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Gatewood Group

About Gatewood Group

Gatewood Group Campground is ideally located just two miles from Spruce Knob Lake in the Monongahela Forest, creating an ideal base camp for hikes and wildlife watching. Gatewood contains 1 reservable site that can accommodate up to approximately 30 people. The campground contains fire rings, picnic tables, and two single-toilet vault restrooms. There is no electric or drinking water at the group campground. The group campground is not ABA accessible.

Number of accommodations: 1

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Apr 17 to Oct 12

Sites & Availability

1 Site Available

Site
Price
GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP
30 guests · Pet Friendly
$60.00
/ per night

Reviews (12)

What Guests Are Saying

Gatewood Group offers a fantastic campground with ample space for groups, well-maintained areas, and excellent amenities like grills and fire pits. The scenery is beautiful, making it a great spot for stargazing. While the campground is quiet and restful, some visitors noted a high presence of chiggers.

Review Summary

4.0
12 reviews
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James W

Verified

November 10, 2025 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

5

Fantastic Campground. Large enough for pretty much any group size, lots of tables to sit on, fantastic grill and fire pit. Didn't have an overlook view but views to and from camp were amazing, very pretty area. Would definitely consider returning!

Jeremy Martin H

Verified

August 31, 2025 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

3

Great spot. Love it there.

Iva G

Verified

August 17, 2025 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

5

The area was beautifully maintained and lots of wood after the loss of surrounding trees. Great spot to see the stars.

John R

Verified

July 16, 2024 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

4

Quiet and more quiet. Restful. The chiggers are very numerous.

John R

Verified

May 8, 2023 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

4

Very nice, although there are too many picnic tables. Tent pads would be a real plus.

John R

Verified

May 2, 2023 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

4

Nice views of night sky. Needs tent pads. Site manager very helpful.

Charles W

Verified

June 15, 2022 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

5

Great site, convenient trash cans, clean bathrooms, and nicely paved road for most of the way up the mountain.

Brian S

Verified

May 9, 2022 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

4

We stayed at Gatewood the weekend of 4/30 - 5/1. The site was in great condition with no visible trash. Bathrooms were in good shape as well. Enjoyed the solitude and quiet of the spot. We did our best of packing everything out that we packed in. Would definitely come back to this spot if its open again later this year.

Chase F

Verified

June 13, 2021 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

3

We checked in at the main campground and were told that the combination lock for the campground had been stolen so there would be no way to lock the main gate behind us (bring a lock with you) which wasn't a big deal for the most part. Upon arriving at the campground we found the remnants of a fire still smoldering and quite a bit of garbage laying about (thanks for that previous campers)...trash bins were stuffed to the max as well. Now Gatewood is billed as a pet friendly place and for the most part it is but thanks to our previous campers, made it a nightmare for us. Onions everywhere along with cigarette butts all over the place....needless to say our 14week old puppy got into these before we have a chance to clean them all up and damn near died in the process (lethargic, couldn't stand or eat/drink). Nearest vet is in Elkins and managed to save this fellas life. $600 later we go back to the camp and clean the hell out of the place. Managed to have an okay time but obviously were worried about what he'd get into next. Gatewood is a nice place when its clean and taken care of but as with a lot of other places, suffers from the dirty human beings leaving their filth around for others to clean up. It's also obvious that American Land and Leisure (campground managers) don't really care about the places they are supposed to be caretaking or none of this would have happened.

Special shout out to the jackasses that left all the food and cigarette butts laying about....you are truly a fine example of the type of campers that have been ruining national forest campsites fro generations.

Justin R

Verified

June 4, 2021 Stayed at: GATEWOOD GROUP, Loop: GATEWOOD GROUP

1

Grass has not been mowed all year. It was knee high in most places and with the wet conditions, cause us and everything we owned to be wet all weekend.

There are also gigantic boulders lining the perimeter that are unsafe for vehicles and a tripping hazard for humans -- especially since they were hidden by the grass.

Location Gatewood Group

Address:
Hc 59 Box 240
Petersburg, WV, 26847
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 38.7175 / -79.5842

Elevation: 1321 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
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Check in at Spruce Knob.

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If Gates are locked; Check with Spruce Knob Host

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Be bear aware; keep all food out of sight in approved containers or locked inside your vehicle and remove all food from area after eating

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No electric hookups at this facility

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Bring your own water

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Click here for more information on Monongahela National Forest

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Don't move firewood: To limit the spread of invasive tree-killing pests, firewood from outside the area is not permitted. Some states have quarantines and may confiscate your firewood. Please help protect our forests from invasive species by obtaining your firewood at or near your camping destination and burning it on-site. Visit dontmovefirewood.org for more information.

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