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Camping - Jess Judy Campground

Description

This is a group campground in Smoke Hole Canyon (3 sites that accommodate up to 40 people). Each site includes a nice open field with picnic tables and access to the river. These are rustic sites with pit toilets and no running water.

Directions from Morgantown

Take I-68 E to Rt. 42 S at Friendsville, MD. Follow Rt. 42 S until it intersects with Rt. 219 S at McHenry, MD. Stay on Rt. 219 S through Oakland, MD to Rt. 50 E. Take Rt. 50 E to Rt. 42 S at Mt Storm. Go 13.5 miles to Petersburg. Take 220 south for about 16 miles to Smoke Hole Rd (cr 2). Follow this road for 8.5 miles along the river and the campground is on the right.

Travel Time: 3 hr

Activities: Camping, Hiking, Swimming Holes, Fishing, Whitewater

Address: Potomac Ranger District, HC 59, Box 240, Petersburg, WV 26847, 1.5 miles south of Petersburg off Rt. 28/55

Phone/Email: 304-257-4488 (Voice & TDD)

Web resources:www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/rec/rog_campgrounds/campground_alpha.htm

ORC Resources:Brochure

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