Rifrafters Campground, near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is a cozy spot that welcomes campers looking for a laid-back experience. With options for tents, RVs, and even cabins, it caters to a variety of camping styles, making it a solid choice for families and friends alike.

The campground is known for its friendly staff who go out of their way to help, whether it’s guiding you to your site or delivering firewood right to your spot. Clean bathrooms and well-kept facilities are frequently highlighted by visitors, ensuring you can freshen up after a day of adventure. One camper noted, “The toilets are above average for campgrounds,” which is always a plus!

Rifrafters is perfectly situated for outdoor activities, especially if you’re into whitewater rafting or hiking in the nearby New River Gorge National Park. The stunning scenery around the area, including the iconic New River Bridge, offers plenty of opportunities for exploration and relaxation. As one reviewer put it, “The area around the campground has some of the most amazing scenery I’ve ever seen.”

While the campground may not boast expansive views from every site, the peaceful atmosphere and commitment to cleanliness make it a great base for your adventures. Whether you’re here for a weekend or a longer stay, Rifrafters Campground has the essentials covered for a comfortable and enjoyable experience.

Rifrafters Campground provides tent and RV camping and economy cabins in the woodlands near Fayetteville, West Virginia (WV) -- only two-miles south of the New River Gorge Bridge. Our cleanliness, accessibility, and quiet family atmosphere have earned us a place among West Virginia's most-popular camping areas. You'll also find a friendly full-time staff, exceptionally clean showers and restrooms, and plenty of space for small gatherings and walks in the woods behind the campground. Use our website to explore our camping amenities and find out more about the New River.

Rifrafters Campground

Whether you're a tent camper, an RVer, or just passing through, Fayetteville, WV has a lot to offer. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in. Experience some of the most stunning views that West Virginia camping has to offer. You're sure to find the perfect spot for your West Virginia camping adventure.

Fayetteville

The Best Camping Near Fayetteville, West Virginia

Great location for activities in the New River Gorge. There are different sections within the campground and some are more crowded than others. There are some sites "way out back" as the owner says that we tend to prefer just for privacy and there is more distance between you and your neighbors. The office has cheap firewood and your typical amenities if you forgot something but not a huge selection. Bathhouse is very large so I've never had a problem finding an open shower or stall. It's only a few minutes away from a TON of stuff to do/see. Since there isn't open camping in the gorge, this is the next best thing. Highly recommended!

Nice spot in the NRG

With impending storms, we chose to rent a cabin midweek at Riftrafters Campground in Fayetteville, WV.(riftrafters.com) rather than set up the tent in the rain.

Riftrafters Campground is centrally located in Fayetteville right of Rt.19, close to The New River Gorge, rafting, climbing, hiking, biking and some good eateries.

We stayed in Cabin 5, which offered a few wooden bunkbeds, one table, four chairs, one door and two windows...that's all you get in a camper cabin. Other cabins offer different bed options. No water or restroom/showers in the Cabins. Pricing is based on occupancy, much like tent camping. Which actually places it close to local hotel/motel lodging. Note: Do not anticipate spotless cabins or odor free, comfortable mattress...without heat or AC things tend to get musty.

Riftrafters Campground offers RV/Camper sites (13) which have water and electric, Cabins (8) no water, but has electric, and several tent areas which are rated primitive. I recommend securing reservations by telephone.

There is a covered picnic shelter and the showerhouse/restroom is clean, well-maintained and centrally located.

Within two miles you can enjoy breakfast at Tudor's and lunch/dinner at the Secret Sandwich Society...both of which we frequented. For outdoor equipment needs, I prefer Waterstone Outdoors (waterstoneoutdoors.com), but there is another new business that recently opened between Tudor's and Secret Sandwich Society (secretsandwichsociety.com).

Obviously, you will search the web for whatever activities you want to engage in, but I recommend paying a visit to The New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitor Center on the NE corner of The New River Bridge. Rangers there know most of the best trails to hike and how to get there. The Park is 70,000 acres, after all. I'd also recommend Class VI River Runners if you plan on hitting the New or Gauley Rivers...(class-vi.com). Hint: If you really are looking for an experience...run the Gauley in spring or fall during the dam release.

There is really so much to do in this area that a week is just too short. I gave Riftrafters 4 stars based on their proximity to local activities, but believe they could do much to spruce up the cabins.

Convenient Location

It has tent and RV camping. The managers are really nice and you’re not that far way from several attractions. Some really great beer places close by as well. Nice a shady too. I’d like to go back and do some exploring around the area. Just be careful with what gps app you use. Mine took me an interesting route that ended in someone’s drive way.

Awesome first night

We had a great time at this campground. Very close to the BSA's"Summit Bechtel" site, where they hold the National Jamborees and held the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. As such, people registered for the full event stayed there, and those of us coming for just a few days stayed at other nearby places, such as Rifrafters. The camp was(understandably) filled with others coming for the Jamboree.:-) 

Campsite was good and clean; short walk for all to the bath house; they ha a small playground, which the kids loved. They have wood for sale, as well as basic camping and food supplies(cans of beans, marshmallows, peanut butter, sodas/pop/cola, etc, lighters/matches, ice, etc). Also had 2 super-lovey kittens living in the office, which were a big hit with everyone. 

