Beaver Lakes Campground

Everything water-based runs strong around this area of the world, whether it's boating, waterskiing, scuba diving and fishing at Summersville Lake (20 minutes' drive), swimming, fishing and boating around Watoga State Park (an hour and 15 minutes) or whitewater rafting and fishing at Gauley River National Recreation Area (55 minutes). At Babcock State Park (45 minutes), there’s whitewater rafting, boating and fishing again, but you’ll also have a nice choice between hiking and mountain biking trails, the latter being particularly suited to the more adventurous souls in your gang. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (35 minutes) has a similar situation, as there’s whitewater rafting and fishing or mountain biking and hiking, but here you'll also get to go rock climbing if you wish. Hiking has a good kick around here too. You might want to begin with the riverside course along the Tri Rivers Rail Trail (20 minutes), wildlife spotting around the Cranberry Glades (55 minutes) or even a more metropolitan wander to check out Charleston’s historic market, city parks and the Rainbow Row (an hour and a half).