Blue Bend Rec Area in WV -- Campground & RV Camping in West Virginia
Blue Bend Rec Area in WV
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Blue Bend Recreation Area is located at 1,860 feet elevation in a wooded valley facing Round Mountain along Anthony Creek in Monongahela National Forest. Constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the campground features single-family sites equipped with parking spurs, picnic tables, campfire rings, trash bins, and lantern posts. Amenities include summer flush toilets and showers, seasonal vault toilets, and drinking water. The site provides direct access to Anthony Creek for swimming and fishing, as well as the 5-mile Blue Bend Loop Trail.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 8%.
Round Mountain stands 947 ft above the site, 0.5 miles southeast. A body of water lies 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 21-site campground. Most of them shaded. The nearest town, White Sulphur Springs, is 8.6 mi off.
September normals 53–75°F, 3.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov