The person who designed this entrance should be shot. You travel down narrow, one lane, Ewart Ave in this city. The sign for the campground is COMPLETELY obscured by a tree. You don't see the sign until you've passed the entrance. Even if you did see the entrance, it requires a sharp, acute right turn that is difficult or impossible. Next is a climb up a very steep hill with a nasty left turn at the top and steepest point. No one is working at the office in the campground and each site is locked with a wire barrier. You must travel or walk a block away to register and pay a $5 deposit for the key to unlock your site. NEVER AGAIN. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The directions to get to the site are not easy. Make sure you know where you are going first. There is a steep hill to get up to the site with no turn around if you meet someone coming down hill. There are only 17 sites to park, they are all back in. Lots of trees. The host was nice, waited for us to arrive even after they were officially closed. We stayed here one night so we could go to Bridge Day in Fayetteville. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A very cute circular campground with 17 sites and the bathrooms in the center. Quiet and wooded but only a few miles from highway. Sites 13 through 17 even offered a great satellite view for TV and Motosat internet needs. I could have stayed here a few weeks. Very adorable. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A good overnight place to stay. Inexpensive, but no frills, however, there is a large shopping area about 4 miles north. Bath/shower house was older but clean. Located on the hill above the coal mine exibition and museum (being renovated when I was there). Would stay there again if visting the Beckley area. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
While functional, this is NOT a destination campground. Street access is narrow and twisty. The campground itself, sits high on a hill; toads need to be disconnected at the bottom before going up. There is no cable or WiFi and the mine exhibition is closed until April 2008 for renovation. Electrical service is maxed out at 30 amps and all connections are at the rear of the back-in site, so make sure you have a long sewer hose; I needed to add 20 feet to my existing 20 foot hose as the sewer was about 30+ feet from my motorhome. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a 'campground' connected with the coal exhibits. Check-in at the exhibits office then pull out of the park, go east then up a big grade. Be sure to unhook at the office and do the reverse when leaving. I was on site 5 - no satellite TV - big trees. But it looked like sites 12 and 13 should be able to get satellite TV. When checking in you get a key which unlocks a cable across your pad. $5 deposit which is refunded when you turn it in. It is also used to unlock the bathrooms - which I did not use. There is a steep path from the park to the exhibits - look at the top of the hill for the path. I did not find it until I left - not marked. I was planning to stay at the WalMart until I spotted signs to the park. It was OK for one night. Price was right. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We spent three nights here and it was a nice quiet park. It's located in the city limits at the city park, the park contains a pool and water slide in season. There is a coal mine here that offers tours which includes an old mining town and pioneer town along with a youth museum, all for one price. The site are a little small but there were 6 or 7 big class A's in there while we were there and they had no problems getting in or out. It's about 3 miles off of I-77. We will stay here again next time we are in the area. Five years full timing. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Not a bad place, but a typical county park...most of the lots were filled with locals using the park as vacation property; most of park was seaonals, but there was room for a few transiants. Facilities were clean and in good repair. We stayed only one night, after a long day of driving...didn't even unhook toad. After dark, it was quite and peaceful. The road to the park is uphill and winding, but not too bad...if were are in the area again, we might stop again for a "one-nighter" We camped here in a Motorhome.
The campground has a very nice setting, but the sites have no trees. There is a staff problem, and no one was there when we arrived on a Thursday. It seems to be staffed only during the day on weekends. The skunks were gone. The restrooms were quite clean, contrary to earlier reviews. The showers are timed, but you can keep pushing to keep the water going. Park away from the front of the park to avoid the whine of the sewer treatment plant. This place is quite nice for the price. Be sure to visit the Exhibition Coal Mine if you are in the area. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The park itself is very large and very nice, though separated out into sections several miles apart. The RV section is crowded and wide open (no shade), with RVs right on top of each other. We reserved a 50-amp site and that was the site we parked on when arriving. Problem was, no 50-amp service there -- only 30. Notified management and they said their was nothing they could do -- they were full. There was also a problem with skunks while we were there. Lots of them. We saw as many as 5 at one time, in the RV area. We even had one under our RV. They sprayed different animals each night. Notified management of that and they again said their was nothing they could do. The playground at the park is nice, and the lake is very nice. Not much close by -- have to drive about 20 minutes to get anywhere, but it's a pretty place. The road up is a very winding mountain road, but we managed without any difficulty in our 37' fifth wheel. We will be going back to this park in the future, and hope they have some of the problems fixed. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We absolutely love this campground. The layout and scenery are both excellent. We are new to RVing. Just started last year and have been here a couple times. Campground is approximately 9 miles from Beckley. The Lake Stephens Campground offers 100 RV Campsites and 27 Tent sites. The Camp store, located at the camp area entrance, offers ice, wood, propane ,and camping basics. The RV Camp area has shower house, play area, basketball, and full hook-ups. The Tent Camp area is located next to the Camp store with shower and restroom facilities. Each site offers parking for two vehicles, tent site, and picnic table. Campground is opened year round with electricity the only utility available in RV campground October 15 to April 15. Campground stays are also limited to 14 days during this time period. Campground fees are also reduced during this off-season period.
We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This "RV park" is really a trailer park with a few RV hookups. The redeeming thing about it is the fact that it is easy access on/off of I-77/I-64 in Beckley, WV. It sits at the top of a big hill with a winding road getting up to it, but my 37' 5th wheel made the short trip without any problem. The park is very small, and is mainly filled with permanent campers, but they found space for us. The sites are full-hookup with 50-amp power, water and electric. Don't look for anything fancy, because it's not here, but it is a convenient location and the owners are extremely friendly. We will use this campground again when we find ourselves in this area (we travel full time). Much more accessible than Lake Stephens (though Lake Stephens is much nicer) and much nicer than the Raleigh County Armory (though the Armory may be a little more accessible). We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Don't let their website fool you. Almost nothing works here. We had a "reservation" for a 30-amp site with water, electric, sewer. When we arrived we couldn't find anyone so we simply started hooking up. About 1/2 way through we realized the water wouldn't work. We tried a bunch of different sites and none worked. Then we discovered the electric didn't work. I finally found someone in the office and they said the water has been out for about 6 months and the electric on the lower level (they have 2 levels of RV parking) has been out for a while too. If you simply need a place to park, this is it. If you're looking for something else try the campground in Beaver, about 3-4 miles away. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.