Brooklyn Heights Riverfront Campground is listed as a campground on Brooklyn Heights Road in Parsons, West Virginia, and its public listing carries a 4.7 rating across 84 reviews. That combination of a riverfront setting and a strong aggregate rating is what tends to draw attention to this spot, and it is also what makes an honest look at visitor feedback useful before deciding whether to book.
This review pulls together the details published about the campground, including its address, contact information, website, and listed attributes, alongside the opinions shared by visitors in their own reviews. Nothing here is a firsthand inspection; it is a summary of what the available data and guest accounts describe.
Brooklyn Heights Riverfront Campground at a Glance
The campground sits at 3110 Brooklyn Heights Rd, Parsons, WV 26287, in the northern part of West Virginia, and it is categorized simply as a campground. Its public listing is associated with a Google Maps entry and website, and the phone number on file is +1 703-328-1840, which is the direct line guests can use for questions. The published listing also includes a map location with coordinates in the Parsons area and a timezone of America/New_York.
Attributes attached to the listing describe a mix of practical camping amenities and services, including on-site parking, Wi-Fi, public and gender-neutral toilets, and accessibility features such as a wheelchair-accessible car park and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payments are noted as accepting credit and debit cards while also carrying a cash-only marker, and dogs are listed as allowed. The activity tags cover camping, RV camping, and a nature preserve designation. Visitors describe the setting as a stretch along the Cheat River with forest behind it, which lines up with the listing's riverfront character.
What Do Visitors Like About Brooklyn Heights Riverfront Campground?
Across the reviews gathered here, sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with 14 of the 15 recognizable individual reviews rating the campground five stars and one rating it four. Guests repeatedly describe friendly and accommodating owners and staff, a scenic riverside location, clean grounds, and amenities such as self-serve coffee and on-site firewood. The most consistent critiques are practical rather than experiential: a narrow one-lane access road, the absence of a full bathhouse or dump station for some guests, and limited hookups. Reviews date back roughly a year and include winter, fall, and warmer-weather stays, so the feedback reflects more than a single season.
1. Friendly, hands-on hosts
The most repeated theme is hospitality. Edward Mayfield described the owner Vincent and his friends as friendly and accommodating, noting that a campsite reservation was changed to a cabin late in the day. Don Dilly wrote about a third annual group trip and said Vince and his team make everyone feel welcome, while Jeremy Murphy called the owner super friendly and helpful. Chris Bolger credited both the owner and groundskeeper with being down to earth and willing to work with guests.
Samantha K mentioned Vince, Pam, and Jim as friendly and recalled being invited to dinner along with another guest. Rea Loftis noted that Vince checked in but that self check-in was well marked, which suggests guests can be as independent as they prefer. These are individual accounts rather than guarantees, but the pattern across reviews is consistent.
2. A riverside setting with swimming and beach access
The river is central to many reviews. Alex Pline described a nice spot by the river and said swimming is great, and Brendan Ayer wrote about a serene location right by the river and wanting to return in warmer weather for a dip. Edward Mayfield mentioned floating in the river with a pair of river otters near the campground's beach, and Don Dilly described the beach area as good for relaxing in a tube or fishing, adding that tubes and kayaks were available to borrow during that visit.
Rea Loftis, who stayed in early January, looked ahead to warmer months and mentioned Fire Island, river access, and structures including buses and a teepee as things worth trying in spring or summer. Samantha K offered a more specific navigation note, explaining that their C5 site was not riverfront and that the river sat across the street, roughly a five-minute walk away.
3. Amenities guests actually mention
Coffee and firewood come up repeatedly. Rea Loftis noted the coffee hut was open around the clock and that firewood was plentiful. Brendan Ayer listed self-serve coffee and tea, clean porta potties, and plentiful dry firewood. Vince, writing as a repeat customer, mentioned 24-hour coffee with Wi-Fi, on-site firewood purchases, and available porta-potties and showers.
Samantha K put some specifics to it: coffee is two dollars a cup in kcup form from a tent across the road from the office, and wood was believed to be around twelve dollars and fifty cents per wheelbarrow, paid easily by scanning a QR code according to Megz. Alex Pline said the water was good and filtered despite being labeled not potable. These prices and conditions come from individual reviews and may change.
4. Road access is the most common caution
Nearly every critical remark centers on the drive in. Tyler Ankney called the one-lane road access to the campground, roughly four miles along the river, the biggest drawback, noting only a couple of places where two vehicles can pass. Matt Jarrett advised going slow on the narrow road, and Rea Loftis described clean but narrow roads as expected for the area, adding that a low car made it in safely during a snowy January arrival.
Samantha K gave a more granular picture, describing the drive in from the main road as paved, the campground road as very large gravel, and the drive from the entrance to the site as about a minute. Guests should treat these as personal observations of conditions at the time of their stays.
5. Quiet rules and a respectful camping community
Several guests highlight the atmosphere. Edward Mayfield flagged a no audible music rule as something that may not suit everyone but appreciated the lack of noise pollution. Don Dilly noted quiet hours are well respected, and Brendan Ayer described great vibes and a respectful camping community. Jonathan Lamb described the experience as a relaxing getaway.
Paula Davis called the location peaceful at night and mentioned fireflies in large numbers, while Matt Jarrett summed the place up as a tucked-away spot with helpful people. Jonathan Lamb also warned that it can get quite windy, advising tent campers and anyone setting up an awning to be prepared.
6. Hookups, restrooms, and what is not on site
Some expectations need calibrating. Tyler Ankney wrote that sites offer water and electric hookups only, with a pay dump station advertised at another location a few miles away. Kristi Gray, who booked the largest site for a 36-foot fifth wheel, said the campground does not have a bathroom with showers or a dump station and that guests travel a few minutes into town if needed, though porta-potties are available.
Paula Davis noted no bathhouse and that after a few days it was missed, while still calling the porta potty the cleanest she had seen. Kristi Gray and Vince both observed there were no picnic tables, just benches, with Kristi recommending a fold-out table for RV sites. Megz, by contrast, found the porta potties clean and stocked with cleaning supplies. Availability of showers is described inconsistently across sources, so it is worth confirming directly.