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Gerald Freeman Campground

Freeman Gate House

Featured amenities

General Store
River Access
Showers

About Gerald Freeman Campground

Gerald Freeman Camp is nestled in the headwaters of Sutton Lake in central West Virginia, 70 miles north of Charleston. The area provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including boating, swimming, fishing and hiking.

Number of accommodations: 152

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Currently open - Apr 17 to Nov 28

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

General Store
River Access
Showers
RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water and Hygiene

Water and Hygiene

  • Potable Water
  • Showers
On Site Services

On Site Services

  • General Store
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
  • River Access
  • Marina
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

152 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 003, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 004, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 005, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 006, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 007, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 008, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 009, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 010, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 011, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 012, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 013, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 014, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 015, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 016, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 017, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 018, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 019, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 020, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 021, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 022, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 023, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 024, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 025, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 026, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 027, Loop: Honey Bee
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 028, Loop: Black Bear
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 029, Loop: Black Bear
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 030, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 031, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 032, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 033, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 034, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 035, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 036, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 037, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 038, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 039, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 040, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 041, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 042, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 043, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 044, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 045, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 046, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 047, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 048, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 049, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 050, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 051, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 052, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 053, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 054, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 055, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 056, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 057, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 058, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 059, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 060, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 061, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 062, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 063, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 064, Loop: Black Bear
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 065, Loop: Monarch
Water & Electric
Price not available
🚐 066, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 067, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 068, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 069, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 070, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 071, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 072, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 073, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 074, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 075, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 076, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 077, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 078, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 079, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 080, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 081, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 082, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 083, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 084, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 085, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 086, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 087, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 088, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 089, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 090, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 091, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 092, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 093, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 094, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 095, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 096, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 097, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 098, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 099, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 100, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 101, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 102, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 103, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 104, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 105, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 106, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 107, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 108, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 109, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 110, Loop: Monarch
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 111, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 112, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 113, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 114, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 115, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 116, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 117, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 118, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 119, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 120, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 121, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 122, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 123, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 124, Loop: Brook Trout
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 127, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 128, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 129, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 130, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 131, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 132, Loop: Golden Delicious
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 133, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 134, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 135, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 136, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 137, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 138, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 139, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 140, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 141, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 142, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 143, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 144, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 145, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 146, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 147, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 148, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 149, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 150, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 151, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 152, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 153, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 154, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 155, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available
🚐 156, Loop: Cardinal
Electric Only
Price not available

Reviews (262)

What Guests Are Saying

Gerald Freeman Campground is praised for its beautiful setting, cleanliness, and family-friendly atmosphere, making it a favorite among visitors who appreciate nature and peace. Many enjoy the well-maintained sites, easy access to water activities, and helpful staff. However, there are some concerns about high grass, inconsistent maintenance of facilities, lack of WiFi, and limited cell service, which some feel detracts from the overall experience.

Review Summary

4.2
262 reviews
5
53.8%
141
4
24.8%
65
3
11.8%
31
2
6.9%
18
1
2.7%
7

Cynthia H

Verified

August 25, 2022 Stayed at: 122, Loop: Brook Trout

4

Beautiful campground!! My only complaint is when making our reservation, we tried to get a handicapped site close to the bathhouse. Showed that all of those sites were reserved. So had to get a site far from there. When we got to the campground, it was practically empty and those sites were available!!!

amanda r

Verified

August 22, 2022 Stayed at: 044, Loop: Black Bear

5

Pleasantly surprised by the changes and upgrades since coming here since many years ago. Love that there are more full hook up sites available. Campground was neat and clean and we enjoyed our stay. Would love to see the option of wifi being available.

Gregory C

Verified

August 19, 2022 Stayed at: 043, Loop: Black Bear

4

Enjoyed the campsite beside the river. Very family friendly.

Heather K

Verified

August 8, 2022 Stayed at: 051, Loop: Black Bear

5

We had a great weekend stay! Bathhouses was very clean as well as campground. Next time I will plan our stay for longer. Very peaceful great place to relax and enjoy good family time!

