Camp Creek State Park — Attraction in Princeton

We stayed for 2 nights at Camp Creek. It is a beautiful state park and fantastic place to RV camp. Every single one of the RV spots are massive - these are not your typical KOA or mom & pop campsites that are crammed together like a parking lot. Each site has plenty of land on both sides of the pad, and for the spots that are in the rear of the park (sites 13, 15, 16, & 17) they have a massive stretch of land all of the way back to a creek. These spots are highly recommended if you can get them - very secluded. That said, these sites only have 30 amp/15amp electricity and no water. There is no sewer for RV hookups at all, but there is a dump station and fill station near the entrance and exit. The water is chlorinated here but it's soft well water. It's drinkable, though you will detect a slight taste.

There is a limited selection (less than 7) sites that have water and electric. These are in the middle of the park but still not bad spots.

All spots are paved with black asphalt and level, and the fire rings are a comfortable distance away from the pads. The entire RV park resides in a shallow valley with low mountains cresting on each side. Waterfall access is a bit of a walk down the road, but creek access is close by. The creek can be waded in, but it's not very suitable for swimming as it has a rocky bottom.

The bathhouse - if needed - is clean and maintained. That said, it's older and has not been modernized. Shower curtains as of July 2013 appear somewhat recent and the faucets have been replaced in the men's, but that's about it. Ceiling needs to be scraped and painted, and the floors need to be repainted as well. If you don't want to use your potable water in your RV, I would feel that the park bathhouse is a safe alternative - just remember that this is a state maintained park and not a resort.

All spots are first come/first serve unless you reserve them, but you can only reserve up to 2 days in advance max in order to eliminate full-timers using these beautiful spots as their summer getaway. We camped on a Wednesday night & Thursday night and were lucky to get an electric only spot. Weekends might be a challenge. Still - it's worth trying for. The park simply must be seen to be believed. As of July 2013 at just $27 (electric & water) or $26 (electric) a night it's a steal!

Now a fair warning: the electric at our site (#15) was shorting on both the 30 amp & 15 amp. We reported it to the camp personnel around 10 PM and the superintendent came out at 10:30 PM to look at it. We agreed to wait until the day after to have it repaired as it was 58 F out and we had no need for AC or fans anyway. This in mind, I'd recommend an RV surge protector at this park as the quality of the electric hookups apparently varies. By the following afternoon it was repaired (they replaced the entire insides). The park was started in the mid-80's and only wired for 15/30 amp. Many large RV's take 50 amps now and apparently these people have been plugging into the 30 amp boxes and overloading them, causing them to burn out the internal components. The park is in the process of upgrading all electric to 15/30/50 service but they aren't certain when it will be ready.

All in all I highly recommend this state park for RV campers. It's a beautiful location, the spots are huge, the facilities are well maintained (despite my bathhouse and electric issue), the staff polite & friendly, service repair exceptional, and it's pet friendly. Smack in the middle of the mountains in West Virginia, this park is amazing. Also: friggin' waterfalls!!!!

One final note: no bears spotted so far, but this is bear country so food/trash needs to be stored inside (park...

My husband and I rented the Ranger Outpost cabin for 2 nights. We parked our car near the park office and hiked the 3.1 miles up Farley Ridge Trail to Almost Heaven and to the cabin. It is very nice, primitive and clean. No electricity or water so pack in food, water, bedding and lighting. The outhouse has a composting flushable toilet and plenty of toilet paper and is pretty nice. Bring lighting in with you. The cabin has 4 built in bunks plus another bed in the loft. Mattresses are pretty comfy for what they are. There are 2 windows with screens and a small one that opens but does not have a screen in the loft. Sleeping was comfortable when a breeze was blowing - a little warm when it quit. The fire pit has a grate and a bench like rock plus a smaller one to sit on near it. There was a big citronella candle inside and they had a bundle of fire wood on the porch for each night we stayed. There are 2 chairs and a small bench on the porch to watch the beautiful views, especially at sunset and sunrise as well as the bunnies. We took the table out to the porch during the day to play games and enjoy the outside. Saw lots of stars and even the Space Station one night. If you like backpacking but not sleeping in a tent I highly recommend this. And the staff were all super friendly...

This is probably my favorite State Park, beautiful and serene! Theres so much to do here if you love the outdoors! Anyone you run into is always friendly and welcoming! But it's so sad how low the water is right now, and not just here but everywhere in WV! Here's praying for rain soon!! (First 3 pics) Finally got some rain when Hurricane Helene came so the falls are flowing some and there's some water flowing in the creeks!! 10/02/24 is when the video and extra pics were taken!! Just LISTEN to the video..hear the creek flowing, the wind through the leaves and frogs and crickets chirping..SEE this beautiful State Park!! It is so well maintained by the forest ranger that my son and his friend lovingly call 'Garfield'... I've NEVER seen a single piece of trash on the ground..there's ALWAYS can liners in the trash cans, hand sanitizer by the playground area and while there's clearly chestnut trees..the kiddos have a heck of a time trying to find any chestnuts on the ground!!.. Camp Creek is a beautiful, serene place with something...