title: Spruce Knob Lake (West Virginia)
text: # Spruce Knob Lake (West Virginia)
  
  ## Overview
  
  Spruce Knob Lake is a 23-acre (0.093 $km^2)$ reservoir located within the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. The recreation area surrounding Spruce Knob Lake contains camping and picnicking facilities as well as a boating site. At an elevation of 3,840 feet, it is the highest lake in West Virginia.
  
  ## Access
  
  The lake can best be reached by traveling 9.5 miles south of Whitmer on County Route 29 and then 2 miles east of Forest Service Route 1.
  
  