Spruce Knob Lake

Excellent location, great clean facilities. Other campers were loud all through the night, would have been nice to have quiet hours enforced, but I know that's difficult. Will definitely camp there again--it's a great campsite in a fantastic landscape.

Wild & wonderful West Virginia. Dark night skies & beautiful country. Clean campground with shady sites and plenty room between you and your neighbors. Super friendly camp host Rich keeps a clean & tidy campground.

Spruce Knob is one of the best campgrounds in the country. Tranquil, quiet, perfect temperatures, secluded, and lots to do.

This campsite is lovely! The lake being so close by was very convenient and also in perfect distance to the Peak of spruce knob. The bathrooms were clean and simple. Plenty of them around as well! My only complaint would be how close the sites are together. Some of our neighboring sites were quite loud into the night. But other than that I would definitely go camp here again! Ps! The closest cell service is 30 minutes away! Definitely plan routes before going to nearby food and potential essential places!

The campsite was clean and orderly. The camp manager was friendly and helpful. The scenery was restful and beautiful.

The campsite is great! People are friendly. The lake has beautiful view. We saw birds, snakes, and fox too! The park ranger Rich did a great job in introducing the site. Water and restroom are easy to get to. Very clean.

We absolutely loved this campground! There is so much to do in the area that you can't do it all in one trip.

My husband and I stayed with our dog for a night at the campground and it was a phenomenal experience. We loved every minute. The campground was exceptionally clean, including our site and the bathroom facilities, and just stunning all around — the stars are SO bright. We will definitely be back again and again!

The site was in great shape. The guy who manages the campground was friendly and personable, a great resource of information about the area, and keeps the place very well cared for.
There is no general lighting in the campground. It's really dark (which is why I came--for astrophotography). But when you turn on a light after sunset, you become a magnet for every insect in the forest. Be prepared.
Based on previous experiences at other campgrounds, I dreaded the vault toilets until I saw them. They were clean, well-stocked, bug-free, and didn't smell at all.
Finally--the road. The paved road from Rte. 38 to Spruce Knob is really great. From Spruce Knob to the campground is 5 miles of good packed-gravel road. And potholes. Serious potholes. They are hard to see because they are the same color as the road surface, and the dappled shade in the daytime further disguises them. Do not get cocky. Do not exceed 20 mph. Ever. No matter how smooth it seems at the moment. Seriously.
If you're low on gas, fill up before you leave Rte. 38. It's a long drive to the campground and back (about 50 minutes each way). The closest gas is 2.5 miles north of the turn-off on Rte. 38.
There is very little in the way of services/supplies in the area. The closest drug store is 14 miles east, in Franklin (Rte. 33 and 220). There's also a dollar store and gas station there. Beautiful drive.
If you have a few hours, climb Seneca Rocks--about an hour climb gaining about 900 feet elevation. Allow 3 hours for dawdling, round-trip. Kids can do it. Take water (!) and snacks. And take time to appreciate the incredible sunny forest.
For an afternoon, the Green Bank Observatory is a good trip. Allow 90 minutes to get there, and schedule the bus tour of the satellite dishes--the only way to get close. Take a disposable film camera--no electronic devices allowed.
I had the barest T-mobile cell phone signal at the top of Spruce Knob. Otherwise, nothing.
Have fun.

I love this place as it is peaceful and quiet.