This is across the main highway from the water ways water park. Others camp here to be close to the Hatfield McCoy ATV trail system.

Family friendly. Clean campground. Good fishing.

This is a Church of God campground that has been around since I believe the 1950's. It wasn't originally owned by the Church of God affiliation. There is a lot of camper spots that are permanent and ones you can rent for a wknd. There are also sites for tents. Very good bathrooms. Dump stations. A campground store. A big lake with a small dock and a small wedding chapel for weddings. Beside the lake is a nice shelter for having gatherings. There is a pool on site. A few miles off the interstate, easy to find. This place is a nice little escape.

The St. Albans roadside park is for pull behind campers only. No tents allowed. About 6-7 sites for campers. You are literally about 20 yards from the main road, which is the only negative thing with road noise. On the other side is the kanawha river. Each site has a fire pit and electric/water hookups. There are two shelters at the park with chimneys for cooking. There is a fenced in playground that is very nice. If you're a boater there is a boat slip a hundred yards away to get onto the kanawha river. There are plenty of food choices and a grocery store located on the other side of the main road.

So this place is out there a little bit. Right beside the parking lot camp sites there is a nice lake and further up the road there is shooting range. As for the campsites themselves they are very old. The gave fire pits and old concrete picnic tables that have seen better days. No electric, there is a sistern hand water pump (I didn't test it.). There is a place to put trash but no dump station for refuse. There is an out house that looks like something from an 80's horror movie… pics provided. It oughta be bulldozed. All in all the nature part of the Chief cornstalk is ok, but not something I would consider great. Going for a one or two night stay is plenty for catfishing or day fishing. Though you would need to bring everything with you for cooking and using the bathroom. I really don't recommend this place, but I do see a lot of potential with some simple upgrades. Electric, water, a couple bathrooms, new picnic tables and fire pits and a good picnic shelter would make this place worth going to.

This campground seems more geared towards small campers and cabin stays. Though tent sites are on site. It's located right off rt. 35. They have a campground office as well as a good shower house.

This campground has a lot to offer with electric and water hookups for RVs with back-in and pull through sites. They have a dump station as well as an onsite bathroom/shower house. The owners are very friendly. I highly recommend.

It's a nice little campground on a hill. Right beside the area for camping is the parking lot where you can put in boats into O'brien Lake. There seems to be an abundance of deer in the area. sites have water and electric.

Ole' Henry's has a very nice setup with a Giovannis pizza restaurant and camp store on site.  It is privately owned and the owners are very nice.  Vicky and her family run it with some workers that make it very nice.  The showers stalls can accommodate about 7-8 people at a time in the men's and women's bathrooms.   

The playground are has a nice swing set and a couple big wooden play structures.  There is blain drain pipe slides coming off one of the hillsides that is a kid favorite.  they also have a little 55 gallon barrel train ride for little kids.  The creek nearby offers up a good, safe swimming hole for all the kids and adults.

Giovanni's pizza restaurant on site has wifi.  This campground is located out in God's country.  Its very beautiful and is near several attractions with 5 minutes to the Mud river and about half an hour to Waterways water park.  Of course you're in the heart of the Hatfield and MCcoy trail ride system.  The coal river is nearby for float trips.  There really is a lot to do in the area and after a fun filled day you can come back and relax at Ole' Henry's after having a nice meal.  The website shows the restaurant menu and all of the prices for tents & RV's.  They also have cabins to rent on a back section of the property out of view of the tent and RV sites.

Not to mention they have a store where you can buy almost anything you might need in case you forget something.

There is a pony that lives on the site and is very friendly.  It scavenges for free food and the children love it.  There is also a few cats or so that live on site and is very friendly to children.

The campground is butted up against Sherwood lake and a small mtn ridge range that divides West Virginia and Virginia.  Even though I didn't get to go fishing it looked like a very nice lake to fish in.  The campsites themselves are very nice and the majority is right on the lake.  There is very nice facilities for the men and women's bathroom and shower.  You can go on the lake in boat and there is a beach area for swimming.  I really enjoyed the arched wooden bridge that you can walk over to an island and explore.  I highly recommend this Sherwood lake for camping.  Its all around peaceful.  It takes a little bit of driving to get there off the beaten path of nearby White Sulphur Springs but it is definitely worth the drive.

This is my third review of The WV Pipestem state park campground.  There has been a lot of nice upgrades to the grounds and facilities ad well as things to do at pipestem since my last review a few years ago.  First off, now all the sites have electric and water, whereas before about half the campground had elec. and water and the rest were rustic. This happened because of so many people camping during the pandemic.  Having water and electric at each site is very handy when tent camping for many needs such as cooking, blowing up air mattresses and charging cell phones.  It's a very family friendly campground with clean sits and spacious sites for hammocks and tents.

The bathroom faciilities are good and clean and they even have a washer and dryer hookup.

This Wknd trip on 7-10-22 was a washout in rain but there were moments where we had a reprieve from rain and had nice weather.

Besides the aforementioned site hookups there are a lot of new activities to do at pipestem close to the campground on the Pipestem park property such as ziplining and swimming on the lake with inflatables.

The racoons at night have a schedule of getty any foods left out.  Putting everything away is a must.

