Can you reserve a site at Battle Run?

Yes, Battle Run is reservable through Recreation.gov.

What is the maximum RV length at Battle Run?

90 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Battle Run

Campground · West Virginia · 117 bookable sites ·

Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers

Summersville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) · Open Access

117
Bookable sites: 90 ft
Max rig length: up to 8
People per site: 3
Accessible sites: 1,682 ft
Elevation

Summersville Lake — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

Overview

Battle Run Campground is conveniently located just south of Summersville, West Virginia, on the shores of the largest lake in the state.

Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make Summersville Lake a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts.

Recreation

The 2790-acre lake provides excellent boating, water skiing, swimming, and scuba diving. Anglers will find large and smallmouth bass, walleye, panfish, and catfish. Trout are stocked below the dam in spring and fall. Visitors also enjoy the great hiking, biking, hunting, geocaching, and picnicking opportunities on the lands surrounding the lake. For high adventure seekers, whitewater rafting is available year-round on the world class Gauley River. The Summersville Lake area also offers technical rock climbing.

Facilities

This large waterfront campground offers 110 campsites with electric hookups, along with seven primitive walk-to tent sites. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water, laundry facilities and a dump station. An accessible boat ramp and fishing dock are on-site. Younger campers love the park's playground, nature trails, and large shade trees.

Natural Features

Scenic Summersville Lake is known for its striking cliffs and quiet coves along 60 beautiful miles of shoreline. Dense forests of maple, oak, hickory, beech and birch trees cover the region.

Wildlife, including black bear, deer, grouse and turkey, is abundant in the area.

Nearby Attractions

The historic Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park is a 10-minute drive from the campground. The park offers a museum, three Gauley River overlooks and hiking trails as well as a Civil War Battle Reenactment every other year. Summersville Lake Marina and Sarge's Dive Shop are 11 miles away, offering kayak and pontoon boat rentals. The town of Summersville, another five miles north, has several grocery stores, restaurants and service stations. Mountain Lake Campground is a privately managed campground with lake access. Summersville Lake Retreat is three miles east on Route 129 offering cabins and lighthouse tours. World-renowned rock climbing on the New River Gorge- just 18 miles south. Within the 63,000 acres of New River Gorge River are over 1,400 established rock climbs. "The New" has become one of the most popular climbing areas in the country. The cliffs at New River Gorge are made up of a very hard sandstone, and range from 30 to 120 feet in height.

The facts

117 bookable sites
3 accessible sites
Vehicles up to 90 ft
Up to 8 people per site
Loops: LOOP A, LOOP B, LOOP C, LOOP D, LOOP E, LOOP F (Peninsula), LOOP G

Site types

110 Standard Electric
7 Tent Only Nonelectric

Amenities

Electric hookups
Shade

Not recorded upstream: water hookups, sewer hookups, campfires allowed, fire pits, picnic tables, grills, pets allowed.

Book on Recreation.gov

117 campsites at Battle Run

Check-in 6:00 PM · Check-out 5:00 PM

Accessible only

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Water	Max rig	People
001	LOOP A	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
002	LOOP A	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
003	LOOP A	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	70 ft	8
004	LOOP A	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
005	LOOP A	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
006	LOOP A	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
007	LOOP A	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
008	LOOP B	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
009	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
010	LOOP B	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
011	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
012	LOOP B	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
013	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	70 ft	8
014	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	35 ft	8
015	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	55 ft	8
016	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	35 ft	8
017	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	75 ft	8
018	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
019	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
020	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
021	LOOP B	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
022	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
023	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
024	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
025	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
026	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
027	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
028	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	45 ft	8
029	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
030	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
031	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
032	LOOP C	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	66 ft	8
033	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	80 ft	8
034	LOOP C	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
035	LOOP C	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
036	LOOP C	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
T01	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T02	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T03	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T04	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T05	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T06	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
T07	LOOP C	Tent Only Nonelectric	—	Gravel	—	—	8
037	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
038	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
039	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
040	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
041	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
042	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
043	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
044	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
045	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
046	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
047	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
048	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
049	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
050	LOOP D	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
051	LOOP D	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
052	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
053	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	30 ft	8
054	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
055	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	30 ft	8
056	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
057	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
058	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
059	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
060	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
061	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
062	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
063	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
064	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
065	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
066	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	45 ft	8
067	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
068	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
069	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
070	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
071	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
072	LOOP E	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
073	LOOP E	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	35 ft	8
074	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
075	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
076	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
077	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	35 ft	8
078	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	45 ft	8
079	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
080	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
081	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
082	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	45 ft	8
083	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	30 ft	8
084	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
085	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
086	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
087	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
088	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
089	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	45 ft	8
090	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
091	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	60 ft	8
092	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	40 ft	8
093	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
094	LOOP F (Peninsula)	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
095	LOOP G	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
096	LOOP G	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
097	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
098	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
099	LOOP G	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	—	90 ft	8
100	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
101	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	40 ft	8	♿
102	LOOP G	Standard Electric	—	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
103	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	40 ft	8	♿
104	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	40 ft	8
105	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Paved	—	40 ft	8	♿
106	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	Lakefront	50 ft	8
107	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	60 ft	8
108	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8
109	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	45 ft	8
110	LOOP G	Standard Electric	Back In	Gravel	—	50 ft	8

Getting there

From U.S. Highway 19, turn west on State Route 129 and travel 3 miles to the campground.

38.22167, -80.90972 · 38°13'18.0"N 80°54'35.0"W

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Typical weather

Typically 81°F in Jul, down to 41°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	41	44	52	65	72	78	81	80	76	65	54	45
Low °F	21	23	29	38	48	57	61	59	53	41	32	26
Precip in	3.5	3.1	4.3	4.2	5.3	5.2	5.8	4.2	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.9

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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BATTLE RUN — Photo: USACE · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Battle Run

Can you reserve a site at Battle Run?: Yes, Battle Run is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Battle Run have?: 117 sites.
What is the maximum RV length at Battle Run?: 90 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Does Battle Run have hookups?: Electric.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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