    Still snow on the ground and very wet in early April, but great dispersed car camp and walk-in camp sites.

  • Cameron
    Oct. 1, 2020

    Stonecoal Dispersed Camping Area

    Nice, free, primitive campground

    The campsites are just pullouts in the road with fire pits. Good quality dirt access road, no problem for my Honda Civic. Got here on a Monday night in late September and there were lots of campsites available. Good access to water with the river. No mosquitos. Soft ground for staking a tent. Getting here long after dark isn’t an issue, because you can drive right into a campsite. It was very quiet for me, no traffic on the road at night. There was some light litter, a few soda bottles, that kind of thing. No AT&T service. Highly recommended

  • Jon N.The Dyrt PRO User
    Feb. 2, 2022

    Lower Glady Dispersed Campground

    A large camping area tucking the mountains.

    To start this review off, I drove in during a small snow storm, it was in the single digits for temp, and I woke up with about 8 inches on the ground. Due to this, I was the only one here, so I'm not sure how crowded it would be in the warmer months, or with less snow. 

    I didn't pull in until close to 11 PM, but a couple notes on what I could see. There is a very sharp turn if you come in from the south on Sully Road, which seems to be the primary way to get there. My Subaru Forester didn't have any issues, but if you're driving an RV or have a trailer, you may have a struggle. However, once you get past that, there camp area is huge. You could easily fit a dozen cars there. There are some toilets, which are really more of out houses. There was also a creek running on the side of the camp, so with a water filter and enough food, you could spend many days here. I could also see a few fire pits, but again, 8' of snow made it hard to really tell what I was looking at, and as it was still snowing and getting late, I didn't feel like trekking too far. There is a wonderful view of the night sky and having the mountain backdrop in the morning was really nice.

    I'll def be back here in the warmer months and bring along some friends and family.

  • Kevin C.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 14, 2024

    Lower Glady Dispersed Campground

    Great Disbursed Camping

    There are numerous disbursed camping sites at this location. We arrived on a Sunday and found all the sites near the vaulted toilet empty.

    The campsites are boarded by boulders. The toilet was one of the cleanest I have seen. Most sites have good shade while still open to the sky.

    Sites are level and have good back-in driveways. Fire rings are large. We removed lots of trash from our fire ring, mostly aluminum cans.

Guide to Nutter Fort

Discover the beauty of dispersed camping near Nutter Fort, West Virginia, where nature lovers can find secluded spots to unwind and explore the great outdoors. With a variety of options available, campers can enjoy the tranquility of the wilderness while still having access to essential amenities.

Tips for free and dispersed camping near Nutter Fort, West Virginia

  • Many dispersed camping areas, like Canaan Loop Road Dispersed, offer free camping options, making it an excellent choice for budget-conscious adventurers.
  • Be prepared for rough roads; some sites, such as Lower Glady Dispersed Campground, may require a vehicle with good clearance to access.
  • Always practice Leave No Trace principles to keep these beautiful areas pristine for future visitors.

Scenic trails and natural attractions for dispersed campers

Dispersed campers should check out Lower Glady for a unique experience

  • The Lower Glady Dispersed Campground features well-maintained sites with clean vault toilets, making it a comfortable choice for families and solo campers alike.
  • This area is known for its shaded campsites, which provide a cool respite during warm summer days, enhancing the overall camping experience.
  • Campers can enjoy the convenience of nearby fire rings and the opportunity to gather around a campfire under the stars, creating memorable evenings in nature.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dispersed campground near Nutter Fort, WV is Canaan Loop Road Dispersed with a 4.8-star rating from 9 reviews.

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