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Five River Campground and Coopers Rock State Forest house upscale glamping accommodations within easy reach of Terra Alta, West Virginia. Visitors seeking luxury camping experiences can choose from safari-style canvas tents and modern yurts that offer comfortable beds with quality linens, electricity, and climate control systems. At Five River, the glamping structures include kitchenettes, private fire rings, and spacious outdoor lounging areas while providing easy access to water recreation activities. The yurt accommodations at Coopers Rock feature panoramic windows, hardwood floors, and private decks that maximize forest views. Several locations offer eco-friendly glamping options with solar lighting and sustainable design elements. One guest shared, "The cabins were exactly what we needed. Clean, easy to reserve, and ability to have a nice fire outside."
Hiking trails connect directly to glamping sites throughout the region, making wilderness exploration convenient for overnight guests. Blackwater Falls State Park's luxury tents provide front-row access to the dramatic 57-foot waterfall and surrounding old-growth forest trails. Seasonal activities enhance the glamping experience, from guided stargazing programs in summer to winter cross-country ski rentals near heated canvas accommodations. Proximity to Deep Creek Lake's water activities adds recreational value to these upscale outdoor stays, with boat rentals and swimming beaches just minutes away. Visitors also appreciate the farm-to-table dining options at several glamping resorts, featuring locally-sourced ingredients and private chef services. According to a camper, "It was our first camping here and in Maryland for that matter, and we would love to go back."
"Swallow Falls has a great loop trail where you see four waterfalls. You can walk to the loop from the campground. It ma be adds a third of a mile to the hike. "
"The basic tent sites each have a picnic table, fire pit w/ grill, and lantern post. The trails to the beautiful falls are a short walk from the campgrounds."
from $22 - $33 / night
Check Availability"We went in late October and we arrived fairly late in the day and to our surprise someone was in the store when we got there."
"This is the largest state forest in West Virginia, it has a total of 25 sites that vary in their privacy. Each site has electrical hookups, picnic tables, fire grates, and utility post."
from $25 - $48 / night
Check Availability"This campground is the highest in West Virginia, it has a total of 65 campsites 30 of which are electric and 35 are non-electric."
"This was our first stay in a state park campground in West Virginia and it was a great stay. Arrived during a steady downpour and rented a cabin for the first night but camped the second night."
from $50 / night
Check Availability"Camp site(Tent camping) Camp site was pretty small and close to each other. The forest where the camp site was situated was beautiful."
"This is a large state park campground near the lake. There are plenty of sites, and while they aren’t crammed together, they aren’t very private and it feels closer."
from $21 - $65 / night
Check Availability"We had room for ten tents, fire pit, tons of camp chairs. Right next to hiking trail. Flush toilets, running water, easy to find. Parking spot. Well maintained."
"Nice fire pits and picnic tables."
from $20 - $54 / night
Check Availability"This is a hidden gem right outside of town. We utilized one of the rv sites with 50 amp service and full hookups."
"Everyone was super friendly and helpful as we learn to set up our new teardrop to the full hook ups. John delivered firewood right to our site, and they texted the hours of the trading post store."
from $15 / night
Check Availability"There was a bathroom close by with running water and showers. It was beautiful and very close to the lake."
"Not terrible unlevel rv spots with water and electric. They have free wifi which works pretty well."
"Staff are very friendly and helpful. Bathhouses are kept clean. Ice and firewood are available on site."
"The swimming lake was perfect and they had canoes and kayak rentlas on site. We are avid tent campers and loved that we had a very private and secluded spot."
from $29 - $62 / night
Check Availability"Close to Cheat Lake and restaurants in Morgantown."
"Close enough to Cheat Lake."
from $20 - $90 / night
Check Availability"Staff working hard getting things ready for the upcoming Memorial Day crush. Everyone was helpful, and they didn’t get mad when I accidentally set off burglar alarm in Laundry room 😂😂."
"The staff is helpful and friendly, and so are most of the campers. They even have entertainment and Saturday night was a fun DJ. The facilities are very clean."
ScoutThis was a great place to camp. Lovely. The price was affordable. We stayed in the cabin. Electricity. Air conditioning. Running water. The property owner manager is very accommodating and pleasant to talk with.
Highly recommended.
~Robert
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RangerThis campground is the highest in West Virginia, it has a total of 65 campsites 30 of which are electric and 35 are non-electric. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit, most of the campsites are open and have little privacy from neighbors. No tent pads, but no more than two tents permitted (but may be charged for the second tent). It has a bath house with hot showers, flush toilets, and coin laundry. There is a dumping station. Reservations can be made by phone or at campground registration but is otherwise first come-first serve. Pets are permitted. The sites are $25 a night.
