Openings · last 7 days
13
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 13 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233678
When Gerald Freeman Campground reopens
Gerald Freeman Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
38
Openings · last 90 days
45
Only 45 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Nov 28, 2026 · of 152 monitored sites
Of the 10,944 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Nov 28, 2026): 1,887 open for online reservation · 629 reserved · 4 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative) · 8,424 closed.
Where the open windows are
82.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 1,887 of 10,944 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Nov 28, 2026Not open online82.8%
Open site-nights1,887 / 10,944
Reserved (of online inventory)629 / 2,516
Weekday openings1,173
Weekend openings714
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 1,173 fall on weekdays and 714 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Nov 2026November holds the most room. 945 of 4,256 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 152 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 34 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 35 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 35 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 34 sites are available for the complete three-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 036 | 70 |
| 038 | 70 |
| 040 | 69 |
| 042 | 68 |
| 034 | 64 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
1,887 open site-nights across 35 sites at Gerald Freeman Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 136 2-night, 124 3-night, 57 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 036.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 69 ft. 152 sites take 25 ft, 144 sites take 35 ft, 127 sites take 40 ft.
All 35 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 036 | 47 ft | Yes | 70 | 70 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +58 more |
| 038 | 35 ft | Yes | 70 | 70 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +58 more |
| 040 | 44 ft | Yes | 69 | 69 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +57 more |
| 042 | 38 ft | Yes | 68 | 63 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +56 more |
| 034 | 49 ft | Yes | 64 | 42 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +52 more |
| 044 | 41 ft | Yes | 64 | 42 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +52 more |
| 046 | 40 ft | Yes | 64 | 35 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +52 more |
| 031 | 37 ft | Yes | 62 | 35 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +50 more |
| 035 | 37 ft | Yes | 60 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +48 more |
| 048 | 47 ft | Yes | 60 | 42 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6 +48 more |
| 032 | 39 ft | Yes | 58 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +46 more |
| 041 | 42 ft | Yes | 57 | 34 nights | Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +45 more |
| 052 | 55 ft | Yes | 56 | 27 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +44 more |
| 053 | 60 ft | Yes | 56 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +44 more |
| 054 | 55 ft | Yes | 55 | 42 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 +43 more |
| 043 | 43 ft | Yes | 54 | 35 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +42 more |
| 050 | 60 ft | Yes | 54 | 28 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +42 more |
| 055 | 55 ft | Yes | 53 | 35 nights | Sep 20, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +41 more |
| 057 | 50 ft | Yes | 53 | 44 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +41 more |
| 060 | 53 ft | Yes | 53 | 42 nights | Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 18 +41 more |
| 047 | 56 ft | Yes | 52 | 35 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +40 more |
| 058 | 44 ft | Yes | 52 | 42 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19 +40 more |
| 039 | 50 ft | Yes | 51 | 34 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13 +39 more |
| 059 | 50 ft | Yes | 51 | 34 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8 +39 more |
| 049 | 63 ft | Yes | 49 | 30 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +37 more |
| 033 | 34 ft | Yes | 48 | 42 nights | Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23 +36 more |
| 037 | 50 ft | Yes | 47 | 27 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10 +35 more |
| 061 | 60 ft | Yes | 47 | 34 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +35 more |
| 030 | 38 ft | Yes | 46 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21 +34 more |
| 063 | 61 ft | Yes | 46 | 35 nights | Sep 27, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25 +34 more |
| 056 | 50 ft | Yes | 44 | 35 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27 +32 more |
| 062 | 60 ft | Yes | 41 | 35 nights | Oct 13, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28, Oct 29, Oct 30 +29 more |
| 045 | 50 ft | Yes | 39 | 14 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 13 +27 more |
| 051 | 60 ft | Yes | 38 | 21 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 25 +26 more |
| 064 | 64 ft | Yes | 36 | 20 nights | Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 25, Oct 26, Oct 27, Oct 28 +24 more |
About Gerald Freeman Campground
Overview
Gerald Freeman Camp is nestled in the headwaters of Sutton Lake in central West Virginia, 70 miles north of Charleston. The area provides a wide variety of recreational activities, including boating, swimming, fishing and hiking.
Recreation
Anglers find plentiful bass, crappie, catfish and sunfish in the lake. The Elk River below Sutton Dam is well-known for its muskie and walleye fishing, and trout are stocked in the Downstream area. Fire roads and hunting trails in the surrounding lands provide great hiking and biking opportunities around Sutton Lake and at the nearby Elk River Wildlife Management Area. A variety of campground activities are scheduled throughout the summer for children of all ages.
Facilities
This large campground offers 156 campsites. 113 sites have electric hookups and 37 sites have full hookups. Boat ramps and a marina with a snack bar are located on-site. Younger visitors love the campground's playgrounds and basketball courts. Other facilities include hot showers, flush toilets, water fountains, and two trailer water / dump stations.
Natural Features
Sutton Lake covers 1440 acres as it winds 14 miles up the Elk River. Many quiet coves can be found along its 40 miles of shoreline. The lake is surrounded by rolling hills wooded with mixed stands of oak, hickory, poplar and cherry trees. Wildlife, including deer, turkeys, squirrels, ruffed grouse, Canada geese and other waterfowl, is abundant in the area.
Nearby Attractions
The Elk River Wildlife Management Area contains nearly 18,000 acres of public hunting lands. The terrain is diverse and divided into the Elk River and Holly River sections. The Elk River section consists primarily of steep hills, ridges and benches, while the Holly River section is on the north side of the lake and consists of forested hills and open farmlands.
Additional camping facilities are available on a first come, first served basis at Bakers Run Campground and Bee Run Primitive Campground.
152 monitored sitesRVs up to 69 ft107 with hookups109 shadedWaterfrontLakefrontPets OKMax party 12
Getting there
From I-79, take exit 67. Turn right on WV-4 and go 1 mile. Turn left on WV-15 and travel 12 miles to the campground. Campground will be on your right. NOTE: GPS directions are not always accurate. Call for additional information.
Po Box 426, Sutton, WV 26601-0426304-765-7756 OR 304-765-2816
BikingBoatingCampingFishingHikingHuntingJet SkiingKayakingMotor BoatSwimmingWater AccessWater ActivitiesWater SkiingWildernessWildlife Viewing
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-233678 · facility
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Roll CS-233678 · Gerald Freeman Campground · Sutton WV12 frames · facility
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Gerald Freeman Campground?
Reservations for Gerald Freeman Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 82.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation; 1,887 of 10,944 remain open. Campsite Sniper has also detected 45 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Gerald Freeman Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 13 site-date openings at Gerald Freeman Campground in the last 7 days, 38 over 30 days and 45 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Gerald Freeman Campground?
124 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 036. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Gerald Freeman Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
144 of the 152 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 69 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Gerald Freeman Campground?
November 2026, with 945 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 4,256.
When is the next open date at Gerald Freeman Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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