The only downsite was that our campsite(#7) had no place for a tent other than stone driveway-like ground. As such, even new, very strong tent stakes bend and do not go in at all…had to weigh the tent down with gear and hope for no super-high gusts of wind. 

Other than that, it was a great experience! Checkout by 12 noon at the latest.

Great little campground near Mt Hope, WV and near BSA's "Summit"

Up front is a regular campground but we are in the back,secluded and peaceful. Site 34. There are about 8 nice sites out back with water and electricity. Ken and staff are good. We were here in a travel trailer

Find the good spots

Great campground with roughly 40 sites for tent and RV camping. We called 30 minutes before our arrival and the friendly staff was able to accommodate us last minute. They drive me around on the side by side to let me pick our site. Most had full hook up but I ended up with a water and electric only. All facilities were clean and dump station was at a convenient location. I’ll be back!

Peaceful and off the beaten path

We stayed one night at site 34 in the back of the campground and loved it. It was quiet, with both shade and sun; it also had a wooden deck and nice picnic table. The back seems to be for small RVs and tents (we have a teardrop). We opted for a water and electric site; there is a dump station in the front of the park. The middle and front of the park was for larger RVs, tents and several cabins that were too close together for our preference. A 3 mile drive to long point trailhead and only 20 minutes from the beautiful Summersville lake. The campground has a bathhouse and store but we didn’t use either so can’t comment on those amenities. 

Mid-sized, quiet, & convenient to lots of recreation areas 

We really enjoyed our stay at Rifrafters! It was quiet and our site as nicely spaced from other sites — #34 — so we had plenty of privacy and connection to nature. Laura greeted us as soon as we pulled in, gave us a lay of the land, and drove us to our spot. We were really close to all the fun recreation spots and would definitely stay here again, but for longer!! The weather was also perfect with low humidity but plenty of sunshine and shade.

Quiet and Peaceful

Close to everything. Super helpful and very accommodating owners.  Nice sized sites with plenty of shade.

Lovely family run campground

Amy and I spent the Labor Day Weekend in Fayetteville, WV. The New River Gorge area is amazing. We camped at Rifrafters Campground. It is family owned and operated. The owners were great and made a point to stop by our site and see how we were doing. The campground is clean, well maintained and conveniently located. It is  only about 7 minutes from the New River Bridge welcome center. 

There were several long term campers, sites were very small and close together. Fire ring and picnic table ended up under our awning. Water, electric and cable service and a few sites had sewer. Campground WiFi was weak at our site (#27). 

While this was a positive stay, we prefer State Parks versus RV campgrounds.

Great folks just not our preferred type of campground

The location is perfect. It is perfect distance from town and climbing areas. Perfect campground for climbers and rafters! This is by far my favorite campground for the New River Gorge area. 

Fantastic

Stayed for one night here but loved it. Had tent site 2 and there was plenty of room for multiple people and multiple tents. Charge is very reasonable and there is a military discount. The campgrounds is very well maintained and out together. Management is very kind and resourceful. We loved our stay.

Awesome Tent Sites

This was my first stop with my new 5th wheel on my way down to Tennessee. We just stayed for one night. We actually had to change our reservation to the following night. They were great with changing it. No questions asked. The owners were very nice. They walked us to our site and helped us back into our spot. Everything worked well with all of the hookups. It was a quiet and clean campground. Very close to the highway and also close to Walmart and Lowe’s for supplies. I would definitely stop again when passing through. 

Great, small, clean campground 

Clean “little” camp ground. It would be a nice little place to spend the night if you were in the area doing other things. Not a place to spend a long weekend unless you have other plans around the area. Small site and on top of each other. Don’t know if we will be back or not! 

Small but clean

We stopped in one night on our way back to Pennsylvania.  We had a lovely stay and the hosts were so hospitable. We purchased firewood and they walked it to our campsite.  Our site was plenty large and the concrete pad was perfectly level.  It was our last night of the season so we spent a lot of time in the morning cleaning out our gray and black tanks.  We are pretty COVID cautious given some health conditions and this campground was very comfortable.  I’d love to go back and see more of the areas.  

Wish we had stayed longer

We stopped here for one night as a stop for our trip home to NY from SC. We checked in around 7 pm and they walked us to our site AND helped us back in! This was our first trip with this camper and it was such a help after a day of driving in the rain. The site (19) was roomy and level. The owners were friendly. The playground was great for our daughters to burn off some energy. We would stay here again, especially for a weekend to see the area. We also had full hookups which was great. 

Comfortable and laid back

We chose this campground because it's proximity to the main hub of New River Gorge. It was definitely quick and easy to get to from the main headquarters of the park. It's not the most remote or spacious campground but definitely worked. For a Saturday night in camping season, they were not very full (especially in the tent section), so the extra space was nice. Some of the RV sites looked pretty close with little privacy (but we're tent campers so my opinion doesn't really count). All that being said, there's a back section of the campground that looked very new and sites had more space and scenery.

