This will get you on the list for the first boat that goes out that day. You can take I-64 from the east or west, I-77 from the south, or I-79 from the north.

The wooded tent sites are more aptly suited for folks looking to get away from it all.

Make sure that you have a spot to store your boat or camper year round.


Summersville Lake is conveniently located close to US 19.
Summersville Lake is also popular with boaters, swimmers, and rock climbers, so keep your furry friend close by. It's climbers access area. Hike the trail down to the lake. Some also call this Bastards Cove or Salmon Run.

Offering the best quality boats, waverunners, boat tours, charters, water toys and watercraft rentals in West Virginia. Deckers Creek & Rail Trials of N. Central WV, Kentucky Waterfalls, Arches and Landscapes, Waterfalls of the Northeastern United States. Stopping in early in the morning (9:00 a.m. or so) is also advised. From the New River Bridge, drive 19 miles. Be sure to call at least six to eight weeks in advance if you want to rent a boat during the weekend in the summer.

Both offer clean sites, bathrooms with warm showers, and flush toilets.

There really is no decent shore diving that I know of at Summersville Lake, which leaves two choices: go out with the local dive shop on their boat or rent a boat yourself. Long known as an excellent area for hiking, rafting and mountain biking, West Virginia also offers a nice diversion for scuba divers. On the half dozen occasions that I’ve dived there, I’ve spotted varied and interesting marine life including bass, walleye, catfish and the ever-curious throngs of sunfish.

Sarge’s Dive Shop Telephone: 1 304 872-1782. However, they are visible from above as well. Yowling kids and fat shirtless men parading around, pretending to be “outdoor types” tend to make me only want to camp a night or two at most at these sort of places. Boats usually run twice a day and once at night on the weekends. ), take a left and park then follow the dirt road until you reach a fork and take a left. There are other places to dive, but no other spots have the level of convenience or interest as Long Point.

Sarge’s Dive Shop offers diving tours from mid-May through September.

With relatively warm summer water temperatures (68-80 degrees F), rocky cliffs that plunge to about 100 feet below the surface, and usually decent visibility of 20 to 45 feet, it’s not hard to see why.

I’ve also rented a boat from the Summersville Boat Docks and rented tanks from Sarge. Summersville offers endless opportunities for fun-filled days enjoying beauty, adventure, history and relaxation. Several large rock formations jut above the waterline, making for many jump platforms and swim-arounds. Summersville Lake, the state’s largest, stretches over 60 miles of shoreline and 2800 acres of water. Rates are generally per person and run around $4 per person on average.

What I’m referring to is the abundance of other campers that always seem to be around.