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RV Sites
Tent Sites
Fires Allowed
Pets Unknown
Drinking Water
About
Lake Sherwood
Lake Sherwood Recreation Area is a complete family destination offering a wide variety of activities and camping options. Standard, tent-only and group camping facilities are perched along Lake Sherwood, the largest lake in the Monongahela National Forest.
Swimming beaches, a picnic area, boat ramp and several hiking trails are among the features of the area.
Recreation
Anglers seek tiger muskie, channel catfish, bullhead, bluegill and largemouth bass. Boating is a big draw as well.
Hikers have the option of exploring Lake Sherwood Trail, Upper Meadow Trail, Meadow Mountain Trail and Meadow Creek.
Facilities
Each campsite has a parking spur, tent pad, picnic table, fire ring and lantern post. Showers are accessible.
All camping areas are served by restrooms with running water, flush toilets, hot showers and electricity (available during the summer season only). In the spring and fall, vault toilets and a hand pump well are available.
The parking aprons are gravel and some are up to 20 feet wide. No electrical, sewage or water hook-ups are available, but there is a dump station on-site.
Other amenities include a playground, picnic shelters and volleyball courts.
Natural Features
At an elevation of 2,600 feet, Lake Sherwood spans 156 acres. The recreation area is part Monongahela National Forest, which comprises about a million acres of forest in West Virginia, and attracts 1.3 million visitors each year.
A variety of animals make their home here, including black bear, coyote, wild turkey, white-tailed deer, red and gray fox, bobcat, fisher, otter and mink.
Nearby Attractions
The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia is a 15 minute drive. The West Virginia State Fair, held in August each year, is located 30 minutes away in Lewsiburg, West Virginia.
ADA Access: N
Sites
158
Fee Info
West Shore Loop (campsites 1-26) $20/night; $40/night for double site. Pine Run Loop (campsties 27-61) $20/night Meadow Creek Loop (campsites 62-97) $20/night Cales Knoll Loop (campsites 98-108) $16/night. Cales Knoll is tent only and is not reservable Group Camping $100/night Picnic Shelter $50/day; this permits one vehicle a parking pass at no additional cost, all other in party must pay the $5/day day use pass upon entry Note: West Shore Loop is the only camping loop open in Spring and Fall and sites are not reservable during this time. Call to find status of these sites.
Price
$16.00 - $100.00
Operator
National Forest
Access
Drive In
Boat In
Features
ADA Accessible
Drinking Water
Fires Allowed
Market
Phone Service
Picnic Table
Toilets
Trash Available
Contact
Location
Lake Sherwood
is located in
West Virginia
Directions
From White Sulphur Springs, travel north on State Route 92 for 15 miles to Neola, West Virginia. Turn east (right) on State Route 14 and travel 11 miles to the lake.
3 Reviews of Lake Sherwood
Nice, wooded, spacious campsites
We visited the Pine Run camping Area of Lake Sherwood Campground in July 2016. We stayed with my sister’s family on sites 48 & 49 and they were perfect pair sites to share. I found our site private and spacious and perfectly distanced from the bathrooms (not too close, not too far). We drove around some of the other camping areas and they all looked great - some people who had sites close to the water brought their own kayaks and such. We just rented a row boat and tooled around with our kids one day one day. Other days we hiked - the trail around the lake is beautiful. There is a really nice beach that the kids enjoyed playing in and a boat rental place that also sells ice and other items. Highly recommend this whole area - we will be back again!
This campground is an idyllic setting for a summer vacation
This is a slice of heaven. The campsites are clean and well maintained with nice bathrooms and shower houses. We saw tons of wildlife in the area. The hike around the lake was awesome and all our kiddos loved the island and beach. We can't wait to go back.
Off the grid - beautiful!
This campground was off the grid and beautiful. We had site #17 but if I stayed again I would prefer site #18. Both sites were VERY spacious, secluded, and right on the lake except 18 had a little bit better view of the lake. The sites were also right near the bathrooms. This campground does not offer electric or water hookup but if you are prepared for that then this campground is a 5 out of 5. They do offer showers, and have a very small store with some essentials like ice as well as kayak and canoe rental but it closes after Labor Day.
The lake was beautiful. There is a great hike around the lake as well as other hikes offered that are accessible in the campground. Make an effort to get up and see the sunrise over the lake - you will not be disappointed at the beauty of the sky and the mist over the lake. Kayaking around the lake was fun, and there are many types of fish in the lake.
The site is pet friendly - we travel with my dog and cat who also enjoyed the spacious, secluded campsite. Jim the camp host was friendly and always around if you had a question. Site offered picnic table, fire pit, and bear hook to hang items out of reach of the black bears. We did not see any but did see deer, rabbits, red squirrels, and other little creatures roaming around.
Bathrooms offered flushable toilets as well as showers. They were clean but did have lots of daddy long legs to keep you company. Water was hot and had good pressure. It was a push button timed shower but you could keep pressing the button if you were not done yet.
This is off the grid and does not really have provisions especially after Labor Day. It is a stretch to call it a store but it did have ice, drinks, bait, peanut butter and few other essentials. Again closed after Labor Day. Had no cell service (Verizon) as well. Also not near town - closest was about 45 minutes. As long as you are prepared and bring what you need, this place is a beautiful campsite and made it in my top five favorite campgrounds.
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