Best Glamping near Ripley, WV

Glamping Reviews near Ripley, WV

95 Reviews of 10 Ripley Campgrounds

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  Megan M.

  Guide

  Jul. 8, 2019

  Forked Run State Park Campground

  Dirty pit toilets. Dirty sinks. Beautiful lake.

  This state park has a beautiful lake and a nice beach. There are boat rentals and a frisbee golf course. Overall, this part of the park is beautiful. 

  The campgrounds, however, leave a lot to be desired. The people were really nice, but the facilities were terrible. The pit toilets were filthy- covered in flies, spiderwebs and dirt. They look like they have not been hosed out since the 70's. The showers and sinks are in an old, old building- it could be fine if it were cleaned daily, but it was filthy too. I was there 3 days and the showers and sinks were never cleaned. They were pretty gross from the start, but then by Saturday night one shower housed a pile of feces. No kidding. Poop in the shower. 

  We stayed in the camper cabin, which is just a very basic shed with a bed, bunk beds, air conditioning and heat. We stayed there because it was July and I wanted A/C and electricity. The cabin smelled like mold. 

  I'd go back to this lake but will not stay in the campgrounds again.

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  Laura H.

  Legend

  Jul. 14, 2020

  Huntington / Fox Fire KOA

  Party Central

  We enjoyed our stay at Huntington/Fox Fire KOA! This is a holiday KOA that offers more amenities for vacationers. It has very close proximity to I-64 in West Virginia, and you can hear the traffic pretty clearly.

  The staff is wonderful, they obviously care very much about their jobs and we enjoyed talking to them. They keep the property very clean which is saying a lot because it’s a very busy park. Each day we watched the park nearly empty and by sundown it was mostly full again. On the weekends it was full to capacity, and it’s occupants were out enjoying their time!

  There is: great cellular for TMobile and AT&T, laundry, dog walk area, storage, cabins, a store, a swimming pond, small beach area, and some sites have fire pits. The picnic tables were pretty dated.

  The hookups are a little strange. You share pedestals in many of the sites. And the arrangement is a little strange but it works.

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  Karen K.

  Guide

  Oct. 1, 2020

  Lake Hope State Park Campground

  Great spot for getting prepared for zaleski and going kayaking

  Several campsites are on a slope so this calls for being creative with placement of tent.
  Firewood available for purchase on site. Lake Hope lodge provides great warm and dry spot for delicious food.

  Several activities available, fishing available anywhere on the lake, kayak rental for $10 and good size lake.

  Very clean pit toliets and running water available dispersed throughout the park. Several hiking trails, zaleski is nearby, hocking hills is 30 minutes away. Moonville tunnel and iron furnace in the area.

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  Joe B.

  Legend

  Sep. 10, 2022

  Huntington / Fox Fire KOA

  Overnight stop

  We were stopping here on our way to another KOA. At the check in area I noticed that the park looked nice. When we arrived at our site (we were escorted), the escort left and my wife noticed trash in the fire pit. I called the office, told them there was a lot of garbage at our site including a lot of cigarette butts. A young man came and cleaned up the trash in and around the fire pit and he said he was sorry about it not being clean. There were also piles of wet dog food. There is a terrible sewer smell that continues to float over to our site. There were many complaints of this on the KOA site. The highway is close and very noisy. (See video) Not worth the money to stay here. It might be worth $10 for an overnight stop, we didn’t even hook up electric or water. Ran fans, lights and water pump off of solar. Not at all what I expect from a KOA.

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  Mark S.

  Traveler

  Apr. 11, 2024

  Huntington / Fox Fire KOA

  This KOA is a Keeper

  This is a very cozy park tucked in between US60 and I64. We are in site 14 and its not quite level, but they were generous with gravel so the drainage is good! No parking in puddles!The staff is great, friendly, upbeat. The gentleman who led us to the site helped us get positioned, and squared up.The site has a patio, bench, picnic table, fire pit, and a huge gas grill. There is more privacy than usual at KOA, pine trees between sites.Well be back! You do have to watch for the entrance, there is a big KOA sign but its not aligned with the actual turn, so be careful.

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  Dan N.

  Ranger

  Sep. 30, 2016

  Forked Run State Park Campground

  Forked Run State Park

  On the border with West Virginia. There aren’t really sites on the water but there’s a nice path to the lake from the camp sites and lots of deer. We spent most of the time on the water (there’s a power limit on the boats) but the campsites were nice in a simple kind of way (showers but no flush).

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  Sarah S.

  Legend

  Oct. 18, 2021

  Huntington / Fox Fire KOA

  Fine for an overnight stop

  Perfectly fine KOA. Nicely decorated for Halloween and seemed like it had lots of nice amenities for kids. We did a quick overnight here so we could have some electricity and a shower. Lots of highway noise. We had one of the back in sites which was nice because there was nothing but woods behind us.

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  Susan & Kevin W.

  Legend

  Jul. 8, 2022

  Huntington / Fox Fire KOA

  Dirty

  Pros: entrance/check-in area is very cute and welcoming, staff is extremely nice and accommodating. Cons: dirty, dumpsters were overflowing and the whole place smelled like a dump station, cats wandering around, our pull-thru site was unlevel and a mud pit, horrible road noise. Would never stay here again.

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  Katie

  Guide

  Sep. 8, 2020

  Lake Hope State Park Campground

  Great Location, Good Vibes, Slightly Slanted Sites

  Stayed over Labor Day Weekend and was pleasantly surprised by the site we got for booking only a week in advance! Would stay again!

  - Many sites are quite sloped and slanted, but this cannot be determined by pictures online. With that said, all sites appeared to have a spot for at least 1 tent cleared away and the picnic table and fire ring in a secure location.

  - Most sites only had room for one car parked at the site

  - Clean pit style restrooms! With running water restrooms dispersed through the campground.

  - Lake Hope was a good size for kayaking (and rentals were open and only ~$10 per person per hour for various boating devices).

  - Fishing allowed anywhere!

  - Cool hiking trails throughout to see caves, The Hope Furnace, and water features!

  - Only ~30-40min from all the must see attractions of Hocking Hills and surrounding area!

  - Camp Store with wood, ice, etc.

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