West Virginia Lake Guides
These West Virginia lake guides round up the best water by what you have planned, so you can find the right spot fast. You’ll find curated comparisons — the largest lakes in West Virginia, the deepest, the top bass, trout and musky waters, the best lakes for camping and swimming, and the closest lakes to Charleston, Morgantown and the New River Gorge. Each guide lines up real options side by side to help you choose the right destination for a fishing trip, a family weekend or a mountain paddle. Start with a roundup to narrow things down, then open the detailed lake profiles for maps, fish species, boat ramps and campgrounds.
When summer heat settles over the mountains, West Virginia’
Huntington – West Virginia’s second-largest
Morgantown – home of West Virginia University –
West Virginia’s mountain lakes are surrounded
West Virginia’s mountain reservoirs offer outstanding
Charleston, West Virginia’s capital, sits on
Because West Virginia’s lakes are reservoirs
West Virginia has no natural lakes of size –
West Virginia is one of the best trout-fishing states
Summersville Lake isn’t just West Virginia’