The park has tons of hiking trails to choose from and two viewable waterfalls. There is a lake that is open to swimming, volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts are in the vicinity as well. Fishing is a large draw as well to this area, both catch and release and catch and keep permitted on the Blackwater River.
TravelerIf you’re looking for a place to camp in West Virginia, don’t even bother with this campground, head over to Audra State park instead.
We generally love most camping experiences and make it work, but this one was so bad we left 3 days early. When I kindly called to cancel, the nice Park ranger said he completely understood and would actually refund us for our entire trip (which we didn’t even mention or ask for).
The only good things about this campground were the friendly staff and the updated bathrooms.
Almost all sites are walk-ups, which is NOT noted on their site. Also, almost all sites are on a hill. The pictures do not accurately show this. We had site 33 (probably the worst site). The entire site was on a slant and covered in rocks, I tried to capture it in a picture, but it just doesn’t look as slanted as it feels when you are standing there. There was no flat spot for our 10 x 20 tent, so we had to sleep on an angle. (I felt like I was falling out of bed the whole night!) 33 should NOT be a site.
There is a HUGE raccoon problem here, even during the day. I wish we were warned ahead of time. Many people bring an extra tent to keep their food in. Our dog barked the entire night as the racoons kept coming up to our site and even our tent. At one point they even put holes in the outside of our $300 tent!! The next day we tried to make the best of our trip and decided to check out the lake. We had left our cooler and a couple small Rubbermaid bins of food on the table while we headed down for an hour. The car was far and incredibly hot during the day, and we didn’t want to give them any incentive to go after our tent again, so we had no other option. While we were gone the raccoons tore open our cooler, ate some of our food, and scattered the rest of our food and water in the woods. (This is probably why there is so much food that can been seen scattered near the campsites).
The lake was pretty but there was a ton trash all around it, such a shame. I had to pick up a bunch of pieces of glass on the shore of the campground so my dog wouldn’t get hurt. You technically aren’t allowed to swim in the non-beach/swimming area unless you are jumping off a boat, but people were doing it anyway. You cannot bring dogs in the designated swimming area.
While the bathrooms were nice they are a very far walk from any of the shaded/non-electric sites, and you are not permitted to drive up to them. There are only 2 showers. Both were kept clean but had 100’s of little green bugs and a ton of months and mosquitos on the. To get to the bathrooms you must park at the top of the hill and walk down (not a big deal for us, but may be for some).
The electric sites have no shade or privacy, and they are all on top of each other.
GuideStayed 3 nights because I wanted to be centrally located to the he Flight 93 Memorial and Falling Water (about 30 miles to each). The non pet section is heavily wooded and very shady. The pet section is more of a loop set up with some trees. The no pet section had no, zero, zilch cell service so my stay was super quiet. Site 173 was easy to back into and had a large picnic area with a fire ring next to the brook. There is a lake with a small beach and a boat launch and numerous hiking trails. The park will s very nice pretty and during the week fairly empty. I would recommend
LegendCampground Review: Canaan Valley State Park and Resort, Davis, West Virginia
The Canaan Valley State Park and Resort is situated in a very popular outdoor activity area...for every season. Winter brings copious snowfall and the skiing here draws thousands...downhill and XC. The summer sees backpackers, hikers, mountain bikers, gravel grinders, car-campers and RVers. Not only do you have hiking trails here on the State Park location...you can drive up to the nearby Dolly Sods Wilderness Area for camping, day-hikes or multi-day backcountry trips; Blackwater Falls (10 miles north) offers memorable falls, great hikes with long gorge views (Lindy Point a favorite). Even Seneca Rocks and Spruce Knob are only 30 minutes or so away. Possibilities are endless in this neck of the woods. This very weekend was to be the Mountainbike Festival, but due to Covid-19, well you know the rest of that story. The Abe Run Trail was a pleasant trail leaving from the campground.
The campground portion is not expansive but 34 sites are situated in three small loops (see photo of campground map). Primitive tent sites don't have water or electric and parking is roadside but you are within 100 yards of the "Comfort Station." The three "tent only" sites have only been around for a couple years...but sites 1 and 2 are in a nice grassy area away from the RV loop 2. Always verify current rates, but June 18, 2020...mid $30's nightly for nonresidents (WV residents get 30% off). Primitive tent sites were $17 a night.
