Best Campgrounds near Waiteville, WV

The Blue Ridge Parkway is currently closed just south of the Peaks of Otter area. Traffic is being detoured just behind the campground. This was the 4th of July weekend so may be u usual, but the traffic was all day and night. There was a lot of commotion at 4 am—hikers in the parking lot to make the summit for dawn. Many sites were tiered—I had steps or the worn path down to the actual site from where I parked. The sites were spacious and well kept. Gravel tent site —common in the area but I’m not a fan. There were sites open on the holiday weekend….no wonder. Beautiful area. I’ll go back to the lodge (been there a few times) but I’ll camp somewhere else.

Pipestem Resort State Park Southern West Virginia. 

We spent 4 nights here. Used this park as a base camp for New River Gorge NP. There's many other State Parks we visited too.

 This park has a LOT of razzle dazzle. A zip line, a golf course, no pool but a splash pad. They also have a tram that's closed right now for refurbishing.

 A lake with fishing & boating. You can rent a boat.

 The Nature Center is nice. The typical stuffed animals. You're not allowed to pet the bear!! 

 Lots of trails. A horse barn. A large "lodge" & cabins for rent. 

There's 82 sites in the campground. 

1- 31 have full hookup.

 32- 49 electric only.

 50- 82 water& electric 

Sites 1-4 are handicapped sites. 

We were in site 1 by the bathrooms/ showers.

 There are pretty good sites, but watch the site descriptions for the incline. 

The water/electric sites surround a large field. These sites tend to be sunny.

 1- 49 are in the woods. The sites seem small, but the perimeter sites face the woods. 

44 is a large site, but the incline is severe, so appropriate for Class B or tents.

I didn't like site 5 at all. It sits right as the road curves down a hill. 

The showers/bathrooms were very much on the lower spectrum of state park clean. It looked like they had been remodeled fairly recently, but not cleaned often. The campground doesn't seem to generate the same attention as the rest of the park. There's no DNR presence, no one driving through the campground. We rarely saw any employees checking the bathrooms.

 I would probably not stay here again since we won't be coming this way for a long time.

We were lied to and ignored. Conditions were very poor at the beginning of May. That can certainly be expected with the flooding in the area, though that was not known to us until arrival. It wiped out their entire campground, leveled their bathhouse, and even moved their office building several feet. Many of their sites were out of commission. This left very poor conditions, and their recovery planned involved the use of a few port-a-shower/toilets. The water barely trickled and was only cold. We could not stay there. The caretaker of the campground appeared understanding and said that he would have my money refunded for the week. That STILL has NOT happened! They don't respond to phone calls, voice mails, or emails. Definitely beware of businesses like this!!!! I am sorry to have to give them 1-Star.