This is the second time I am reviewing this State Park campground. You can see my review from last year on my ranger page. Pipestem is chock full of plenty of activities to keep your family busy. You can trout fish at the bottom of the mountain from the main lodge accessible by a four person tram ride. There is a couple nice restaurants on site and off site. Horseback riding, hiking, boating, a fire tower you can climb, and an outdoor movie theater on the wknds a few miles from pipstem. You can find out what is showing for each wknd on the (Pipestem drive-in) FB page on every Tuesday. there is a very big swimming pool with a wonderful golf course situated right beside of the pool. The campground itself has over a hundred camping spots. half with full hook ups for campers, and the other half for tent camping. Each site is spacious enough to not be right up against another campsite. There is fire pits and picnic tables at each site. You can get a camping site with electric which is very convenient when camping for several days. They have shower facilities and a laundry room. There is also a place to empty your camper refuse. all in all this campsite isn't one that is rugged and can be very busy at times, but it is a good one for a families with kids. I try to go once a year with my wife and kids because there is just so much to do.

July 4th 2017 FMC Sportsmans Club camping trip

Campground Review FMC Sportsman's club is a private membership club. It's a very family friendly campground that boasts a decent size pool and playground. You have opportunities to hike and four wheeler ride in the woods. We Stayed on a temporary tent site right beside the bigger lake on the property. There are three lakes total. You can fish 2 out of the 3, the other is a brood pond set up to allow the fish to grow bigger. This is a place that my family goes to often because it is close to home, convenient and helps us get outdoors when we don't have time for a big trip somewhere. There is a shower house on site, and during the daytime hours when the pool is open you can use the pool house showers for bathing. The tent sites offer electric hookups, while all the other sites offer full hookups for popups or 5th wheel campers. There is plenty of wildlife around the property. You will hear and see many bullfrogs as you camp beside the lake. You will see deer roaming the hillsides and find turtles roaming the area. All in all this place is a nice setup for families with kids that want have somewhere to go every weekend in between bigger camp trips.

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The camping is very peaceful and there is a nice lake to explore by Kayak. Not too far from the WV border. There is plenty of hiking to do. The campsite themselves have plenty of room to spread out your tent and belongings.

Kanawha state forest is nestled in the mountainous Hills of West by God Virginia right on the outskirts of Charleston. There is plenty of hiking in Kanawha state forest. They have a nice olympic size outdoor swimming pool… It is cold even in the hot summer because it is located in a mountain valley with a lot of shade. The camping is nice and quiet and there is a small stream nearby.

I grew up going here while in Boy Scouts. The caves are free to explore on your own. There are a few that you aren't permitted to enter. There is a water cave where you have to wade trough chest deep water to get through it. There are the crawl caves where you are mainly on your knees and belly the entire time. The bat caves where there are hundreds of bats. Hot dog cave where you have to climb up a tree trunk to get into it. The camping is good. There is a State park general store that sales camping essentials if needed. On wknds they play movies on the side of one of the cave walls. This place is an awesome place to take young teenagers. they will have the time of their lives exploring caves.

This place is a hidden gem that is breathtaking with all of the hiking trails and rock enclaves. There are several campgrounds in the vicinity of Hocking hills. Old Man's cave campground is one that has very nice campsites.

When I was younger I use to go here a lot on day trips to swim at the man made sandy beach on the lake. From where I used to live in WV it was only a 40 minute drive across the state line into Ohio. The camping there is nice. The fishing is good as well. What makes the lake unique at Forked Run is that it contains dime sized fresh water jelly fish. These type aren't able to sting you. There are shower houses and a camp general store with the camping essentials. There is plenty to do with fishing and hiking. A lot of people in the area mainly go for swimming or to play frisbee golf.

I camped here several times when I was younger as a boy scout. It is situated right next to the beach. There is an indoor pool and a big splash park on the grounds. There is a big shower house, laundry facility, and an arcade club house. We were given special permission to tent camp as a boy scout troop. It is mainly for big campers, but they allow tents on site with campers. They have man made water canal that snakes through the campsite where you can rent canoes and paddle boats. The entrance to Pirate land is situated right on the myrtle strip where there are the beach stores and restaurants. Your only ten minutes from the skyward and family kingdom. Overall Pirate land is a family oriented grounds that also has an onsite grocery store for your basic foods and essentials.

On highway 52 for 30 miles you can see the top of Pilot Mountain sticking out like a sore thumb. When you enter into Pilot Mountain State Park you will find everything is on the side of the mountain. The campsites are located on the bottom side of the mountain. This campsite has two bath houses. The campsites are rustic and have a nice grated fire pit and a concrete pad for pitching your tent. With all of the big rocks and boulders scattered every few feet it is necessary to have a pad for your tent. You are surrounded by trees and have as much shade as you need. There are several hiking trails to get to the summit of Pilot Mtn. Though you can drive to the summit parking lot where there are bathrooms and a handful of breathtaking views of Pilot mtn and the valleys below. You can also hike a little farther and actually go on top of the butte of pilot mtn where there is a stone step carved trail. The place is wild and breathtaking with a lot of history going back into the 1700's. Most people will know the name Pilot mtn from the T.v show "Andy Griffith", though in the show the it was called mt. Pilot. This place is a great place to go to for a day hike and overnight-er before venturing off to another campground destination. Highly recommended!!!