USDA Forest Service · West Virginia
Cranberry Campground
USDA Forest Service · West Virginia, United States
- Sites
- 28
- Hookups
- 28 with water, 26 no hookups
- Season
- April 20 to October 31
- Cost
- $15 single sites; $30 double sites
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,530 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- CRANBERRY (NFSR 76) · crushed aggregate or gravel · moderate degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Monongahela National Forest
- Nearest town
- Richwood
- Address
- 932 North Fork Cherry River Road, Richwood , WV, 26261
- Phone
- 304-846-2695
- Activities
- <p> <font style="background-color: #faf8df">Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, lantern post and gravel parking spur. There are two handpumps and three accessible vault toilets. There is no electricity available but the use of generators is permitted from 6 am until 10 pm. No dump station is available at campground. There are two privately owned dump stations available in Richwood, WV.</font></p> , <p> Available in the adjacent Cranberry Backcountry and Cranberry Wilderness. The Cranberry Wilderness area was expanded by almost 12,000 acres in 2009. The wilderness area now starts just behind the gate adjacent to the North-South Trail and encompasses all of the old “backcountry area” north of FS76. With this addition the following trails are now wilderness and are closed to bicycles, wagons, pushcarts and other mechanized and motorized devices: North-South Trail #688, Lick Branch #212, Little Fork #242, Rough Run #213, and Birchlog #250. Please note that FS76 and FS102 remain outside the new wilderness boundary and are still open to bicycles, wagons, push carts and other types of non-motorized devices. Please see <span style="display: none"> </span><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mnf/recreation/recarea/?recid=12368">Cranberry Wilderness </a>under special places on this website for a current detailed map of the new wilderness area.</p> , <p> Campground features 28 single campsites and two double sites in two loops. Each site has a picnic table, fire ring, lantern post and gravel parking spur. There are two handpumps and three accessible vault toilets. There is no electricity available but the use of generators is permitted from 6 am until 10 pm. No dump station is available at campground. There are two privately owned dump stations available in Richwood, WV.</p>
About
Overview
A popular semi-primitive campground adjacent to the Cranberry River. This campground receives very high use during trout stocking from the beginning of spring through the end of June and again in the fall from September through October. During these high use times there are usually more campers waiting than there are sites available. During high use, the centrally located Bishop Knob Campground can usually accommodate campers when no sites are available along the Cranberry or Williams River Corridors.
Recreation
Trout fishing in the adjacent Cranberry River. A valid West Virginia State Fishing License is required, along with a National Forest stamp, a Conservation stamp, and a trout stamp. Please contact the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for more information on fishing and hunting licensing requirements. Check state fishing regulations for special Cranberry River Fishing Areas.
Facilities
Cranberry campground has is comprised of 30 campsites in an open setting near the Cranberry River. There are vault toilets, trash receptacles and a hand pump for water. At each campsite you will find a gravel parking spur, picnic tables, lantern post, and fire ring.
Natural Features
The Cranberry River is within walking distance as is the Cranberry Wilderness.
Nearby Attractions
Cranberry River, Cranberry Wilderness, and Cranberry Mountain Nature Center.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 18° | -7° | 59° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 29° | -3° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 34° | 4° | 69° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 43° | 20° | 79° | 6 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 55° | 34° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 76° | 60° | 47° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 65° | 57° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 65° | 53° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 75° | 60° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 31° | 77° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 50° | 34° | 15° | 66° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 42° | 29° | -1° | 63° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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