The Resort Lodge, Golf course, swimming pool and a covered ice skating rink (obviously the last three mentioned being seasonal) were further up the windy park roadway. (See rates on park website).
The campground "Comfort Station," is a restroom/shower/laundry and soda machine building. The gender specific restroom/shower rooms each have two wooden stalled modern facility stools, two shower stalls (men's are separated by a shower curtain, women's by a wall); a separate unisex ADA restroom/shower sits adjacent to the men's and appears newer.
The grounds are well-maintained and manicured as are all WV State Parks. Trails are scattered throughout the park. some are foot traffic only, others permit bicycles. The Back Hollow Trail was predominantly a mown grass trail but occasional wooded sections were rocky two-track. This is Wet Virginia, so expect to experience rain and bring foul weather gear in the summer months. I have mastered the fine art of campsite tarping due to West Virginia camping. It also still gets chilly in these mountains during the early summer months.
Deer meander through the primitive tent sites with their fawns each morning and evening. A kid's playground is situated beside (separated by a field) primitive tent sites 1 & 2.
We spent three days in June and experienced afternoon rain showers daily, but arranged our hikes and bikes around them.
GuideTub Run Road is a rough (but pretty) ride to the campground. Once you hit the property, everything is well-maintained. Roads are easy to navigate and equipment all works well. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Bathhouses are kept clean. Ice and firewood are available on site. Lots of seasonal campers fill their space to the brim with tent garages, so the Creekside loop, at least, feels a little like a suburban street, but still quiet. Creekside sites felt smaller and more crowded than lakeside sites, which open onto the beach and lake. Guests were very friendly and considerate of quiet hours. A number of families were joining across generations and campsites, which was nice. Easy access to local attractions.
GuideStayed here with 10 other people. We had room for ten tents, fire pit, tons of camp chairs. Right next to hiking trail. Flush toilets, running water, easy to find. Parking spot. Well maintained.
GuideA solid place to camp. Nice temperatures for June. A nice little beach for the kids to swim at. Self service ice and wood. Bring exact cash as the the contact station is only open Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Bathrooms are old but cleaned daily, water was hot so no complaints. Later check out was a nice bonus
Some of the sites are quite small and right on top of others. Some like ours were significantly larger. The pet loop was essentially a field with trees around it. The none pet loop was in the trees and so you sometimes had more space and sometimes were right beside you.
The no pet loop essentially cleared out after the weekend and we had tons of space to run around.
I wish more hikes started from the campground. But there was a gravel trail that connected to most of them.
ScoutSwallow Falls has a great loop trail where you see four waterfalls. You can walk to the loop from the campground. It ma be adds a third of a mile to the hike.
We stayed in cabin 58, which has a short, easy path to the bathhouse and even shorter to the mud sink. This was very handy when traveling with two young kids. Prior to going, I wished I could have seen the inside of the cabins, particularly to know how big the mini fridge was. I couldn't find any pictures, so here they are.
It is a one-room cabin, was impressively clean, and the beds were very cozy. There are blackout curtains on the windows, so we slept late and it was glorious. There is one small window in the door that does not have a curtain. I taped aluminum foil up over it.
Each bed had a mattress pad on it when we arrived, as pictured. One minor note is that the bunk bed mattresses seem to be a bit too big for the bunk beds. This caused them to not lay perfectly flat and also made me feel uncomfortable having my roly-poly kids sleep on the top bunk, where there were only a couple inches between the mattress and the top of the railing.
I have Verizon and could make calls, but could not reliably send or receive text messages and there was no data access.
Great park. Great cabin. Great stay.
State parks and forests surround Terra Alta, West Virginia, with elevations reaching 2,500 feet in the Appalachian Plateau region. Located in Preston County, this area experiences four distinct seasons with abundant rainfall, making spring camping muddy but rewarding with wildflower displays. Winter temperatures regularly drop below freezing, requiring campers to prepare for cold-weather conditions.
Waterfall hiking trails: At Swallow Falls State Park Campground, explore multiple waterfall views on well-maintained paths. "The falls are beautiful and the trails are well kept. My kids love the swings and playground also," explains Dale O. The park features Muddy Creek Falls, Maryland's largest waterfall at 53 feet high.
Fishing opportunities: Access trout and smallmouth fishing spots at Five River Campground where the Shavers Fork River provides ample angling options. "The river is fantastic and holds trout and smallmouth for those that like to fish," reports a camper. Many sites allow you to camp within sight of prime fishing locations.
