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12 campsites
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Price
$18/night
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Sites
12 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Unknown
Pets
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Families and road-trippers who want a low-key base camp near a real lake. The swim beach, boat launch, and bass fishing on Sutton Lake cover most of a summer day, and the volunteer hosts consistently earn the best reviews in the lot. Site 12 in Loop A is worth grabbing if you wan
No hookups, no showers, no potable water documented. If your comfort floor is higher than a fire ring, picnic table, and vault toilet, this place won't clear it. Day-use parking at the lake is card-only, $5 per vehicle, so bring plastic.
Context for the broader area surrounding Bee Run Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
With 40 mi of shoreline, this lake attracts fishing and boating enthusiasts. Located in the wooded hills of central West Virginia, the project office is 1 mi E of Sutton, off I-79.
Take I-79 to Exit 62, the Sutton/Gassaway Exit, follow signs to Sutton Dam (North on Route 4).
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Best season: summer. Summer offers the fullest range of activities at Bee Run — warm, predictable weather (daytime highs typically in the mid-70s to mid-80s F, nights in the 50s–60s) and water temperatures comfortable for swimming, boating, and paddling on Sutton Lake. Trails are dry and great for hiking and biking while fishing is productive from shore and boat; wildlife viewing is strong at dawn and dusk. Expect the busiest weekends near the lake and beach areas, so plan weekday stays for more solitude. Peak months: July, August, June, October Avoid: January, February
Summer offers full range: swimming, boating, fishing and warm daytime highs; reviews highlight summer fun.
Small campground with twelve primitive campsites. Each site includes a fire ring, lantern post and picnic table; the campground has a volunteer host, vault toilets and security lighting. Specifics about showers, potable water, hookups, wifi, cell service, camp store, laundry or trash/recycling are not stated.
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