Spruce Knob Lake

What a great place to escape to when you want to see the night sky.

Great campground, with all sites wooded, and most looking level. I was at site 20, a ‘double site’, and it was nice, bur needs gravel. A little gravel would go a long way to have made this an 5vs 4 star rating. It is kinda damp site due to lots of trees, and the mud made for less than desired.
The lake is beautiful and a nice little hike around it. Plenty of other hiking in the area as well.
All in all, a great place I will return to.

Spruce Knob lake has always been our favorite campground. However, over the past two years things seem to be going slightly downhill. The campsites are in need of gravel and can be somewhat muddy. This year we never saw the host and we needed to pickup our firewood from near the rear of his campsite. However, the water was better and didn’t have a chlorine taste. The vault toilets were clean. Spruce Knob Lake continues though, to be a great place to get away and enjoy nature and unplug.

camp ground was very good - well kept and staff was helpful.

Beautiful campground surrounded by so many good hikes not far away. Seneca Creek and Rocks are easily accessible and have gorgeous views. Note that it is in a nationally recognized service dead zone (which to me is a plus) so plan mapping out your way home. The campground host, Rich, was amazing and super helpful. He was enjoyable to talk to and knew the area really well. 10/10 experience I will definitely be coming back, but next time to backpack.

Great, secluded campground with friendly staff. Lots of outdoor activities in the area. No cell service for 100 miles.

This was the highlight of our three week trip. The campground and surrounding wilderness are remote and beautiful. Water and pit toilets available. Fresh apples growing in our site. Great views of the Milky Way. Mountain biking, kiki g and more. Download maps prior to arrival because the is no mobile coverage. We loved Spruce Knob.

Campsite was very well kept. Camp ground attended was very informative and friendly. The lake area was clean, very good for fishing and peaceful. The sunset at the lake is breathtaking. We love the area for hiking and viewing the wonderful and wild mountains of WV!

This was one of the most beautiful, quiet campgrounds I've been to! We were there in Sept (2021) for an extended weekend stay and were not disappointed. All of the sites are pretty private -- each unique and surrounded by trees away from the road. The lake is gorgeous -- we enjoyed fishing there in our canoe. It's so dark that you can see the arm of the Milky Way at night and so many stars! (Go to the lake for the best exposure of the night sky!) Lots of hiking trails within driving distance that are easy to get to. The water from the pumps tastes great!

All the reviews said that the vault toilets were very clean and this was not a lie -- cleanest vault toilets I've ever been at any park anywhere! Which is important when you are camping at a site without running water facilities.

Only downside is that it does take a half hour to get down the mountain to anything resembling civilization (which wasnt a negative to us -- we go for that kind of thing -- but I just put that out there in case you wanted some place more accessible to something).

We would definitely come back to this campground on a future trip to WV!

This campground was gorgeous!! Each site was surrounded by trees and pretty private. The ranger was really nice and super helpful. The drive to get there was a bit rough (literally- the road was unpaved and had lots of divots) but that was the only downside!