Rock climbing excursions: Test your climbing skills at Coopers Rock State Forest where outdoor enthusiasts find moderate difficulty routes. "I have been going her for years and I always love to climb this area. The pitches arent too high (50ft) but great just to get out there an enjoy life!" shares Nick P. Climbing areas remain accessible from April through October.
Level tent sites: Many campers appreciate flat, stable camping surfaces at Deep Creek Lake State Park Campground. "Camp site was pretty small and close to each other. The forest where the camp site was situated was beautiful. We were lucky enough to witness a spectacular light show put up by thousands of fireflies at night," notes Simon S. The sites include fire rings and bear-proof food storage containers.
Clean bathroom facilities: Well-maintained facilities rank high on camper satisfaction lists. "The bathrooms were quite possibly the cleanest camp bathrooms I've ever come across," mentions Lee Anne H. about Deep Creek Lake State Park Campground. Similarly, shower facilities receive regular cleaning at most established sites in the region.
Privacy between sites: At Blackwater Falls State Park Campground, campers note good separation between sites. "This is one of my absolute favorite places in WV to camp. It is quiet and the campground is not too large, it's not stuffed with RV's and screaming children. The sites are reasonably sized, and well spaced," writes Kellie A. Most sites include natural vegetation buffers.
Bear activity considerations: Bear sightings occur regularly throughout the Terra Alta region. "We were told there were regular bear sightings and there were bear boxes at each site; we saw many deer but not a single bear," reports Lee D. from Deep Creek Lake State Park Campground. Store all food in provided bear boxes or secure containers.
Limited cell service: Connectivity varies widely across camping areas. "We did have cell service with Consumer Cellular (AT&T Towers) and were able to work while we camped," notes Kevin H. at Coopers Rock State Forest, but many other sites have minimal or no reception.
Seasonal closures: Many campgrounds near Terra Alta operate seasonally. Most state parks close from late October through mid-April. "The park is open Memorial Day through Labor Day so I imagine this campground would yield a very different experience in the height of summer!" explains Lee D.
Reservations recommended: Popular weekends fill quickly at Kentuck Campground — Ohiopyle State Park. "Awesome campground right on the Great Allegheny Passage trail. We were there in November with plans to visit Fallingwater. This campground was the perfect location for both activities!" shares one camper. Book sites 2-3 months ahead for summer weekends.
Playground access: Several campgrounds feature play areas for children. "There is a playground for the kids and plenty of room for them to play," mentions Kevin H. about Coopers Rock State Forest. Some parks include sports fields for additional recreation options.
Nature programs: Look for ranger-led activities at state parks. "We visited Swallow Falls over Labor Day Weekend 2016. We had an awesome corner campsite. The campground was quiet, regardless of it being a holiday weekend with lots of kids around," notes Erin O.
Level sites for setup ease: Families with young children should seek flat camping spots. "I gave it a 5 star for many reasons. First the campground is clean and made us feel like we were in a forest not just a campground. Secondly, the tent sites were completely level with no need to worry about rolling down a hill in my sleep, I slept great," explains Mike B. about Swallow Falls State Park.
Swimming areas: Tub Run Rec Area Youghiogheny River Lake offers family-friendly water access. "We had such a relaxing time there. The swimming lake was perfect and they had canoes and kayak rentlas on site," shares Natalee M. Most lake swimming areas include designated shallow sections for younger children.
Electric hookup locations: Electric sites cluster in specific areas at most campgrounds. "The RV lots were well maintained and all the asphalt seems to have been redone recently. The bathrooms were clean and heated to a comfortable level. Showers had great pressure as well," notes Mike G. about Coopers Rock State Forest.
Dump station access: Plan for limited sanitation facilities. "Dump station on the way out," reports Josh W. about yurt camping options at Terra Alta, West Virginia campgrounds. Most state parks feature a single dump station that can create morning backups during busy checkout times.
Site leveling considerations: Many RV sites in the mountainous terrain require leveling. "This is a smallish campground and there is nothing at all nice about it except for its proximity to Ohiopyle and surrounding area," cautions one camper about site conditions. Bring leveling blocks for most regional campgrounds.
Water connections: Not all electric sites include water hookups. "The spots were well spaced out and pretty spacious, the site we were in had electric hookup for 50a/30a/20a but no water at the site but there was water near the bathroom area," explains Mike G. about Coopers Rock State Forest.
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