Big Rock Campground

5 mi north of Richwood, WV · No signal at camp

Federal campgroundtype

5sites

First comebooking

May–Sepbest months

About Big Rock Campground

Small, wooded 5 unit campground adjacent to the Cranberry River. Located on Forest Road 76, approximately 7 miles north of Richwood, WV.

Fees: Camping fee - Single Site - $10/night - Double Sites - $20/night
Season: April – November
Managed by: Monongahela National Forest, FS
Where: 5 mi north of Richwood, WV · 38.29606, -80.52389

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

38°

21°Jan

41°

23°Feb

49°

30°Mar

61°

38°Apr

69°

46°May

75°

54°Jun

78°

58°Jul

77°

58°Aug

72°

51°Sep

62°

41°Oct

50°

31°Nov

41°

25°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.

See Big Rock Campground from above

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Barrenshe Trail	Hiking	0.6 mi	4.3 mi
Cranberry Ridge Trail	Hiking	1.1 mi	5.9 mi
Hinkle Branch Trail	Hiking	1.3 mi	1.2 mi
Bishop Knob Loop Trail	Hiking	2.9 mi	2.1 mi
Fork Mountain Trail	Hiking	2.9 mi	21.3 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

No signal at camp

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Camps nearby

Cranberry River Sites 0.4 mi
Bishop Knob Campground 3.4 mi
Cranberry Campground 4.9 mi
Summit Lake Campground 5.4 mi
Gauley Ranger District 5.9 mi
Dispersed spot · 12 mi NE of Richwood 9.8 mi