Howell Run Picnic Area in WV -- Campground & RV Camping

Howell Run Picnic Area is a day-use park set on high ground overlooking the 952-acre Jennings Randolph Lake in the Allegany Mountains. The facility includes two covered picnic shelters designed for groups up to 30 people, plus a central gazebo. Shelter #2 features running water, wheelchair accessibility, and direct proximity to playground equipment and restrooms. The Lakeside Trail runs from the picnic grounds down to the Shaw Beach area one mile away, where visitors can swim.

Getting there: From Cumberland, MD, take US 220 south to US 50W, go west to WV 42N, go north to WV 46E. Follow the signs to the Howell Run Picnic Area.

• Moderately separated here.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• Howell Run runs 0.1 mi off.
• Manor Hill stands 965 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles northwest.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.