Amy C

Verified

August 1, 2022 Stayed at: 123, Loop: Brook Trout

2

We have been coming to Gerald Freeman for 13 years. We usually come 2 to 3 times a year. The bathrooms were the worst we have ever seen. Flooded…..tampons in the showers……cigarette butts in the showers…..one of the toilets were totally covered in fecal matter. As I understand that this is not the parks fault…….it was that way for 3 days. The camp hosts were hardly ever on duty. One day we went up to the gate 4 times trying to get information. They are rude and not very nice. They kept leaving notes on our door stating that we could only have 2 cars on our lot. Most parks let you pay for a 3rd vehicle but they would not. We have always had 3 cars because we have a camper and kayaks and then my son comes in from the military and stays with us for a couple of days. This has never been an issue until this year. We will not recommend this park to anyone else until things get back to the way they were before.

Heather H

Verified

July 31, 2022 Stayed at: 033, Loop: Black Bear

2

The overall campground upkeep is horribly lacking. Overflowing dumpsters, way overgrown grass, hosts are unaware of their own campground (ie- made us stop to fill up at the water fi ll. We told them our site has water and they guaranteed us it does not, we pulled in after filling up and there was the water hookup)

Host was also rather rude, tracked down my mother in law and insisted she pay a guest pass when she was staying with us in our site.

Electric kept shorting out. Just overall the maintenance and upkeep of the park is greatly going downhill.

David S

Verified

July 31, 2022 Stayed at: 056, Loop: Black Bear

5

This is a beautiful place to stay, the host this year is exceptionally helpful. The hiking trails are nice but bring lots of bug repellent. We have been coming here for over 25 years and have never been disappointed. We bring our grandkids every year, it is very family oriented with 2 large playgrounds, volleyball, cornhole, horseshoe pits (bring your own ball, bags, horseshoes). There is also a nice snack shack where you can rent this equipment and get some good treats.

Jonathan M

Verified

July 29, 2022 Stayed at: 045, Loop: Black Bear

3

Beautiful camping grounds, although grass was extremely high and my children kept getting stung by bees. Garbage dumps were running over and were very stinky.

Geraldine T

Verified

July 28, 2022 Stayed at: 061, Loop: Black Bear

3

The camp ground was very nice. I did enjoy it. There were dogs not on leaches and came at you barking and the trash was so piled up and smelled bad…the site next to us had about 4 families at it. 1 camper and 3 tents..there was a park security drive thru but didn’t say a word to them..the camper host was not very friendly. I will go to this camp ground again though. Our spot was on the water and that was nice.

Lindsey B

Verified

July 25, 2022 Stayed at: 030, Loop: Black Bear

4

Nice secluded campground down in a valley. I didn’t end up staying more than a night because I work remotely and there is zero service within a good 5 miles of campground. Would come back though

Location Gerald Freeman Campground

Address:
Po Box 426
Sutton, WV, 26601-0426
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 38.68 / -80.5469

Elevation: 305 feet

Policies & Rules

General

  • Alcohol is prohibited at Sutton Lake
  • Visiting hours are from .
  • Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
  • • No person(s) may camp at one or more campsites for more than 14 days in a 30 day consecutive period at “Sutton Lake”. This includes the reservation holder (primary occupant) and all other overnight occupants.
  • • Any person utilizing a Federal Pass for a discount on camping fees must present the discount pass upon request, be registered on the campsite, and occupy the site overnight for the entire duration of the reservation to receive the full discount. 
  • • You may only be registered as the primary occupant at one campsite upon check-in.  
  • • All trash and debris must be completely removed from the campsite upon departure.
  • • All motorized recreational vehicles, including motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), utility terrain vehicles (UTV), mopeds, scooters, golf carts, hoverboards, etc., that are not licensed for use on all roadways are prohibited in the campgrounds.
  • • Please contact the Sutton Lake office about questions on power driven mobility aids. 
  • • The primary occupant is responsible for the adherence to camping rules and regulations by all other occupants, guests, and visitors on the campsite. 

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Last updated: June 4, 2026

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