Abrams Creek Retreat & Campground

Eco-Friendly Lodging & Camping

Stream-Front Wilderness Campsites, Cabins / Cottage, Tipi rentals & Lodging
Located off U.S. Rt. 50, 3 miles east of Mt. Storm, WV

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Directions to Abrams Creek Campground

Now we're even easier to reach!
Visitors from the DC area and points east can now drive on "Corridor H," a 4-lane limited access highway, from near the West Virginia border to Abrams Creek! Faster, easier, no more mountain road twists and turns. See below for new directions.

We are located just 3 miles east of Mt. Storm, WV 26739

on U.S. Rt. 50 (George Washington Highway)
*NEW* street address: 166 Abrams Creek Dr., Elk Garden, WV 26717

** Google Maps Directions -- click here and type in your address **

For those using GPS-Navigation Systems:

Although many GPS devices will recognize our mailing address, which is 166 Abrams Creek Dr., Elk Garden WV, we are actually located just outside of Mount Storm. If your GPS tries to send you to the middle of Elk Garden, use one of the alternate destinations that we provide here.
The closest intersection is George Washington Hwy (US-50) and Schell Road (County Road 50/4).
Our GPS coordinates are: +39.312652, -79.211354 .
If nothing else works, you can set the destination to the US Post Office at Mount Storm; we are exactly 3.2 miles east of that point!

Directions from Major Urban areas:

From DC, Central/NoVA, Southern Maryland area

 NEW faster "Southern" Route (I-66/I-81/US 48 aka. Corridor H):
Take I-66 west to I-81 South; follow I-81 South for 3.9 miles.
Take the Strasburg exit, #296, and turn right at the end of the ramp onto US 48/Rt 55 West. (As you approach the exit, you can see three HUGE white crosses on the hill to the right.)
Follow this road 21 miles through Wardensville WV; after Wardensville, the road expands into 4 lane high-speed superhighway, US 48.
Continue for 47.8 miles to just past Mile Marker 81.0. Follow the exit ramp to the right,
Then turn right on WV-93 for one block (just past the Liberty gas station),
Then turn left onto WV-42. Follow 42 for 4.2 miles until it meets US-50 at Mt Storm.
Turn right, go 3.2 miles; Abrams Creek is on the left, just past the bottom of a long hill.

From Baltimore/Philadelphia/points north: I-70/I-68:
From Hagerstown, take I-70 West for 25.1 miles.
At Hancock, take I-68 for 38.2 miles
In Cumberland, take exit 42, US-220 South, for 22.9 miles, past Keyser to New Creek
Continue straight on WV-972 for 2.1 miles (do NOT turn left to follow US-220!)
At that point, WV-972 feeds to the right into US-50 West; continue for 12.0 miles. Notice as you pass where WV-42 joins US-50; Abrams Creek is 4.7 miles from that intersection, at the bottom of a long hill, on the right.

From Winchester, Berryville, Leesburg, Dulles, Great Falls; also an alternate (but slower) route for DC/NoVA:
Take VA-7 or US-50 to Winchester, or I-66 to I-81 North.
Take I-81 to the Rt 37 bypass to the west of Winchester.
Take US-50 West for 70.3 miles. Observe speed limits in all towns! Notice as you pass where WV-42 joins US-50; Abrams Creek is 4.7 miles from that intersection, at the bottom of a long hill on the right.

From Richmond/Tidewater/Southeastern VA:
Take I-95 North to Exit 133, US-17 toward Warrenton.
Take US-17 for 46.5 miles.
Take I-66 west to I-81 South; follow I-81 South for 3.9 miles.
Take the Strasburg exit, #296, and turn right at the end of the ramp onto US 48/Rt 55 West. (As you approach the exit, you can see three HUGE white crosses on the hill to the right.)
Follow this road 21 miles through Wardensville WV; after Wardensville, the road expands into 4 lane high-speed superhighway, US 48.
Continue for 47.8 miles to just past Mile Marker 81.0. Follow the exit ramp to the right,
Then turn right on WV-93 for one block (just past the Liberty gas station),
Then turn left onto WV-42. Follow 42 for 4.2 miles until it meets US-50 at Mt Storm.
Turn right, go 3.2 miles; Abrams Creek is on the left, just past the bottom of a long hill.

From Harrisonburg/Charlottesville/Southwestern VA. NEW faster route using Corridor H:
From I-81, take exit 247A, US-33, into Harrisonburg.
Turn right onto VA-42; go 13 miles north to the town of Broadway;
Turn left onto VA/WV-259 for 38 miles.
Turn left onto US 48 for 40 miles to just past Mile Marker 81.0. Follow the exit ramp to the right, Turn right on WV-93 for one block (just past the Liberty gas station),
Turn left onto WV-42. Follow 42 for 4.2 miles until it meets US-50 at Mt Storm.
Turn right, go 3.2 miles; Abrams Creek is on the left, just past the bottom of a long hill.

From Charleston/Clarksburg and points south and west:
Take I-79 to Exit 119 near Clarksburg.
Follow US-50 east 73 miles. 3.2 miles from the intersection with WV-42 in Mount Storm, Abrams Creek is on the left, just past the bottom of a long hill.

From Pittsburgh and points north and west:
Take I-79 South for 69,8 miles to Exit 148 near Morgantown.
Take I-68 East for 35.7 miles to Exit 4 near Friendsville.
Take MD-42 South for 7.7 miles, which then merges with US-219.
Take US-219 South through Oakland MD for 22.5 miles.
Turn left onto US-50 East / George Washington Highway for 17.6 miles. Abrams Creek is on the left, just past the bottom of a long hill.

**Note for all directions: we are exactly 3.2 miles East of the intersection in Mt Storm where WV-42 joins US-50 from the south, and 4.7 miles west of where WV-42 joins US-50 coming from the north, just before Hartmansville.

Details:
Along Rt. 50, between Elk Garden and Mt. Storm, you will come to a concrete bridge that crosses Abram's Creek - a labeled waterway (Note the blue reflective campground symbol signs just before the entrance to the campground);
turn North onto gravel road that is just east of the bridge, marked with a small county street sign -- you will see a 6'x12' lit Abram's Creek Campground billboard with yellow background.
(If you end up in the town of Mt. Storm while going West, you've gone about 3 miles too far)

Proceed along main gravel road past the small white cottage house and turn left at the 2nd house (Lodge House) for campground self-serve Check-In and Registration, located on the front porch of the Lodge House. Proceed along the main gravel road to get to the campsites and cabins; sector 1 campsites start down the road to the side of the Lodge. Campground brochures / maps / and general information are located at the Lodge House Registration kiosk.

Before or after looking around, Check in / Register and pay fees at the
Check-In / Registration Kiosk at the Lodge House. Security confirms payments and registrations nightly.

** Google Maps Directions -- click here and type in your address **

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If you would like to talk to our staff for directions.
NOTE: NO CELL SERVICE in many places along the mountainous roads.

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