Army Camp at New River Gorge | Established Campground

April 20th, 2024 by k.pickren821

Descriptions are accurate. Large rigs (>25’) will have trouble with narrow (single lane) road and tight turns. Get here early as it’s small and fills up fast. If it’s full and you’re tired, park in large lot by bathroom (see photo). Vault toilets clean and well-stocked; grounds clean and well-groomed. Incredibly beautiful place.

April 5th, 2024 by ep

arrived around 4-5pm. only 3 spots left, less than 10 spots total. prepare for no service except a possible weak signal by the pit toilets! there are firepits and metal picnic tables. right on the river so you can hear the water at night. car, tent, and rig friendly!

i can definitely see this place filling up in summertime.

August 9th, 2023 by FGTRTD

Beautiful riverside campground. Still free, still first come first serve. Stayed here two nights. Friendly neighbors, only saw a park ranger drive by once.

Bit tricky to get here with a larger rig, we are 26.5ft. Road is part paved, part gravel, but the paved part is a little rough a couple potholes that require a bit of slow driving and maneuvering.

July 29th, 2023 by JeepJipsy

primitive campground, east short walk to river, water clear. Some rapids some areas calmer - there is a current be careful. Dog friendly. You can not see the River from the campground you need to walk to it, it’s an easy short walk. Toilet and no running water or electricity. A few spots for drive in camping, area is gravel, some grassy spots for tent set up.

July 3rd, 2023 by reeves0220

Never been here before and I'm liking it so far. It's along a river and has about 8 campsites with picnic tables, grills and fire pits. Most spots are gravel and level. This place also has restrooms and trash. no water but the closest store is a 15 min drive. no tmobile cell service. Also has handicapped spots that are huge.

June 19th, 2023 by operasinger

desolate. very small road going in. not wide enough for cars to pass. 5 spots open on Monday night.. nice place. starlink did not like the trees, but is good in day use area

April 9th, 2023 by Humble Bumble

Great spot at the river bottom except when someone runs their generator non-stop. Fire rings and tables but only 7 FCFS sites. Was full Easter Sunday eve by 7 PM. No cell service but open views for Starlink.

November 22nd, 2022 by sarasFJ99

Cool spot on the New River! No outdoor lighting, so it’s very dark there which is great for night time photos! No shower or water but there are pit toilets that are clean. About 11 or so spots that have table, fire ring and lantern posts.

November 22nd, 2022 by Hasan Khalil

A few campsites near each other in a clearing by the river. Plenty of availability when I arrived at night. I was able to get a clear view of the sky for unobstructed Starlink connectivity.

October 15th, 2022 by debipinkham

Small but well established campground. Near the river but not on it. The locals are incredibly nice and love to chat. One guy even dropped off firewood, just because. We spent two nights and it was perfect for us.

August 9th, 2022 by elizabethpayne45

Free disperses camping in New River Gorge NP. About 11 spots for tents, vans or small RV’s. Really nice spots near the river. Fire pits and grills. Pit bathrooms. No running water or cell service.

June 24th, 2022 by carolinerf

Easy to get to with car/small camper. Single lane paved/gravel road. I think 9 spots with 1 handicapped spot. All spots shaded. Clean pit toilet bathroom.

June 20th, 2022 by chelseaontherun

We stayed 4 nights. Peaceful. You can easily get away with parking in the day use area for a night till a spot opens up.

April 27th, 2022 by Rob Gibb

Free camping with bathroom, fire pit, bench, and level parking area in national park. First come, first serve. Need signal booster to get a few bars. Otherwise no reception. Beautiful spot near the river with a trail off to the parking lot.

January 29th, 2022 by leafley

great spot and open year round! free and first come first serve. can’t beat it. i stayed two nights, both times there was just one another van. super quiet. i did have enough service with verizon to shoot a few texts out. but don’t rely on having service.

October 21st, 2021 by ofsaltandcedar

3 open spots when I came in around 6pm on a Thursday evening. Very quiet. I’m in a self contained van so I did not use the toilets. Spots are clean, overgrown between the sites. Some privacy but not a ton. People seemed to keep to themselves. There is a day use area with a little “beach” by the river. The day use picnic area is handicapped accessible, and well kept / clean. If you show up late and there aren’t any sites available and you are self contained, it would seem fine to stay in the medium sized parking lot for the day use area. Lots of space there to sleep but it’s not a “camping” area. It’s free. No complaints. Would stay here again.

NO DATA SERVICE AT ALL even with a booster for ATT, Verizon, TMobile. I could sporadically and unreliably get enough service to send a text and probably a phone call but that’s it. And it dropped out constantly.

September 25th, 2021 by conscioushead95

Arrived on a Thursday afternoon and about half the campsites were taken. We found a nice spot that easily fit our 14” travel trailer plus tow vehicle. The only thing that was sketch was the very narrow residential road leading up to it. Larger rigs will have troubles getting through.

September 7th, 2021 by gary-myk

Very quiet but get there early sires fill up
Also no internet!
TMobile or Verizon

June 24th, 2021 by LetsPlayRIDEandSeek

Great spot to camp! There is a day use area with picnic tables and grills and about 9 camp spots each with their own picnic table and fire pit. Pit toilets that are clean. Trash can available.

When we first arrived, all the spots were taken so we just parked in a quiet corner of the day use area.
The next morning, a few spots became available but we stayed in our little corner for 1 more night because we really liked it. Also because We have a fully contained van and we saw lots of tent campers and wanted them to be able to have the camp spots.

We enjoyed relaxing by the River and walking a short trail nearby.

No cell signal with Verizon.

@letsplayrideandseek

May 11th, 2021 by Calderescapes

We arrived midday and had the place to ourselves until around 6 on when a few others showed up. No cell signal. Very quiet. Nice to sit on beach and watch river flow by.

October 13th, 2019 by tyler.r.clemens

Great little spot by the river. Fire pits, picnic tables, and restrooms. Trash cans available near the restrooms. Free, quiet, and clean!

September 20th, 2019 by PullThePin

Came in late on a Friday about 9pm. only spots left was a handicapped site so we stayed there for just the night. it is a nice free camp ground but the grass was high enough to mow for hay. would definatly stay agian if we were in the area.

April 8th, 2019 by dubumejo

There are several free campsites in the New River Gorge. We stayed one night at the Army Camp campground. All of the sites have a picnic table&fire ring. There is a toilet, but no potable water, just the river nearby. Very nice spot. Check out this page for more infos about all of the campgrounds in the New River Gorge: https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm