CAMP SPLINTER
Camp Splinter is located at the confluence of Jakeman Run & Cranberry River in Monongahela National Forest just six miles from Richwood, WV.
Camp Splinter is an oasis and is perfect for large reunions, fishing groups, school or church groups and weddings. The Lodge has 18 beds with plenty of room for air mattresses/sleeping bags and cots. It sleeps approximately 40 people in the sleeping area. There is a full bathroom with shower inside the Lodge.
There are two refrigerators, 3 electric stoves/ovens and one upright freezer. There are also tables and benches to feed a crowd. The kitchen is complete with bottom cabinets, shelves, a kitchen sink and lots of pots/pans and miscellaneous dishes for your use. There is limited WiFi for phone calling. If you wish to purchase a larger data package, please let us know when checking in.
The fireplace and kitchen wood burning stove help warm the lodge during chilly mountain nights.
The small cabin (formerly the caretaker’s cabin) is included in the rental fee. It has one bedroom, a complete kitchen and bathroom with shower. The cabin has 1 double bed and 2 twin beds with room for 2 sleeping bags/cots.
There are outdoor toilets for both men and women, horseshoe pits, a fire pit, and fishing/swimming in the adjacent Cranberry River and Jakeman’s Run. There are RV Outlets on the Lodge and plenty of open space for tents and campers.
Renters must bring their own towels, paper supplies, trash bags, firewood, drinking water and bedding. Trash must be removed from premises by renters.
No smoking allowed in the Lodge or Cabin.
Rental fees are due in-full 10 days prior to reservation date.
$100 security deposit required for overnight rentals and $25 security deposit for day rentals in order to secure your reservation. Deposit is returned if property is left in good condition.
Weekday overnight Monday - Thursday for both structures: $150
Weekend overnight Friday - Sunday or holiday for both structures: $200
Day use only (Sunday 3pm - Wednesday 9pm, 6 hour max): $75
Contact the Chamber office to reserve.
Telephone (304)846-6790
Email: rwdchamber@frontier.com
History of Camp Splinter
Mary Critchfield, a Richwood Girl Scout leader, initiated a search for a permanent Girl Scout Camp. The increasing number of Girl Scouts had overgrown the facilities of former CC Camp Woodbine.
The Camp came into being on August 16, 1940, when an agreement was drawn between the "Richwood Organizational Camp” and the U. S. Forest Service. The agreement provided for an indefinite period, 14 acres in the National Forest of Nicholas County. Membership consisted of representatives from each business organization, civic & religious groups in the City of Richwood. When fundraising began workers contributed a day's pay or work, many did both, many times over. (It would be impossible to personally name all who made Camp Splinter what it is today.)
A Main Lodge was constructed according to U. S. Government standards. Girl Scouts raised money for a four-room cabin. They made and sold hundreds of Peanut Butter Cookies. The late Irene W. Groves suggested the camp be named "Camp Splinter." The Comstock Family contributed land which was used to make the access road from the top of Hinkle Mountain to the Camp.
A Girl Scout encampment at The Camp in 1941 had 85 campers and staff. The girls loved Camp Splinter so much, they even wrote a song about it. During the "War Years" of World War II, usage of the Camp decreased. By 1948 Camp Splinter was again being used and a small cottage was built to be used by the caretaker.
The lease continued in effect until 1967 when the Camp was transferred by the Forest Service to the Richwood Chamber of Commerce.