My husband and I spent 4 days and 3 nights tent camping at the Tea Creek Campground dispersed camping spots. The trails, campground, and surrounding areas are really well-maintained, well marked with signs, and clean. Campground has several reasonably clean vault style toilets which were all stocked with toilet paper. Each camp site included a picnic table and fire drum/pit with attached grill. There’s also a few manual water pumps in the campground with fresh creek water — we filled our water bottles every day and thought it tasted great. Dispersed campsites are $10 a night, and the fees pay for trash services, maintenance, etc.

Dispersed camping spots weren’t quite “dispersed” enough for our liking. A family and their kids moved in a few spots (100 yards) down and their music and yelling echoed through the entire campground. Overall, though, we had a great experience.

We went in late October and the leaves were just past peak. A park officer told us the week of October 10th is the best time to go for fall colors.

There are a few trailheads attached directly to the Tea Creek campground, and several more within a 5 to 10 minute drive. (We recommend Red Spruce Knob trail, about a five minute drive down the Scenic Highway. Highest peak in the area, and a really beautiful hour-long hike.)

Plenty of signs in the Monongahela National Forest area, and very easy to navigate. We will visit here again!