  

The bathrooms were very nice and clean! The owners were also great. It was pouring when we checked in and they gave us a different tent site than originally booked so that we had a shelter out of the rain to set up our tent. 

  

Overall, I'd recommend the campground!

Easy and convenient 

We are new RV ers so we asked Ken for help to get to our site. He walked with our RV behind him, so nice!

Pleasant, grassy, near Fayetteville for food deliveries!

I would hands-down stay here again. I even considered asking if they needed some seasonal help!

I needed a place close to the town and gorge for a basecamp. 

The fact that they had reliable WiFi throughout the park was a huge bonus for a remote worker. 

The staff was friendly, helpful, and the restroom facilities were quite nice. They even delivered firewood right to my site!

It is super close to all that this recreational area has to offer and I think they might have access to some hikes right off the property (although I didn't explore them!)

Only bummer was my own failure to prepare for an overnight rainstorm, which resulted in a broken pole on my ARB awning. 

It has since been fixed and it was my fault and mine alone!

Perfect Site and Location for Exploring Fayetteville and NRG!

We booked our stay a full TWO YEARS in advance, because we were staying here in order to visit the 24th World Scout Jamboree.  The campy was absolutely overrun with Scouts from all over the world, and the owners and staff managed the situation admirably!  They kept bathhouses clean (despite constant rain), the ensured quiet hours were adhered to, and our stay was great.

The area around the campground has some of the most amazing scenery I’ve ever seen.  The New River Gorge Bridge and the National Park visitor center is a very short drive away, the river offers great fishing, and recreation opportunities include whitewater rafting and hiking.  We’ll absolutely be back.

This Was A Great Stay!!

The staff is friendly, helped us back into our gravelled fully hookup site. Toilets are above average for a camp grounds. Laundry facility and pretty area to just relax. Plenty of shade. 

Good camp ground

The campgrounds were great. Great location for activities like white water rafting, private sites, VERY clean bathrooms, and wifi. The owner (husband) was a dick though. We booked for 4th of July I. JANUARY, spend HOURS online looking at pictures and picking the perfect spot. We got there and he informed us they gave away our spot so some campers (who booked after us) could be next to each other. He absolutely DID NOT CARE when we told him the effort we put in to pick the spot. He said they reserve the right to give away spot (which it said nowhere on the website). He literally would not even throw in a bundle of firewood for any inconvenience. His only response was that we could leave... terrible customer service.

Want to give 5 stars

Stayed at camp site #31. Staff members very friendly and helpful 

Perfect location 

I've stayed here on Labor Day weekend for many years.  It's always been clean and busy.  Great campground to stay at if you are visiting the new River NP.

Visited many times

The family that runs the place is very nice. Basic campsite was very level and easy to get in/out of. It was very peaceful and quiet at night. 

Nothing much going on here but the bathrooms were clean and well kept. No views to be had at this campground but a solid stay in a great location run by people who care about it. 

Nice people, simple camp spot 

Rifrafters is a wonderful family run campground that was the perfect location for us to explore New River Gorge NP and the surrounding area. The area is very hilly and the campground is no exception but they did a good job of creating roomy, mainly level campsites. Unlike Bear Mountain Campground, Rifrafters is far enough off of US 19 to avoid most of the road noise. The bath house was VERY clean and the showers had great water pressure and plenty of hot water. Cell reception for Verizon was 3 bars, but the campground Wi-Fi was awesome! It was strong enough and had enough bandwidth for my wife to work remotely while the kids and I went whitewater rafting(go with ACE Adventures, they're great). The details make or break your stay and Rifrafters gets them all right. Good, steady power and water at the site, Wi-Fi, dry firewood, great bath house and clean/tidy everywhere. Lastly, the location was perfect for us. You''re just a few miles from the bridge and visitor's center to the north and a few miles to shopping/necessities to the south. Having stayed here made us realize we'd rather camp near US 19 and use our toad to drive the windy roads into t

Nice location and a great location.

We stayed overnight on our way up the coast and had a great visit. I wish we could’ve stayed longer. The campground was very peaceful and shaded people were very friendly and the facilities were exceptionally clean.

Great overnight stop very shaded and peaceful

Beautiful area, close to New River National Park.  Very accommodating staff. Includes wifi, PBS TV, small dog run, small playground, picnic shelter, laundry, bathhouse, firewood, ice,etc. Clean,  friendly without all the fancy extras. Reasonably priced.


Well managed everything you need. 

Very comfortable and quiet campground. Camp hosts (owners?) and staff are very friendly and helpful. Close to local towns for services. The full hook up RV sites seem crowded, but the electric only sites were spacious and shady. I had a little deck with a picnic table. Even though the land is hilly, almost every site was level. The area where I camped had a single porta potty, but the main service area had clean showers and reasonably priced laundry. Short hiking trails are nearby. A children’s area is available but looked little used.

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