Jess Judy in WV -- Campground & RV Camping

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Jess Judy in WV

CampgroundUSFS

9.4 mi from Petersburg

Maps 1,495 ft

Official campground & reservations ↗

304-358-3253

VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
No drinking waterVault toiletsNo electric hookupsReservations offered

Campground details

3 sites

Setting

Some privacy

Jess Judy Group Campground sits on the western bank of the South Branch of the Potomac River in Smoke Hole Canyon. The non-accessible facility offers three primitive group sites accommodating up to 40 people each, equipped with picnic tables, campfire rings, lantern posts, and vault toilets. There is no electricity or drinking water on site. Visitors come to canoe, fish for trout, mountain bike, and hike nearby routes like the North Fork Mountain Trail within Monongahela National Forest.

Getting there: Follow 28/55 from Petersburg, WV, for 8 miles. Turn left onto Smoke Hole Road, Route 28/11, and travel for 13 miles to County Route 2. Turn left onto Smoke Hole Road, County Route 2, and follow for approximately 2 miles. Jess Judy Campground will be on the right.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • High Knob stands 1,279 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles southeast.
  • South Branch Potomac River runs 0.1 mi off.
  • A group campground.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 41–67°F, 2.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 22 of 100.

Tree cover81%30m sat. est.